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LADIES' LEXICON, 



AND 



PARLOUR COMPANION, 



CONTAINING 

NEARLY EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND 

EXHIBITING THE PLURALS OF NOUNS AND THE 

PARTICIPLES OF VERBS ; 

BEING ALSO 

PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO THE USE OF 
ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS. 



BY WILLIAM GRIMSHAW, 

Author of a History of the United States, England, &c. &e. 



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"The Ladies Lexicon, and Parlour Companion, containing nearly every word in 
the English Language, and exhibiting the plurals of nouns and the participles 
of verbs; being also particularly adapted to the use of Academies and Schools. 
By William Grimshaw, Author of a History of the United States, England, &c. 
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PREFACE. 



In offering this dictionary to the public, some explana- 
tion seems required, in relation to the plan, and the im- 
provements which it professes to contain. It differs from 
every preceding work of the kind, principally in this : — 
that it exhibits the plurals of all nouns, which are riot 
formed by the mere addition of the letter s ; and also the 
participles of every verb that is now generally used 

These additions will perhaps be pronounced, by some, 
to be innovations ; but they are innovations of a very use- 
ful character, and such as should have been made, cen- 
turies ago, not only in a dictionary of our own tongue, 
but in that of every other language, ancient or modern. 
Fifty years from the present time, a dictionary which does 
not exhibit the plurals of nouns, as well as the partici- 
ples of verbs, will be viewed as a curiosity ; and con- 
sidered as an example of that irrational pertinacity, with 
which men cling to ancient forms, for ages after their im- 
propriety and insufficiency have been fully discovered and 
acknowledged. 

A dictionary which does not contain the plurals and 
the participles, contains not more than half the language. 
Every verb, except those that are defective, has at least 
two participles — the present and the past — both of whicn 
have been excluded from every vocabulary that has yet 
been published. Thus, the verb to advise, has advising, 
and advised ; differ has differing and differed ; confer has 
conferring and conferred. Whether the final e is to be 
retained or not, in the present participle, is a question in- 
volving some difficulty, even to persons who have receiv- 
ed a good common education ; and why the final r should 
remain single in the word differing, and be doubled in 
conferring, is a question not easily solved, by writers of 
considerable experience in composition. Nor is the like- 



IV PREFACE. 

lihood of error in any degree less, in forming the plurals 
of a numerous class of nouns. Thus, ability has abilities, 
in the 'plural ; adversary has adversaries ; ally, allies ; 
alley, alleys ; potato, potatoes ; yet, why the final y, in 
one class of words, (as ally,) should be changed into ies, to 
form the plural, and in another class, ending also in y, (as 
alley ,) it should be formed by adding^ ; and why the plural 
of potato should be formed by the addition of es ; why box 
should become boxes, and knife, knives, all of which are 
variations from the general mode of forming the plural 
of English nouns by adding a single s — is known only to 
those who have had a regular grammatical education, and 
remembered only by persons who have frequent occasion 
to write for the public eye. 

This pocket dictionary professes to supply tne defi- 
ciencies of all preceding dictionaries; and therefore to 
contain, already formed, every word in the English lan- 
guage, that may be necessary in the composition of a 
Letter. 

The rules, on which is founded the orthography of plu- 
rals and of participles, are here subjoined ; taken sub- 
stantially from the grammar of Lindley Murray. 

It has not been judged requisite, in this dictionary, to 
exhibit the definitions of all the parts of speech ; but in 
general only of the parent word ; the meaning of the de- 
rivative formations, being, for the most part, so obvi- 
ously deducible from their respective roots, as not to re- 
quire any particular explanation. 

Rule I. — Monosyllables, ending with/, I, or s, preceded by a sin- 
gle vowel, double the final consonant: as, staff, mill, pass, &c 
The only exceptions are, of, if, as, is, has, was, yes, his, this, us, and 
thus. 

Rule II. — Monosyllables ending with any consonant but/, I, or 
s, and preceded by a single vowel, never double the final corsonatit; 
excepting add, ebb, butt, egg, odd, err, inn, bunn, purr, and buzs. 

Rule III.— Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, form 
the plurals of nouns, the persons of verbs, verba! nouns, past parti- 
ciples, comparatives, and superlatives, by changing y into i: as, 



PREFACE. T 

\qpy, spies ; I carry, thou earnest; he carrieth, or carries; carrier, 
earned; happy, happier, happiest. 

The present participle in ing, retains the y, that i may not be 
doubled ; as, carry, carrying ; bury, burying, &c. 

But y, preceded by a vowel, in such instances as the above, is 
not changed : as, boy, boys ; I cloy, he cloys, cloyed, &c. ; except in 
lay, pay, and say ; from which are formed, laid, paid, and said; and 
their compounds, unlaid, unpaid, unsaid, &c. 

Rule IV. — Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, upon 
assuming an additional syllable beginning with a consonant, com- 
monly change^ into i: as, happy, happily, happiness. But when 
y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely changed in the additional 
syllable; as, coy, coyly; boy, boyish, boyhood; annoy, annoy er, an- 
noyance ; joy, joyless, joyful. 

Rule V. — Monosyllables, and words accented on the last sylla- 
ble, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel 
double that consonant, when they take another syllable beginning 
with a vowel: as, wit, witty; thin, thinnish ; to abet, an abettor; 
to begin, a beginner. 

But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is on the preceding syl- 
lable, the consonant remains single ; as, to toil, toiling; to offer, an 
offering; maid, maiden, &c. 

But to this rule, there seem to be a few exceptions, 
not noticed, and perhaps not approved by Lindley Murray. 
The participles of verbs ending in Z, whether the accent 
be on the last, or on the preceding syllable, are almost 
universally, though erroneously, spelled with double Z, 
as level, levelling, levelled ; revel, revelling, revelled ; in- 
stead of leveling and leveled ; reveling and reveled. The 
word tranquil, though the final consonant is preceded by 
a diphthong, generally forms its substantive with 11, as 
tranquillity, instead of tranquility : we often see worship- 
ping, and worshipped, instead of worshiping, and wor* 
shiped ; and we believe that the participles of the verb 
bias, are almost universally written Massing and biassed, 
instead of biasing and biased. 

Rule VI. — Words ending with any double letter but /, and tak- 
ing 7iess, less, ly, or ful, after them, preserve the letter double : as, 
harmlessness, carelessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful, distressful, &c 
But those \\ ords which end with double /, and take ness, less, ly, or 
ful, after them, generally omit one / : as, fulness, skilless, fully, 
skilful, &c 

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VI PREFACE. 

Rule VII. — Ness, less, ly, and ful, added to words ending with 
silent e, do not cut it off; as, paleness, guileless, closely, peaceful; ex- 
cept in a few words ; as, duly, truly, awful 

Rule VIII. — Merit, added to words ending with silent e, gene- 
rally preserves the e from elision ; as, abatement, chastisement, in- 
citement, &c. The words judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment 
are deviations from the rule. 

Like other terminations, ment changes y into i, when preceded 
by a consonant : as, accompany, accompaniment ; merry, merriment* 

Rule IX. — Able and ible, when incorporated into words ending 
with silent e, almost always cut it off: as, blame, blamable ; cure, 
curable; sense, sensible, &c. ; but if c or g soft comes before e in the 
original word, the e is then preserved in words compounded with 
able : as, change, changeable ; peace, peaceable, &c. 

Rule X. — When ing or ish is added to words ending with silent 
C, the e is almost universally omitted : as, place, placing ; lodge, lodg- 
ing; slave, slavish ; prude, prudish. 

Rule XI. — Compounded words are generally spelled in the same 
manner as the simple words of which they are formed : as, glass- 
house, skylight, thereby, hereafter. Many words ending with double 
/, are exceptions to this rule : as, already, welfare, wilful, fulfil : 
and also the words wherever, christmas, lamiaas, &c. 

Some nouns, from the nature of the things which they express, 
are used only in the singular form : as, wheat, pitch, go*d, sloth- 
pride, &c. ; others, only in the plural form : as, bellows, scissors, 
lungs, riches, &c 

Some words are the same in both numbers : as, deer, sheep, 
swine, &c. 

The plural number of nouns is generally formed by adding s to 
the singular: as, dove, doves ; face, faces ; thought* thoughts. But 
when the substantive singular ends in x, ch, soi\,sh, ss, or s, we add es 
in the plural: as, box, boxes ; church, churches ; lash, lashes ; kiss, 
kisses; rebus, rebuses. If the singular ends in ch hard, the plural 
is formed by adding s : as, monarch, monarchs ; distich, distichs. 

Nouns which end in o, have sometimes es added to the plural. 
as, cargo, echo, hero, negro, manifesto, potato, volcano, wo : and some- 
times only s ; us, folio, nuncio, punctilio, seraglio. 

Nouns ending in/, or fe, are rendered plural by the change of 
those terminations into res : as, loaf, loaves; half halves; wife, 
wives; except grief, relief reproof and several others, which form 
the plural by the addition of s. Those which end in ff, have the 
regular plural : as, ruff, ruffs ; except staff, stares. 

Some nouns become plural by changing the a of the singular into 
c* as, man, men; woman, women; alderman, aldeniicn. The words, 



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Vll 



vx and child, form oxen and children ; brother, makes either brothers 
or brethren. Sometimes the diphthong oo is changed into ee in the 
plural: as, foot, feet ; goose, geese; tooth, teeth* Louse and mouse* 
make lice and mice. Penny makes 'pence ; or pennies, when the 
coin is meant ; die, dice (for play ;) die, dies (for coining.) 

It is agreeable to analogy, and the practice of the generality of 
correct writers, to construe the following words as plural nouns 
pains, riches, alms : and also, mathematics, metaphysics politics* 
ethics, optics, pneumatics, with other similar names of sciences. 

As a general rule for the use of the w r ord means, as either singu- 
lar or plural, it would render the construction less vague, and the 
expression therefore less ambiguous, were we to employ it as sin- 
gular, when the mediation or instrumentality of one thing is im- 
plied ; and, as plural, when two or more mediating causes are re- 
ferred to. M He was careful to observe what means were employed 
by his adversaries, to counteract his schemes." Here means is 
properly joined with a plural verb, several methods of counter- 
action being signified. " The king consented ; and, by this means 
all hope of success was lost." Here but one mediating circuin- 
ance is implied ; and the noun is, therefore, used as singular. 

The following w^ords, which have been adopted from the Hebrew, 
Greek, and Latin languages, are thus distinguished, with respect 
to number. 



Singular. 


Plural. 


Singular. 


Plural. 


Cherub, 


Cherubim. 


Datum, 


Data. 


Seraph, 


Seraphim. 


Effluvium, 


Effluvia. 


Antithesis, 


Antitheses. 


Encomium, 


( Encomia or 
( Encomiums. 


Automaton, 


Automata. 


Basis, 


Bases. 


Erratum, 


Errata. 


Crisis, 


Crises. 


Genius, 


Genii.* 


Criterion, 


Criteria. 


Genus, 


Genera. 


Diaeresis, 


Diaereses. 


Index, 


( Indices or 
( Indexes, t 


Ellipsis, 


Ellipses. 


Emphasis, 


Emphases. 


Lamina, 


Lamina;. 


Hypothesis, 


Hypotheses. 


Medium, 


Media. 


Metamorphosis, 


Metamorphoses 


:. Magus, 


Ma^. 


Phoenomenon, 
Appendix, 


Phopnomena. 
( Appendices or 
( Appendixes. 


Memorandum, 
Radius, 


( Memoranda or 
\ Memorandums. 
Radn. 


Arcanum, 


Arcana. 


Stamen, 


Stamina. 


Axis, 


Axes. 


Stratum, 


Strata. 


Calx, 


Calces. 


Vortex, 


Vortices. 



* Genii, when denoting aerial spirits ; Geniuses, when signifying persons of 
genius. 

t Indexes, when if signifies pointers, or Tables of Contents' Indices, when re- 
ferring to algebraic quantities. 



Till PREFACE. 

Some words, derived from the learned languages, are confined 
to the plural number as, antipodes, credenda, literati, minutioz. 

The following nouns, being in Latin, both singular and plural 
are used in the same manner, when adopted into our tongue : hia- 
tus, apparatus, series, species. 

It is a general rule, that all names of things measured or weighed, 
have no plural ; for in them not number, but quantity is regarded: 
as wool, wine, oil. When we speak, however, of different kinds, 
we use the plural : as, the coarser wools, the richer wines, the finer 
oils. 

The word news is now almost universally considered as belong- 
ing to the sing alar number. 

The noun means is used both in the singular and the plural num- 
ber. 

We shall conclude, with the following observation, in 
relation to the claim of this little volume to a preference 
over all other vocabularies by which it has been preceded. 
We allude to the selection of words. Unless accom- 
panied by a particular caution, no word has been ad- 
mitted, which is not now of polite or popular use ; and 
no word has been excluded, which is required either in 
epistolary composition or in conversation. 

Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 1828. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 
Art. article: s. substantive: adj. adjective: pron. pronoun: v. verb: adv. 
adverb: prep, preposition: conj. conjunction: int. interjection: pr. present* 
par. participle : pi. olura * fem. feminine : comp. comparative : sup. super- 
lative. 



THE LADIES' LEXICON. 



ABA— ABD 

AiSAFT. adv. From the fore part 
of a ship, towards the stern. 

ABAN'DON. v. To give up, resign, 
or quit ; to desert, to forsake, pr, 
par. abandoning,- past, abandoned. 
s. abandonment. 

ABA'SE. v. To cast down ; to de- 
press ; to perform an act of self- 
humiliation, pr. par. abasing,- past, 
abased; s. abasement. 

ABASH', v. To make ashamed, pr. 
par. abashing; past, abashed: s. 
abashment. 

ABA/TE. v. To lessen, to diminish, 
to quash, pr. par. abating; past, 
abated: s. abatement, abater. 

ABAT'IS. s. A military term- 
Trees cut down, and laid so as to 
form a defence for troops. 

AB'BACY. 5. The rights or privi- 
leges of an abbot, pi. abbacies, adj. 
abhatial. 

AB'BESS. s. The superior or gover- 
ness of a nunnery, or convent of 
women, pi. abbesses. 

AB'BEY. s. A monastery of religi- 
ous persons, either male or fe- 
male. 

AB'BOT. s. The chief of a con vent , 
of men. 

ABBREVIATE, v. To shorten; to 1 
abridge. pr. par. abbreviating; past,; 
abbreviated: s. abbreviation, abbre- 
viator, abbreviature. 

AB'DTCATE. v. To resign, pr. par. 
abdicating; past, abdicated : s. ab- 
dication, abdicator: adj. abdica- 
tive, abdicant. 

AB'DITORY. s. A hiding place, pi. 
abdi lories. 

ABDU'CE. v To draw away; to 



ABD— ABL 

draw one part from another, pr. 
par. abducing; past, abduced: udj. 
abducent. 

ABDUCTION, s. Act of abducing 
s. abductor. 

ABECEDARIAN, s. A teacher of 

I the alphabet. 

ABER'RANCE, ABER'RANCY. s. 
Deviation from the right way ; er- 
ror, pi. aberrances, aberrancies: — 
aberration: adj. aberrant: par. adj. 
aberring 

ABET', v. To support another in his 
illegal designs, pr. par. abetting, 
past, abetted: s. abetter, 01 abettor^ 
abetment. 

ABEY'ANCE. s. In law, a state of 
suspense. 

ABHOR', v. To detest, to hate with 
acrimony, pr. par. abhorring; past, 
abhorred: s. abhorrence, or ab 
horrency; abhorrer: aaj. abhor- 
rent: adv. abhorrently. 

ABI'DE. v. To stay in a place ; to 
dwell; to remain, pr. par. abid- 
ing; past, abode: s. abider, abode. 

ABILITY, s. Power, mental effi- 
ciency, pi. abilities . 

AB'JECT. adj. Worthless, mean 
groveling, s. abjection, abjectness 
adv. abjectly. 

AB'JUGATE. v. To unvoke. pr 
par. abjv gating ; past, abjugated 

ABJU'RE. v. To retract ; to sweai 
not to do, or not to have. pr. par. 
abjuring; past, abjured: s. abju- 
ration, abjurement, abjurer- 

AB'LATIVE. s. That which takes 
away ; the sixth case of the La*in 
nouns. 



ABL--ABR 

A'BLE. adj. Having ability; adv. ably 

ABLE-BODIED, adj. Strong of 
body. 

ABLUTION, s. The act of cleans- 
ing, adj. abluent. 

ABO'ARD. adv. On board ; in a ship ; 
into a ship. 

ABO'BE. The preterit of abide, s. 
abode. 

ABOLISH, v. To annul ; to put an 
end to ; to destroy, pr. par. abol- 
ishing; past, abolished: s. abol- 
ishcr : adj. abolishable. 

ABOLITION, s. Act of abolishing. 

ABOM INABLE. adj. Hateful, de- 
testable, adv. abominably: s. 
abominableness. 

ABOMINATE, v. To abhor, to de- 
test, pr. par. abominating; past, 
abominated : s. abomination. 

ABORl'GINES. s. The earliest in- 
habitants of a country, adj. abori- 
ginal : adv. aboriginally. 

ABORTION, s. Act of bringing 
forth prematurely ; the produce of 
a premature birth, adj. abortive: 
adv. abortively : s. abortiveness.- 

ABOUND', v. To have in great 
plenty ; to be in great plenty, pr. 
par. abounding ; past, abounded. 

ABOUT', prep. Around; surround- 
ing : near to, &c. adv. about. 

ARO'VE. prep. Higher in place; 
higher in rank ; more than ; too 
proud for. adv. above. 

ABOTE-BOARD. adv. In open 
sight ; without disguise or con- 
cealment. 

ABO'VE-MENTIONED. adj. Men- 
tioned previously. 

ABRA'DE. v. To' rub off. pr. par. 
abrading ; past, abraded. 

ABRA'SION. 5. Act of abrading, 
adj. abrasive. 

ABREAST', adv. Side by side. 

ABRI'DGE. v. To contract, to dimin- 
ish, to cut short, pr. par. abridg- 
ing; past, abridged: s. abridger, 
abridgment. 

ABROAD', adv. Without confine- 
ment ; from homfe , in another 
country. 



ABR— ABS 

AB'ROGATE. v. To repeal, to an- 
nul, pr. par. abrogating ; past, at 
rogated: s. abrogator, abrogation 

ABRUPT, adj. Broken, craggy 
sudden, unexpected, adv. abrupt- 
ly : s. abruption, abruptness. 

AB'SCESS. s. A tumour filled with 
matter, pi. abscesses. 

ABSCIND', v. To cut off. pr. par. 
abscinding ; past, abscinded. 

ABSCIS'SION. 5. Act of abscinding. 

ABSCOND', v. To hide : to depart 
secretly, pr. par. absconding; 
past, absconded : s. absconder. 

AB'SENT. adj. Not present; inat- 
tentive, v. absent'; pr. par. ab- 
senting; past, absented: s. ab» 
sence. 

ABSENTEE', s. A word applied, by 
the British and the Irish, to men 
of large estate who reside out of 
their country. 

AB'SOLUTE. adj. Unconditional; 
not relative ; not limrted ; posi- 
tive ; certain, adv. absolutely : s 
absoluteness. 

ABSOLUTION, s. Act of absolving; 
acquittal ; remission of skis. adj. 
absolutory. 

ABSO'LVE. v. To free, to acquit, to 
discharge, pr. par. absolving , 
past, absolved: s. ab solver. 

ABSCWANT. adj. Contrary to rea- 
son ; not to the purpose ; incon- 
sistent, adv. absonantly. 

ABSORB', v. To suck in ; to swal- 
low up. pr. par. absorbing ; past, 
absorbed: adj. absorbent. 

ABSORPTION, s. Act of absorb- 
ing, adj. absorptive. 

ABSTAIN', v. To keep from; to 
forbear, pr. par. abstaining ; past, 
abstained.- s. abstainer. 

ABSTE'MIOUS. adj. Temperate, 
sober, abstinent, s. abstemiousness 
adv. abstemiously. 

ABSTERGENT, ABSTKR'SIVE. 
adj. Of a cleansing quality, s. ab- 
stersion. 

ABSTINENCE, s. Act of abstain 
ing. adj. abstinent adv. absti- 
nently. 

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ABS— ACC 

ABSTRACT', v. To take from; to 
separate, pr. par. abstracting ; 
past, abstracted: adj. ab'stract, 
abstractive : s. ab'stract, abstrac- 
tion, abstractedness: adv. abstract- 
edly. 

ABSTRU'SE. adj. Hidden; difficult 
s. abstruseness : adv. abstrusely. 

ABSURD', adj. Unreasonable ; in- 
consistent ; contrary to reason, s. 
absurdity, pi. absurdities: adv. 
absurdly. 

ABUN'DANCE. s. Plenty; more 
than sufficient, adj. abundant 
adv. abundantly. 

ABU'SE. v. To make an ill use of; 
to treat with rudeness, pr. par. 
abusing: past, abused: s. abuse, 
abusiveness, abuser: adj. abusive: 
adv. abusively. 

ABUTMENT, s. That which abuts 
or borders on. 

ABYSS'. 5. Depth without bottom 
a prodigious gulf. pi. abysses. 

ACA'CIA. s. A species of drug. 

ACAD'EMY. s. A society united for 
the promotion of some art or 
science ; the place where sciences 
are taught, pi. academies ; s. acad- 
emician : adj. academial, academic, 
academical : adv. academically. 

ACAN'THUS. s. A species of plant, 
pi. acanthuses. 

ACCE'DE. v. To be added to; to 
come to ; to assign over ; to 
agree, pr. par. acceding ; past, ac- 
ceded. 

ACCELERATE, v. To hasten, to 
quicken, pr. par. accelerating; 
past, accelerated : s. acceleration: 
adv. accelerative. 

ACCENT, s. Manner of speaking, 
or pronouncing; sound given to 
a particular syllable ; mark of 
that sound, v. accent'; pr. par. 
accenting; past, accented: adj. 
accentual. 

ACCENTUATE, v. To place the 
accents properly, pr. par. accen- 
tuating; past, accentuated: b. ac- 
centuztion. 

ACCEPT, v. To receive willingly ; 



ACC— ACC 

to admit with approbation, pr. 
par. accepting; past, accepted adj 
acceptable: adv. acceptably, s. ac- 
ceptability, acceptance, acceptation, 
accepter. 

ACCESS', s. Means or liberty of ap- 
proacrmg; increase, pi. accesses 
s. accession, accessary —pi. accessa^ 
ries : adj. accessory. 

ACCES'SlBLE. adj. Possible to be 
approached, or reached, s. accts 
sibility, pi. accessibilities. 

ACCIDENT. 5. The property 01 
quality of any being which mav 
be separated from it, at least in 
thought; casualty; chance, adj 
accidental: adv. accidentally. 

ACCESSORY, adj. Joined to ; addi 
tional. s. accessory, pi. accessor it s 

ACCIP'IENT. 5. A receiver. 

ACCI'TE. v. To call, to summon 
pr. par. acciting; past, accited: a. 
acciter, accitor. 

ACCLAIM', s. A shout of praise ; 
acclamation, (little used.) 

ACCLAMATION, s. Shouts of ap 
plauso. adj. acclamatory. 

ACCLIMATE, v. To habituate to 8 
new climate, pr. par. acclimating; 
past, acclimated: adj. acclimative. 

ACCLIVITY, s. Steepness, reck- 
oned upwards, pi. acclivities : adj 
acclivous. 

ACCOM'MODATE. v. To render * 
convenience; to make suitable; 
to compromise, pr. par. accommo 
dating; past, accommodated: s 
accommodation, accommodalar 
adj. accommodable. 

ACCOM'PANY. v. To go with, as a 
companion ; to escort, pr. par. ac- 
companying; past, accompanied: 
s. accompaniment 

ACCOMPLICE. 5. A partner in 
crime. 

ACCOMTLISH. v. To complete; 
to execute fully ; to obtain , to 
adorn, pr. par. accomplishing; past 
accomplished .• s. accomplishment , 
adj. accomplishable. 

ACCORD', v. To agree, pr. par. c* 
cording; past, accorded: s. accent 
11 



ACC—ACE 

accordance: adj. accordant: adv. 
accoi da ntly, accordingly. 

ACCOST', v. To speak to ; to ad- 
dress ; to salute, pr. par. accost- 
ing; past, accosted: adj. accosta- 
blc. 

ACCOUCHEUR', s. A surgeon who 
attends a female during her con- 
finement. 

ACCOUNT', s. A computation of 
debts or expenses; profit; advan- 
tage ; distinction ; sake ; narrative. 
v. account; pr. par. accounting; 
past, accounted: s. accountant, 
accountability — pi. accountabili- 
ties: adj. accountable: adv. ac- 
countably. 

ACCOUTRE, v. To equip, to dress, 
pr. par. accoutring ; past, accou- 
tred : s. accoutrement. 

ACCREDIT, v. To procure or give 
honour or credit to. pr. par. ac- 
crediting ; past, accredited. 

ACCRES'CENT. adj. Increasing. 

ACCRETION, s. Act of increasing ; 
increase, adj. accretive. 

ACCRUE', v. To be added to; to 
arise from. pr. par. accruing; past, 
accrued: s. accruement. 

ACCUMULATE, v. To pile up ; to 
heap together; to increase, pr. 
par. accumulating ; past, accumu- 
lated: s. accumulation, accumula- 
tor : adj. accumulative: adv. accu 
mulatively. 

ACCURATE, adj. Exact ; very cor- 
rect, s. accuracy, pi. accuracies: 
adv. accurately. 

ACCURSE'. v. To doom to misery; 
to invoke a curse, pr. par. accurs- 
ins;; past, accursed. 

ACCU'SE. v. To charge with a 
crime ; to blame ; to censure, pr. 
par. accusing; past, accused: s. 
accusation, accuser: adj. accusable, 
accusalioe, accusatory. 

ACCUSTOM, v. To habituate; to 
inure, pr. par. accustoming ; past, 
accustomed: adj. accustomary : 
adv. accustoma^ily 

ACE. s. One; a single point, on 
cards or dice. 



ACE— ACR 

ACERBATE, v. To make sour. pr. 
par. acerbating ; past, acerbated. 

ACER'BiTY. s. Sourness, severity 
d1. acerbities. 

ASCES'CENT. adj. Growing sour 

ACETOUS, adj. Sour. 

ACHE. 5. Continued pain. v. ache' 
pr par. aching; past, ached: s 
aching. 

ACHIEVE, v. To perform, to ac 
complish. pr. par. achieving ; past, 
achieved: s. achiever, achievement. 
adj. achievable. 

A'CID. s, A sour substance, adj. 
acid: s. acidity, pi. acidities: adj. 
acidulous. 

ACHROMATIC, adj. In optics, ap- 
plied to telescopes, — " contrived 
to remedv aberrations." 

ACID'ULATE. v. To make sonr. 
pr. par. acidulating ; past, acidu- 
lated: adj. acidulative, acididaus. 

ACME. s. The height. 

ACKNOWLEDGE, v. To confess 
as a fault ; to own as a benefit, 
pr. par. acknowledging ; past, ac- 
knowledged : s. acknowledgment 

A'CORN. s. The seed of the oak. 

ACOUSTICS, s. The doctrine ot 
sounds. 

ACQUAINT', v. To inform; to 
make familiar with. pr. par. ac- 
quainting ; past, acquainted: js. 
acquaintance. 

ACQUIESCE', v. To be satisfied 
with, eithe* really or apparently^ 
pr. par. acquiescing; past, acqui* 
esced: s. acquiescencce : adj. aqm 
escent. 

ACQUTRE. v. To gain, to obtain, 
pr. par. acquiring; past, acquired: 
s. acquirement, acquirer: adj. ac- 
quirable. 

ACQUISITION. 5. Act of acquir- 
ing :, thing acquired. 

ACQUIT', v. To declare innocent ; 
to absolve, pr. par. acquitting; 
past, acquitted: s. acquittance. 

A'CRE. s. A quantity of land, con- 
taining 160 square perches. 

A'CRID. adj. Of a hot, Viting taste ; 
bitter. 

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ACR— ADA 

A'CRIMONY. * Sharpness, severi- 
ty, corrosiveness. pi. acrimonies : 
adj. acrimonious: adv. acrimoni- 
ously. 

ACROMATIC, ACROMAT'ICAL. 
adj. Belonging to profound learn- 
ing. 

ACROSS', adv. Athwart ; laid over, 
so as to cross. 

ACROS'TIC. 5. A kind of verses, of 
which the first letter of every line 
being taken, a particular name is 
found, adj. acrostic^ acroshcal : 
adv. acrostically. 

ACT. v. To be in action ; to produce 
effect ; to perform a borrowed 
character, pr. par. acting; past, 
acted: s. ad, action, actor. 

ACTIONABLE, adj. Admitting an 
action in law ; liable to an action. 

ACTIVE, adj. Having the power or 
quality of acting; busy; nimble; 
quick, adv. actively: s. activity, 
pi. activities. 

ACTRESS, s. She that performs 
anv thing, pi. actresses. 

ACTUAL, adj. Real; not specula- 
tive, adv. actually. 

ACTUARY, s. A "clerk who com- 
piles minutes of the proceedings 
of a court, or society, pi. actuaries. 

ACTUATE, v. To put into action, 
pr. par. actuating-; past, actuated: 
s. actuation: adj. actuative. 

ACUMEN. 5. A sharp point ; acute- 
ness. 

ACU'TE. adj. Ending in a point ; 
sharp ; of a penetrating mind, 
adv. acutely : s. acuteness. 

AD'AGE. s. A maxim, a proverb. 

ADA'GIO. A term in music, de- 
noting slow time. 

AD'AMANT. s. A stone of impene- 
trable hardness; the diamond, 
adj. adamantine. 

AD' AMITE. 5. The name of a reli- 
gious sect, who used to pray na- 
ked. 

ADAPT, v. To fit, to suit. pr. par. 
adapting; past, adapted: s. adap- 
tation, adaption: adj. adaptable: 
8 adaptability, pi. adaptabilities 



ADD— AD J 

ADD. v. To join ; to perform addi- 
tion, pr. par. adding ; past, added. 

AD'DER. s. A serpent, a viper- 

JiDDKK'DA. s. Things to be 
added. 

ADDICT, v. To devote, to dedicate, 
pr. par. addkling ; past, addicted. 
s. addiction. 

ADDITION, s. Act of adding; 
thing added, adj. additional : adv. 
additionally. 

AD'DLE. v. To make stupid; to 
confuse, pr. par. addling; past, 
addled. 

ADDRESS', v. To prepare one's-self 
to enter upon any action ; to ap- 
ply to another, by words ; to ac- 
cost, pr. par. addressing; past, 
addressed : s. address, addresser. 

ADDU'CE. v. To bring forward ; to 
offer in argument, pr. par. ad 
ducing ; past, adduced: adj. ad- 
diwent. adducible. 

ADDUCTION. 5. Act of adducing, 

ADEMPTION. 5. Act of taking 
away; privation, adj. ademptive. 

ADEPT. 5. One completely skilled 
in any particular art. adv. adeptly, 

AD'EQUATE. adj. Equal to ; pro. 
portionate. adv. adequately: s 
adequateness. 

ADHE'RE. v. To stick ; to continue 
firmly fixed, pr. par. adhering ; 
past, adhered, s. adherenc, ad- 
herent, adherer: adj. adherent: adv. 
adherently. 

ADHE'SION. s. Act of adhering, 
adj. adhesive: adv. adhesively, s. 
adhesiveness. 

ADIEU', int. Farewell, s. adieu. 

ADJA'CENT. adj. Lying near; 
neighbouring, s. adjacency, pi. ad- 
jacencies. 

AD'JECTIVE. 5. A word added to 
a noun to signify some quality, 
adv. adjectively. 

ADJOIN', v To join to ; to be con- 
tiguous to. pr. par. adjoining, 
past, adjoined. 

ADJOURN', v. To put off to another 
day, or to another time of the 
.'jame day. pr. par. adjourning ; 



ADJ— ADM 

past, adjourned: s. adjournment, 
adjourner. 

ADJUDGE', v. To give a judicial 
sentence; to judge; to decree. 
pr. par. adjudging ; past, adjudg- 
ed. 

ADJUDICATION, s. Act of adjudg- 
ing. 

ADJUNCT, s. Something adherent 
or united to another; a person 
united to another, s. adjunction: 
adj. adjunct, adjunctive; adv. ad- 
junctively. 

ADJU'RE. v. To impose an oath 
upon ; to charge earnestly, pr. par. 
adjuring ; past, adjured : s. adju- 
ration, adjurer. 

ADJUST, v. To regulate , to render 
conformable, pr. par. adjusting; 
past, adjusted: s. adjuster, adjust- 
ment. 

ADJUTANT, s. An assistant regi- 
mental officer, s. adjutancy, pi. 
adjutanci.es. 

ADMEASUREMENT, s. Adjust- 
ment of proportions ; act of mea- 
surement. 

ADMINISTER, v. To give, to af- 
ford, to perform ; to act as minis- 
ter or agent, pr. par. administer- 
ing; past, administered : adj. ad- 
ministrate. 

ADMINISTRATE, v. To act as a 
minister or agent, pr. par. admin- 
istrating ; past, administrated: s. 
administration, administrator, ad- 
ministratrix,(p\.administratrixes) : 
adj. administrative. 

AD'MIRAL. s. The chief command- 
er of a large fleet, s. admiralty, 
pi. admiralties. 

ADMI'RE. v. To regard with won- 
der or pleasure, pr. par. admir- 
ing; past, admired: s. admiration, 
admirer: adj. admirable : adv. ad- 
mirably, admiringly. 

ADMIS'SION. s. The act or practice 
of admitting, s. admissibility: 
adj. admissible • adv. admissively. 

ADMIT', v. To let in ; to grant, pr. 
par. admitting; past, admitted: 
h. admittance, admitter. 



ADM- ADV 

ADMIX', v. To mingle with, pr 
par. admixing ; past, admixed: a 
admixtion, admixture. 

ADMONISH, v. To warn of a fault ; 
to reprove gently; to inform, pr. 
par. admonishing; past, admon- 
ished: s. admonisher. 

ADxMONI'TION. s. Act of admonish- 
ing ; advice or information given, 
s. admonitor : adj. admonitive, ad- 
monitory : adv. admonitorily. 

ADOLES'CENCE, ADOLES'CEN- 
CY. s. The age succeeding child- 
hood, pi. of adolescency, adolescen- 
cies. 

ADOPT', v. To receive as our own , 
to receive for use. pr. par. adopt 
ing ; past, adopted . s. adopter, 
adoption: adj. adoptive: adv. 
adoptively. 

ADOHE. v. To worship with ext >r- 
nal homage, pr. par. adoring; pa.^t, 
adored: s. adoration, adorer: a<<j 
adorable. 

ADROIT', adj. Dexterous, skilfi 1, 
active, s- adroitness: adv. adroiVy. 

ADORN', v. To dress ; to deck with 
ornaments, pr. par. adorning; past, 
adorned: s. adorner, adornment. 

ADRIFT', adv. Floating withou' a 
guide. 

ADSTRIC'TION. s. Act of binding 
together, adj. adstrictive. 

ADULATION, s. Extreme flattery 
s. adulator: adj. adulatory, adu 
lative. 

ADULT' 5. A person full grown. 

ADULTERATE, v. To corrupt by 
some admixture, p. par. adulter- 
ating ; past, adulterated • adj. 
adulterate: s. adulteration. 

ADULTERY, s. Violation of the 
marriage bed. pi. adulteries: s.adul- 
terer, fern, adultress, ipl.adultr esses. 

ADUST", adj. Burned up; scorched. 
s. adustion. 

ADVANCE', v. To move forward ; 
to promote ; to accelerate ; to 
propose, pr. par. advancing ; past, 
advanced: s. advance, advancer, 
advancement. 
J ADVANTAGE, s. Superiority, op- 
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ADV— ADV 

portunity. v. advantage; pr. par. 
advantaging ; past, advantaged : 
adj. advantageous: adv. advantage- 
ously : s. advantageousness. 

AD'VENT. s. The name of one of 
the holy seasons, signifying "the 
coming", — that is, the coming of 
Jesus Christ, which is made the 
subject of Christian devotion dur- 
ing the four weeks immediately 
before Christmas. 

ADVENTITIOUS, adj. Accidental, 
extrinsic, adv. adventitiously. 

ADVENTURE, s. Accident; a 
chance ; an enterprize. v. adven- 
ture; pr. par. adventuring; past, 
adventured: s. adventurer: adj. 
adventurous: adv. adventurously. 

AD' VERB. s. A word joined to an- 
other word, to signify some qual- 
ity or circumstance respecting it. 
adv. adverbially. 

ADVERSARY, s. An opponent; an 
enemy, pi. adversaries. 

AD' VERSE, adj. Opposing, hostile, 
calamitous, adv. adversely : s. ad- 
verseness, adversity, pi. adversities. 

ADVERT, v. To attend to; to 
speak of. pr. par. adverting; past, 
adverted: s. advertence: adj. ad- 
vertent. 

ADVERTI'SE. v. To inform; to 
make public, pr. par. advertising ; 
past, advertised : s. advertisement, 
advertiser. 

ADVI'CE. s. Counsel, instruction, 
notice. 

ADVJ'SE. v. To counsel, to inform, 
to make acquainted, pr. par. ad- 
vising ; past, advised: adj. ad- 
visable: adv. advisably: s. advi- 

AD'VOCATE. v. To plead or es- 
pouse the cause of another, pr. 
par. advocating ; past, advocated: 
b. advocate^ advocation, advocacy, 
pi. advocacies : adj. advocative. 

ADVOLU'TION. 5. Act of rolling 
towards, adj. a.dvolutory. 

ADVOU'SON. s. The right of pres- 
entation to a church, or ecclesias- 
tical benefice. 



AER— AFF 

AE'RIAL. adj. Belonging to, or in 
habiting the air ; placed in the air. 

jE'RIE. s. A young brood or nest ol 
hawks. 

iE'REFORM. adj. Gaseous ; having 
the form of air. 

jE'ROLITE. s. A solid substance 
which has fallen out of the air, as 
a meteoric stone. 

iEROL'OGY. s. The doctrine of the 

I air. pi. aerologies: adj. oerological. 

LEROM'ETER. s. An instrument for 

I weighing the air. 

jiEROSTA'TlON. s. The science of 

1 weighing air. 

iE'ROJNAUT. s. One who ascends in 
a balloon, adj. aeronautical. 

AF'FABLE. adj. Of easy manners ; 
courteous ; complaisant, adv . affa- 
bly : s. affability, pi. affabilities. 

AFFAI'R. s. Business ; something 
to be managed or transacted ; lu 
military language, a skirmish. 

AFFECT, v. To act upon ; to influ- 
ence ; to pretend, pr. par. affect- 
ing ; past, affected : s. affectation : 
adv. affectedly, affeciingly. 

AFFECTION, s. State of being af- 
fected; love; personal attachment 
adj. affectionate: adv. affectionately. 

AFFETUO'SO. A term of music, 
signifying to be sung or played 
tenderly. 

AFFI'ANCE. v. To betroth; to 
bind, by promise, to marriage, pr. 
par. affiancing; past, affianced. 

AFF1DA' V1T. 5. A declaration upon 
oath. 

AFFILIATE, v. To associate, ally, 
or unite with. pr. par. affiliating, 
past, affiliated. 

AFFILIATION, s. Adoption; act ol 
taking a son or a daughter. 

AFFINITY. 8. Connexion with; re- 
lation to ; relation by marriage, 
opposed to consanguinity, pi. af- 
finities. 

AFFIRM', v. To ratify; to declare, 
pr. par. affirming; past, affirmed: 
s. affirmance, affirmant, affirma- 
tion, affirmer : adj. affirmative, af 
Jirmable : adv. affirmatively. 



AFF— AFT 

AFFIX, v. To unite to the end ; to 
subjoin ; to connect with. pr. par. 
affixing; past, affixed: s. affix, 
affixion. 

AFFLA'TION. 5. Act of breathing 
upon. adj. afflative. 

AFFLICT', v. To cause pain; to 
grieve, pr. par. afflicting; past, 
afflicted: s. ajflicter, affliction: 
adj. afflictive: adv. afflictively. 

AF'FLbENCE. 5. Act of flowing; 
exuberance of riches : plenty, adj. 
affluent : adv. affluently. 

AFFLUX, s. Act of flowing to ; the 
thing which flows, pi. affluxes : s. 
affluxion. 

AFFORD', v. To yield or produce ; 
to grant or confer any thing, pr. 
par. affording; past, afforded. 

AFFRAN'CHISE. v. To make free, 
pr. par. affranchising; past, af- 
franchised. 

AFFRAY'. 5. The fighting of two 
or more persons, in some public 
place, and causing terror to 
others. 

AFFR1CTION. s. Act of rubbing 
one thing upon another. 

AFFRIGHT', v. To affect with fear; 
to terrify, pr. par. affrighting; 
past, affrighted: s. affright, af- 
frighter. 

AFFRONT', v. To insult, to offend, 
pr. par. affronting ; past, affront- 
ed: s. affront, affronter. 

AFFU'SE. v. To pour one thing 
upon another, pr. par. affusing ; 
past, effused : s. affusion. 

AFLOAT', adv. and adj. Floating. 

AFORESAID, adj. Mentioned be- 
fore. 

AFRAID', adj. Struck with fear; 
terrified ; fearful. 

AFRESH', adv. Anew ; over again. 

AFRICAN, adj. Belonging or re- 
lating to Africa. 

AFT. adv. Abaft; at the stern; to 
the stern. 

AFTER, prep. Following in place: 
in pursuit of; behind; in imitation 
of adv. after. 

AFTPJRCLAP. 5. An event happen-! 



AFT— AGG 

mg after an affair is supposed to 
be at an end. 

AFTERMOST, adj. Hindmost. 

AFTERPART. s. The latter part. 

AFTERPIECE, s. A farce, or anj 
smaller entertainment, after the 
play. 

AFTERWARDS, adv. In succeed- 
ing time. 

AFTERNOON, s. The time from 
the meridian to the evening. 

AGAIN', adv. A second time ; oner 
more ; on the other hand ; besides. 

AGAINST', prep. In opposition to t * 
contrary ; in provision for. 

A'G ATE. s. A precious stone, of thi 
lowest class. 

AGE. s. A period of time ; a hundred 
years ; the latter part of life ; old 
age ; number of years, adj. aged. 

A'GENT. s. That which acts; a 
substitute ; a deputy ; a factor. 

A'GENCY. 5. The quality of acting : 
state of being in action ; the of- 
fice of an agent, pi. agencies. 

AG'GERATE. y. To heap up. pr. 
part, agger aiing; past, aggeraied. 

AGGLOMERATE, v. To come to- 
gether, in a ball, as thread, pr. 
par. agglomerating; past, ag- 
glomerated: s. agglomeration : adj. 
ag<rlomerative. 

AGGLUTINATE, v. To join, as i« 
by glue or some other mucilage 
pr. par. agglutinating ; past, ag- 
glutinated : s. agglutination : adj. 
agglutinative. 

AG'GRANDIZE. v. To make great ; 
to enlarge ; to increase in power, 
pr. par. aggrandizing ; past, ag- 
grandized : s. ttg$ raudizemmt, ag- 
grandizer. 

AG'GRAVATE. v. To make heavi- 
er ; to make worse, pr. par. ag 
gravatifig ; past, aggravated : s. 
aggravation. 

AG'GREGATE 5. The entire; col- 
lective result pr. par. aggregaU 
ing ; past, aggregated : s. aggre- 
gation. 

AGGRESS', v. To commit the first 
act of violence, pr. par. aggress- 
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AGG— AIL 

ttng ; past, aggressed: s. aggres 
sion, aggressor: adj. aggressive: 
adv. aggressively. 

AGGIUE'VE. v. To give sorrow 
to vex. pr. par. aggrieving 
past, aggrieved: s. aggrievance, 
aggriever. 

AGHAST', adv. Struck with ter- 
ror ; amazed. 

AGILE, adj. Nimble, ready, active, 
s. agility, pi. agilities. 

A'GITATE. v. To affect with per- 
turbation, pr. par. agitating, 
past, agitated ; s. agitation, agi- 
tator. 

AGO', adv. Past ; as, long ago, a 
year ago. 

AGOG', adv. In a state of warm ima- 
gination, or mental intoxication 

AGONISTIC, AGONIS'TICAL. adj. 
Relating to prize-fighting. 

AG'ONY. s. The pangs of death ; 
violent pain. pi. agonies: v. ago- 
nize : pr. par. agonizing,' past, 
agonized : s. agonizer. 

AGRARIAN, adj. Relating to land 

AGREE', v. To be in concord ; to be 
of the same opinion ; to suit with 
pr. par. agreeing ; past, agreed 
adj. agreeable: adv. agreeably 
s. agreeableness, agreement. 

AGRICULTURE, s. The art of 
cultivating land. adj. agricultural: 
s. agriculturist. 

AGROUND', adv. Touching the 
bottom. 

A'GUE. s. An intermitting fever, 
with cold fits, succeeded by hot. 
adj. aguish. 

AHA ! int. A word intimating tri- 
umph and contempt. 

AHEAD', adv. Further onward than 
another ; forward. 

AID. v. To help, to support, to suc- 
cour, pr. par. aiding ; past, aided : 
s. aid, aidance, aider : ad], aidless. 

AID'-DE-CAMP. s. An officer who 
conveys the orders of a military 
commander. 

AIL. v. To pain, to trouble, pr. 
par. ailing; past, ailed: s. ail- 
ment. 

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AIM— ALC 

AIM. v. To point the view • to 
direct the steps tovards. pr. pat 
aiming ; past, aimed: 3. aim, 
aimer. 

AIR. 5. The element encompassing 
the earth ; a gentle gale ; a sp<* 
cies of music ; the mien or man 
ner of the person, adj. airy : v. 
air : pr. par. airing ; past, airid. 

AIR'DRAWN. adj. Drawn or paint- 
ed in the air ; imaginary. 

AIR'ING. s. Salutary exposure to 
the air ; a short journey, to enjoy 
the free air. 

AIR'-GJJN. s. A species of gun 
charged with condensed air. 

AIR'-PUMP. s. A machine for ex- 
hausting air out of proper vessels, 

AISLE. 5. The walk in a church, or 
wing in a choir. 

AJAR', adv. Partly open, in rela- 
tion to a door. 

AKIN', adj. Related to; allied to 
by nature. 

ALABASTER, s. A kind of .soft 
marble. 

ALACRITY, s. Nimbleness, cheer- 
fulness, pi. alacrities. 

ALAMO'DE. adv. According to the 
fashion. 

ALARM', v. To call to arms; to 
surprise with the apprehension of 
danger ; to disturb. pr. par. 
alarming; past, alarmed. &. 
alarm, alarmist. 

ALA'RUM. s. See Alarm. 

ALAS' ! int. A word expressing 
lamentation, pity, or concern. 

AL'BUM. s. A book with unwnt 
ten leaves. 

AL'BUMEN. 5. That which forms 
the serum of the blood; the white 
of an egg. adj. albuminous. 

AL'CHYMY. s. Anciently, signified 
the most abstruse part of chym- 
istry, as the attempt to transmute 
common metals into gold ; but it 
is no longer ranked amongst the 
sciences, s. alchymist. 

AL'COHOL. s. A highly rectified 
spirit of wine, v alcoholize : pr 
par. alcoholizing , past, alcoholized. 



ALC— ALL 

AL'CORAN. s. The Koran, the 
book of the Mahometan precepts. 

AL'COVE. s. A recess. 

AL'DER. s. A species of tree. 

AL'DERMAN. s. An elder-man ; a 
magistrate of an incorporated 
town. adj. aldermanic. 

ALE. s. Strong beer. 

ALEM'BIC. 5. A vessel used indis 

• tilling. 

ALERT', adj. Brisk, watchful, s. 
alertness . adv. alertly. 

ALEXAN'DRINE. 5. A line of 
verse, containing in English poet' 
ry 12 syllables. 

ALGE'BRA. s. A kind of arithme 
tic. adj. algebraic: adv. algebrai- 
cally: s. algebraist 

AL'IBI. Elsewhere ; in law, a plea 
which alleges the defendant to 
have been distant from any cer- 
tain place, when the crime was 
committed. 

A'LIEN. s. A foreigner ; a person 
not naturalized in the country 
into which he has emigrated. 

A'LIENATE. v. To transfer to 
another; to withdraw the affec- 
tions, pr. par. alienating; past, 
alienated : adj. alienable : s. aliena- 
tion^ alienator. 

ALIF'EROUS, ALIG'EROUS. adj. 
Having wings. 

ALIMENT, s. Food, nourishment, 
adj. alimental, alimentary. 

ALIMONY, s. Legal allowance, by 
the husband to his wife, after 
separation, pi. alimonies. 

ALTQUOT. adj. Even; without a 
remainder, as 2 is an aliquot part 
of 6. 

ALI'VE. adj. In the state of life ; 
sprightly. 

AL'KALI. s. A species of vegeta- 
ble ; a kind of chymical salt. adj. 
alkaline. 

ALL. adj. The whole number ; 
every one ; every part. adv. all .- 
s. all. 

ALLAY', v. To quiet, to pacify, 
pi par. allaying; past, allayed. 

ALL-FOURS, s. A kind of game at 



ALL— ALL 

cards ; on both hands and feet, at 
the same time. 

ALLEGATION, s. Act of alleging 
declaration ; plea. 

ALLE'GK. v. To affirm, to main 
tain, to declare, pr. par. alleging, 
past, alleged: s. allegation, al- 
leger : adj. allegable. 

ALLE'GIANCE. s. The duty of a 
subject to his superior : adj. alle 
giant. 

AL'LEGORY. s. A figurative rela 
tion. pi. allegories: adj. allegoric 
allegorical .- adv. allegorically : v 
allegorize ; pr. par. allegorizing 
past, allegorized : s. allegorist. 

ALLEGRO. A term in music, de 
noting a sprightly motion. 

ALLELU'JAH. s. A word of spiritu- 
al exultation, signifying " give 
praise to God." 

AL'LEMAND. A term in dancing. 

ALLE'VIATE. v. To lighten, to 
ease. pr. par. alleviating; past, 
alleviated: s. alleviation, allevia- 
tor ; adj. alieviative. 

AL'LEY. s. A narrow walk 01 
street. 

ALLI'ANCE. s. State of being al 
lied. 

ALLIGATION, s. Act of binding 
together; the arithmetical rule 
which teaches to adjust the price 
of compounds formed of several 
ingredients of different value. 

AL'LIGATOR. s. The crocodile; 
used chiefly for the crocodile 0/ 
America. 

ALLITERATION, s. Beginning 
several successive words with 
the same letter. 

ALLOCATION, s. Act of putting 
one thing to another. 

ALLO'DIAL. adj. Not feudal; in- 
dependent. 

ALLOT', v. To distribute by lot; 
to grant ; to distribute, pr. par- 
allotting; past, allotted: s. allot 
ment. 

ALLOW, v. To admit, to grant, to 
yield, pr. par. allowing : past, al- 
lowed: s. alloicance : adj. allowable, 
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ALL-ALO 

AL'LOY. s. Baser metal mixed with 
that which is of greater value ; 
abatement, v. alloy' ; pr. par. al- 
loying ; past, alloyed. 

ALL-SAINTS-DAY. s. The day on 
which there is a general celebra- 
tion of the saints ; the first of 
November. 

ALL'SPICE. s. A kind of spice. 

ALL'SUFFICIENT. adj. Sufficient 
for every thing. 

ALLU'DE. v. To speak of indirect- 
ly ; to hint at. pr. par. alluding ; 
past, alluded. 

ALLU'RE. v. To entice, pr. par. 
alluring; past, allured: s. al- 
lurer, allurement: adj. alluring: 
adv. alluringly. 

ALLU'SION. s. Act of alluding; 
indirect reference, adj. allusive: 
adv. allusively. 

ALLU'VIAL. adj. Relating to al- 
luvion ; consisting of alluvion. 

ALLU'VION. s. That which is car- 
ried by a Hood, as land formed 
near a river. 

ALLWI'SE. adj. Having infinite 
wisdom. 

ALLY', v. To unite by kindred, 
friendship, or confederacy ; to 
confederate, pr. par. allying , 
past, allied : js. atly, pi. allies. 

AL'MANAC. s. A calendar of the 
vear. 

ALMIGHTY, adj. Omnipotent, all 
powerful, s. Almighty. 

ALM'OND. s. The nut of the al- 
mond-tree. 

AL'MONER, 5. One employed, b\ 
another, in the distribution of 
alms. 

ALMOST, adv. Nearly. 

ALMS. s. Something given gratui- 
touslv, in relief of the poor. 

ALMSHOUSE. 5. A house appro- 
priated to the use of the poor. 

ALOE. s. A kind of plant. 

ALOFT, adv. On high, above. 

ALO'NE. adj. Without another; 
solitary- 

ALONG', oilv. At length; length- 
wise , throughout ; onward. 



ALO— AM A 

ALOOF', adv. At a distance. 

ALOUD', adv. Loudly. 

ALTHABET. 5. The letters of a 
language, adj. alphabetical • adv. 
alphabetically. 

AL'PtNE. adj. Relating or belonging 
to the Alps. 

ALREA'DY. adv. At the present 
time ; before the present. 

AL'SO. adv. In the same manner ; 
likewise. 

ALTAR, s. A place raised for wor- 
ship. 

ALTER, v. To change ; to make 
otherwise than it is. pr. par. al- 
tering ; past, altered : s. alteration • 
adj. alterative, alterable. 

ALTERCATION, s. Dispute, de- 
bate, controversy, v. altercate : pr 
par. altercating; past, altercated. 

ALTER'NATIVE. 5. Choice of two 
things, s. alternatively. 

ALTER'NATE. v. To perform al- 
ternately ; to change one thing foi 
another, reciproca.lv. pr. par. al- 
ternating ; past, alternated : s. al- 
ternation, alternative: adj. alter- 
nate : adv. alternately. 

ALTHE'A. s. A kind of shrub. 

ALTHOUGH, conj. Notwithstand 
ing ; however. 

ALTITUDE, s. Height. 

ALTOGETHER, ad). Conjunctly, 
completely. 

AL'UM. s. A kind of mineral salt. 
adj. aluminous. 

ALUM'NI. s. Pupils ; youths who 
have been educated at any parti- 
cular college. 

AL'WAYS. adv. Perpetually. 

AM. v. The indicative mood, first 
person singular, of the verb to be. 

AMAIN', adv. With vehemence; 
with vigour. 

AMAL'GAM. 5. A composition of 
metals. 

AMALGAMATE, v. To form into 
amalgam ; to unite intimately, pr. 
par. amalgamating ; past, amal- 
gamated : s. amalgamation: adj. 
amal gamut ive, 

AMANUEN'SIS. s. A person who 
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AMA— AME 

writes what another dictates, or 
copies what another has written, 
pi. amanuenses. 

AM'ARANTH. s. A kind of plant. 

AMASS', v. To accumulate, pr. 
par. amassing 1 ; past, amassed : s. 
amassment. 

AMATEU'R. s. A lover of any par- 
ticular pursuit, or system. 

AM'ATORY. adj. Relating to love ; 
containing sentiments of love. 

AMA'ZE. v. To confuse with ter- 
ror ; to put into confusion, with 
wonder, pr. par. amazing ; past, 
amazed: s. amazement: adj. amaz- 
ing : adv. amazingly. 

AM'AZON. s. One of an ancient 
race of women, famous for val- 
our ; a virago, adj. amazonian. 

AMBAS'SADOR. s. A person sent, 
in a public manner, from one gov- 
ernment to another, fern, ambas- 
sadress: adj. ambassadorial. 

AM'BER. s. A species of resinous 
gum. 

AMBIDEXTROUS, adj. Expert 
with both hands. 

AMBIENT, adj. Surrounding, en- 
compassing. 

AMBIG'UOUS. adj. Having a dou- 
ble meaning, s. ambiguity, pi. am- 
biguities : adv. ambiguously. 

AMBITION, s. Desire of eminence, 
adj. ambitious: adv. ambitiously. 

AM'BLE. v. To move easily; to 
walk affectedly, pr. par. ambling ,• 
past, ambled: s. amble, ambler: 
adv. amblingly. 

AMBRO'SIA. s. The imaginary food 
of the gods. adj. ambrosial. 

AM'BULATE. v. To walk about, 
pr. par. ambulating ; past, ambu- 
lated: s. ambulation, ambulator: 
adj. amhvlatory, ambulative. 

AMBUSCA'DE. s. A hostile con- 
cealment; ambush, v. ambuscade ; 
pr. par. ambuscading,- past, am- 
buscaded. 

AM'BUSH. s. The post where sol- 
diers are plnced. in order to fall 
unexpectedly upon an enemy. 

AMELIORATE, v. To make bet- 



AME-AMO 

ter ; to improve, pr. par. ameho 
rating ; past, ameliorated : s. ame 
lioration : adj. ameliorative. 

AMEN'. A Hebrew word, used in 
devotions, meaning, at the end of 
a prayer, so be it — at the end of a 
creed, so it is. 

AME'NABLE. adj. Responsible, 
tractable, adj. amenably. 

AMEND', v. To reform, to correct, 
pr. par. amending; past, amended: 
s. amendment, amender. 

AMENDS', s. Recompense, com- 
pensation. 

AMEN'ITY. s. Pleasantness, agreea- 
bleness of situation or of manners, 
pi. amenities. 

AMERCE', v. To punish with a pe 
cuniary fine. pr. par. amercing , 
past, amerced: s. amercement, 
amercer. 

AMERICAN, adj. Relating or be 
longing to America, s. American 

AMER'ICANISM. s. A word or 
phrase peculiar to the people of 
America. 

AM'ETHYST. s. A precious stone, 
of a violet colour bordering on 
purple. 

A'MIABLE. adj. Lovely, virtuous, 
pleasing, s. amiability, pi. amia- 
bilities: adv. amiably. 

AMICABLE, adj. Friendly, kind, 
adv. amicably: s. amicability, pi. 
amicabilities, amicableness. 

AMID', AMIDST, prep. In the 
midst ; mingled with. 

AMISS', adv. Faulty, criminal. 

AM'ITY. 5. Friendship, peace, pi. 
amities. 

AMMO'NIA. 5. Volatile alkali, adj 
ammoniac, ammoniacal. 

AMMUNITION, s. Mi litarv stores 

AM'NESTY. 5. Act of oblivion, pi 
amnesties. 

AMONG', AMONGST', prep. Min 
gled with. 

AMORO'SO. A term in music, sig- 
nifying in a soft or loving manner 

AM'OROUS. adj. Loving; naturall) 
inclined to love. adv. amorously 
s. amorousness, amorist, amour. 
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AMO— ANA 

AMOTION, s. Act of removing. [ 
AMPHIBIOUS, adj. Capable of] 

living on land or in water. 

adv. amphibiously: s. amphibious- 

AMPHITHE'ATRE. s. A circular 
or oval building, of which the 
area or pit is reserved for exhibi- 
tions, and surrounded by seats, 
one above another, adj. amphithe- 
atric, amp hit heat rical: adv. am- 
phithcalrically. 

AM'PLE. adj. Large, wide, suffici- 
ent, s. amplitude: adv. amply. 

AM'PLIFY. v. To enlarge, to exag- 
gerate, to improve by new addi- 
tions, pr. par. amplifying ; past, 
amplified : s. amplification) ampli- 
fier. 

AM'PUTATE. v. To cut off; a term 
applied peculiarly to limbs, pr. 
par. amputating ; past, amputated: 
s. amputation. , 

AM'ULET. s. A sort of charm, worn 
about, the person. 

AMU'SE. v. To entertain ; to gain 
the attention; to deceive, by art- 
ful management, pr. par.. amusing; 
past, amused: s. amusement, 
amuser : adj. amusive : adv. amus- 
ingly. 

AN. One of the indefinite articles. 

ANABAPTIST, s. One who op- 
poses the baptism of infants, s. 
anabaptism : adj. anabaptistic, an- 
abaptist ica) '. 

ANA'CHRONISM. s. Error in com- 
puting time ; application of a 
wrong date to anv event. 

ANACREON'TIQUE. s. A poem in 
the manner of Anacreon. 

AN'AGRAM. s. A conceit, arising 
from the transposition of letters, 
adj. anagrammatical : udv. ana- 
grammatically .- s. anagramma- 
tism, anagrammatist. 

ANALECTIC, ANALECT1CAL. 
adj. Selecting. 

ANAL'OGY. 5. Resemblance, with 
regard to some circumstance or 
effect, pi. analogies : adj. analogi- 
cal: adv. analogically : v. analo- 



ANA— ANE 

gize; pr. par. analogizing; past, 
analogized: s. analogism. 

ANAL'VSlS. s. Separation of ele 
mentary parts, pi. analyses. 

ANALYTIC, ANALYTICAL, adj 
By analysis; by minute separation 
and examination of parts, adv. 
analytically. 

AN'ALYZE. v. To resolve a com 
pound into its first elements, pr 
par. analyzing; past, analyzed. 
s. analyzer, analyzation. 

AN' ARCH Y. s. Want of govern 
ment ; national confusion, pi. «m 
archies: s. anarchist: adj. anar 
chal. 

ANATHEMA, s. A curse pronounc- 
ed by ecclesiastical authority, v. 
anathematize ; pr. par. anathema- 
tizing; past, anathematized: s. 
anathemaiizer: adj. unathemattcal 
adv. anathematically. 

ANATOMY, s. The art of dissec- 
tion, pi. anatomies : s. a.natomist 
v. anatomize ; pr. par. anatomiz- 
ing ; past, anatomized: adj. ana- 
tomical : adv. anatomically. 

ANCESTOR, s. One from -whom a 
person is remotely descended s. 
ancestry, pi. ancestries: adj. an- 
cestral. 

ANCHOR, s. An instrument for 
holding a ship in a certain place. 
v. anchor; pr. par. anchoring , 
past, anchored: s. anchorage. 

ANCH'ORET, ANCH'ORITE. s. 
A religious recluse ; a hermit. 

ANCHOVY. 5. A little sea-fi*h. 
used for sauce, pi. anchovies. 

AN'CIENT. adj. Past, former, of 
great age. adv. anciently. 

ANCIL'LARY. adj. Subservient. 

AND. A copulative conjunction. 

ANDANTE. In music ; — expressive, 
distinct, exact. 

AN'ECDOTE. s. Secret history; bio 
graphical incident ; a minute pas 
sage of private life. B.dj. anecdo- 
tal. 

ANEMOG'RAPHY. s. Description 
of the cause of the winds. 

ANEMOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
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ANE— ANK 

for measuring the power or velo- 
city of the wind. 

ANEM'ONE. s. A species of garden 
plant. , 

ANEM'OSCOPE. 5. An instrument 
to show the direction of the wind. 

AN'EURISM. s. An irregular dila- 
tion of an artery. 

ANEW. adv. Over again. 

AN'GEL. s. A messenger ; a celes- 
tial inhabitant or messenger, adj. 
angtlic, angelical : adv. angeli- 
cally. 

ANG'ER. s. Seven* displeasure ; 
wrath, v. anger; pr. par. anger- 
ing ; past, angered: adj. angry : 
adv. angrily. 

ANGLE. 5. A term in geometry, 
adj. angular: adv. angularly: s. 
angularity, pi. angularities. 

ANG'LE. v. To fish with a rod and 
hook. pr. par. angling ; past, an- 
gled : s. angle, angler. 

ANG'LICISM. 5. An English idiom, 
v. anglicise ; pr. par. anglicising ; 
past, anglicised. 

ANG'UISH. s. Excessive pain, either 
of mind or bodv. adj. anguished. 

ANHELATIG.M/3. Act of panting; 
being out of breath. 

ANIMADVERT, v. To consider, 
to observe, to censure, pr. par. 
animadverting ; past, animadvert- 
ed : s. anhnadverter. 

ANIMADVERSION, s. Act of ani- 
madverting; teproof. adj. animad- 
versive. 

ANIMAL, s. A living creature, 
adj. animal. 

ANIM AL'CULE. s. A small animal. 

ANIMATE, v. To give life, to en- 
liven, to encourage, to incite 
pr. par. animating ; past, animat- 
ed: s. animation, animator: adj 
animative : adv. animatedly. 

ANIMOSITY, s. Vehement hatred ; 
passionate malignity, pi. animosi- 
ties. 

AN'ISE. s. A species of aromatic 
plant. 

ANK'LE. s. The joint which con- 
nects the foot with the leg. 



ANN— ANO 

AN'NALIST. s. A writer of annal*. 

adj. annallstic, annalisticai ; adv 

annalistically. 
AN'NALS. s. History, in which 

the events are recorded in yearly 

succession. 
ANNEAL', v. To heat glass, so that 

the colours laid on may pass 

through ; to heat any thing in 

such a manner as to give it the 

proper temper, pr. par. annealing 1 

past, annealed. 
ANNEX', v. To join to, at the end ; 

to unite, pr. par. annexing; past, 

annexed: s. annexation. 
ANNI'HILATE. v. To destroy, tu 

annul, pr. par. annihilating ; past, 

annihilated: s. annihilation: adj 

annihilable. 
ANNIVERSARY, s. A day cele- 

brated as it annually returns, pi. 

anniversaries : adj. anniversary 
AjYJW DOM'IJVL In the year oi 

our Lord. A. D. 
AJSWO MUjY'DI. In the year of 

the world. A. M. 
AN'NOTATE. v. To add notes, pr 

par. annotating; past, annotated. 

s. annotation, annotator : adj. an* 

notative, annotatorial. 
ANNOUNCE', v. To proclaim, to 

publish, pr. par. announcing, 

past, announced: s. announcer. 
ANNOY', v. To molest, to tease 

pr. par. annoying: past, annoyed. 

s. annoyance, annoy er. 
AN'NUAL. adj. Yearly, lasting only 

a vear. adv. annually. 
ANNU ITY. s. Yearly rent : yearly 

income or allowance, pi. annul 

ties : s. annuitant. 
ANNUL', v. To make void. pr. par. 

annulling ; past, annulled : s. an* 

nulment. 
AN'NULAR. adj. In the form of a 

ring. adj. annularly. 
ANNUNCIATION, s. Act of aiv 

nouncing. 

AN'ODYNE. s. A mitigato\ of pain. 
ANOINT', v. To rub with oint- 
ment; to consecrate bv unction 
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ANO— ANT 

pr. par. anointing; past, anoint- 
ed: s. ano'uiier. 

ANOM'ALY. 5. Irregularity ; devia- 
tion from the common rule. .pi. 
anomalies: adj. anomalous. 

ANON', adv. Quickly, soon, some- 
times. 

ANONYMOUS, adj. Without a 
name. adv. anonymously. 

ANOTH'ER. adj. Not the same: 
one more ; widely different. 

AN'SWER. v. To speak in return 
to a question ; to speak in oppo- 
sition ; to be accountable for; to 
correspond with. pr. par. answer- 
ing ; past, answered: s. ansicer : 
adj. answerable: adv. answerably. 

ANT. s. An emmet. 

ANTAGONIST, s. One who con- 
tends ; an opponent, s. antago- 
nism. 

ANTARCTIC, adj. A term in as- 
tronomy, relating to the southern 
pole. 

ANTECE'DE. v. To precede; to 
go before, pr. par. anteceding ; 
past, anteccded: s. antecedence: 
adj. antecedent: adv. antecedently. 

ANTECESSOR, s. One that goes 
before. 

ANTECHAMBER, s. A chamber 
that leads to the chief apartment. 

ANTEDA'TE. v. To date earlier 
than the true time. pr. par. ante- 
dating ; past, antedated. 

ANTEDILU'VIAN. adj. Existing 
before the flood. 

ANTELOPE, s. A species of quad- 
ruped. 

ANTEMERIDIAN, adj. Before 
noon. A. M. 

ANTEMUN'DANE. adj. Before the 
creation of the world. 

ANTEPE'NULT, ANTEPENUL'- 
TIMATE. 5. The last syllable in 
a word, or line of verse, except 
two. 

ANTE'RIOR. adj. Going before; 
previous, s. anteriority, pi. ante- 
riorities : adv. anteriorly. 

ANTHEM. 5. A hymn, sung in al- 
ternate parts. 



ANT— ANT 

ANTHRACITE, adj. Composed 
chiefly of carbon ; not bitumin- 
ous. 

ANTHROPOPH'AGI. s. Eaters of 
human flesh ; cannibals. 

ANTICHRISTIAN. adj. Opposed 
to Christianity, s. antichrisiianity. 

ANTICIPATE, v. To act or think 
before an event, pr. par. antici- 
gating; past, anticipated: s. on- 
ticipation y anticipator : adj. antici- 
patory. 

ANTIC, adj. Strange, ridiculous. 
s. antic: adv. anticly. 

ANTICLI'MAX. 5. A sentence, o. 
which the last part expresses 
something lower than the first, 
pi. anticlimaxes. 

ANTICOSMET'IC. adj. Destructive 
of beauty. 

ANTIDOTE, s. A remedy for poi- 
son, adj. antidotal. 

ANTIENT. adj. See Ancifat. 

ANTIFEBRILE, adj. Efficacious 
against fever. 

ANTIMONARCH'AL. adj. Against 
government by a single person 
s. antimonarchist. 

ANTIMONY, s. A mineral sub 
stance, of a metalline nature, pi. 
antimonies: adj. aniimonial. 

ANTIFED'ERALlST. s. A person 
who was opposed to the establish- 
ment of the Federal Constitutun 
of the United States. 

ANTIPATAL. adj. Opposing po 
pery. 

ANTIPATHY, s. Natural dislike , 
aversion, pi. antipathies. 

ANTIPH'ONY. s. An echo, or re- 
sponse, pi. antiphonies. 

ANTIPESTILENTIAL. adj. Effica 
cious against the plague. 

ANTIPH'RASIS. s. An expression 
in which the words are used in a 
sense opposite to their just mean- 
ing, pi. antiphrases : adj. anti- 
phrastic: adv. antiphrastically. 

ANTIPODES, s. People who live 
on opposite meridians, and in op 
posite latitudes, adj. antipodal. 
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ANT— APE 

ANTIPOL'OMIST. s. One opposed 
to war. adj. antipolomistic. 

ANTIQUA RIAN. adj. Relating to 
antiquity, s. antiquarian, antiqua- 
ry, pi. antiquaries. 

ANTIQUATE. v. To make obso- 
lete, pr. par. antiquating ; past, 
antiquated. 

ANTIQUE', adj. Ancient, old. adv. 
antiquely : s. antiquity, pi. anti- 
quities. 

ANTISCORBUTIC, adj. Efficaci 
ous against scurvy. 

ANTISEPTIC, adj. Preventive of 
putrefaction. 

ANTISPASMODIC, adj. Efficacious 
against cramp. 

ANTITHESIS, s. Contrast in 
words, pi. antitheses. 

ANTITHETIC, ANTITHETI- 
CAL, adj. Placed in contrast, 
adv. antithetically. 

ANT'LER. s. Branch of a stag's 
horn. adj. antler ed. 

ANT(E'CI. 5. People who live in 
opposite latitudes, on the same 
meridian. 

AN'VIL. s. The iron block on which 
a smith lavs his metal, to be forged. 

ANXI'ETY. s. Trouble cf mind, 
about a future event, pi. anxieties : 
adj. anxious : adv. anxiously. 

AN'Y. adj. Whoever, whatever; 
one of many. 

APA'CE. adv. Quickly, speedily. 

APART', adv. Separately ; at a dis- 
tance. 

APARTMENT, s. A separate room; 
a chamber. 

APATHY, s. Want of feeling, or 
of passion, pi. apathies. 

APE. s. A kind of monkey, v. ape; 
pr. par. aping ; past, aped: s. 
aper: adj. apish: adv. apishly : s. 
apishness. 

APEPSIA, APEPSY. s. Want of 
natural concoction. 

APERIENT, adj. Gently purgative, 
adv. apericntly. 

AP'ERTURE. 5. An open place. 

APEX. 5. The tip or point. Lat. pi. 
apices; English, apexes. 



APH -APO 

APH,E'RISIS. s. A figure n gram- 
mar, by which a letter or syllable 
is taken from the beginning of a 
word. pi. aphaerises. 

APHE'LION. s. That part in the 
orbit of a planet, wnich is the 
most remote from the sun. 

APH'ORISM. s. A maxim; a pre* 
cept contracted into a short sen- 
tence, adj. aphoristical : adv. 
aphorisiically. 

AP'IARY. s. A place for bees. pi. 
apiaries. 

APIECE', adv. To the part or share 
of each. 

APOCALYPSE, s. Revelation ; the 
last -book of the new testament, 
adj. apocalyptical. 

APOCRYPHA. 5. Books added to 
the sacred writings, of doubtful 
authority, adj. apocryphal: adv. 
apocryphally. 

APOGEE. 5. A point in the heav- 
ens, in which the sun, or a planet, 
is at the greatest distance from 
the earth. 

APOLOGUE, s. A kind of fable. 

APOL'OGY. 5. Excuse, defence, pi. 
apologies: v. apologize, pr. par. 
apologizing ; past, apologized : 
adj. apologetic, apologetical : adv. 
apologetically. 

APOPHTHEGM, AP'OTHEGM. s. 
A remarkable saying ; a valuable 
maxim. 

AP'OPLEXY. s. A general depriva 
tion of animal sensation, pi. op 
poplexies : adj. apoplectic, apoplec 
tical : adv. apoplectically. 

APOSTATE, s. One who has de- 
serted his former profession, 
either in politics or religion, v. 
apostatize; pr. par. apostatizing , 
past, apostatized : adj. apostatical: 
s. apostacy, pi. apostacies. 

APOSTLE, s. A person sent with 
mandates ; a title particularly ap- 
plied to those whom Christ de 
puted to preach the gospel, adj. 
apostolic, apostolical: adv. apos- 
tolically. 

APOSTROPHE. 5. A diversion of 
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APO— APP 

speech, to another person or 
thing ; in grammar, the contrac- 
tion of a word, by the use of a 
comma, v. apostrophize ; pr. par. 
apostrophizing ; past, apostro- 
phized: adj. apostrophic. 

APOS'TUME. s. An abscess. 

APOTH'ECARY. s. A compounder 
and vender of medicines, pi. 
apothecaries. 

APOTHEGM, APOPHTHEGM, s. 
A remarkable saying ; a valuable 
mixim. 

APOTHE'OSIS. s. Heathenish dei- 
fication, pi. apotheoses. 

APPAL', v. To affright, to dismay, 
pr. par. appalling ; past, appallsd. 

APPANAGE. 5. An appurtenance 
of land. 

APPARATUS, s. Utensils; philo- 
sophical instruments. Latin, pi. 
apparatus. 

APPAR'EL. s. Dress, habiliments. 
v. apparel ; pr. par. appareling ; 
past, appareled, 

APPA'RENT. a#. Easily seen; cer- 
tain ; different from what a thing 
appears to be ; seeming ; not real, 
adv. apparently. 

APPARITION, s. Appearance; a 
spectre. 

APPEAL', v. To remove a cause 
from a lower to a higher tribunal ; 
to refer, pr. par. appealing ; past, 
appealed: s. appeal. 

APPE'AR. v. To come in view ; to 
be apparent, pr. par. appearing ; 
past, appeared : s. appearance. 

APPE'ASE. v. To quiet, to pacify, 
to reconcile, pr. par. appeasing; 
past, appeased: adj. appeasable.- 
s. appeasement, appeaser. 

APPJ'L'LANT. 5. One who appeals. 

APPEL'LATE. adj. Created on ap- 
peal ; having the power to hear 
and determine an appeal. 

APPELLATION, s. A name. 

APPEL'LATIVE. adj. Common, 
usual, adv. appellatively. 

APPEND', v. To hang, or attach, 
pr. par. appending ; past, append- 
ed : s. appendage : adj. appendant. 
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APP— APP 

APPEN'DIX. s. Something append 
ed ; a supplement, pi. appendixes. 

APPERTAIN', v. To belong to. pr. 
par. appertaining ; past, appertain* 
ed: s. appertainntent : adj. apper 
tinent. 

APPETENCE, APPETENCY, s 
Strong desire, pi. appetences^ ap 
petencies. 

APPETITE, s. Desire; keenness 
of stomach. 

APPLAUD', v. To praise, by clap- 
ping the hands ;* to praise aloud, 
pr. par. applauding; past, ap- 
plauded : s. applauder, applause : 
adj. applausive. 

APPLE, s. A species of fruit. 

APPLICABLE, adj. Suitable; at 
tributable. s. applicability, pi. ap- 
plicabilities : adv. applicably. 

APPLICATION, s. Act of apply 
ing; attention to some particular 
affair ; thing applied, adj applica 
the, applicatory. 

APPLY', v. To join ; to lay upon ; 
to use as means ; to fix the mind 
upon ; to have recourse, pr. par 
applying ; past, applied : s. applied 
appliance, applicant. 

APPOINT', v. To fix ; to mark out ; 
to elect, pr. par. appointing 
past, appointed : s. appointer, ap 
pointment. 

APPORTION, v. To assign in just 
proportion, pr. par. apportioning 
past, apportioned: s. apportioner 
apportionment. 

AP'POSITE. adj. Proper, appropri 
ate. adv. appositely: s. ajyposite 

APPOSITION, s. Addition of new 
matter ; agreement of nouns with 
each other. 

APPRAISE, v. To fix a price on 
pr. par. appraising ; past, ap 
praised: s. appraiser, appraisement. 

APPRECIATE, v. To value at a 
just rate or price, pr. par. apprt- 
ciating ; past, appreciated: s. ap- 
preciation: adj. appreciable. 

APPREHEND', v. To seize, to un- 
derstand ; to think on with ear. 
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APF— AQU 

pr. par. apprehending ; past, ap- 
prehended: s. apprehender, appre- 
hension: adj. apprehensive: adv. 
apprehensively. 

APPRENTICE, s. One who is 
bound, by covenant, to remain 
with another, for a certain period, 
in order that he may acquire a 
knowledge of an art or a trade. 
v. apprentice; pr. par. apprentic- 
ing ; past, apprenticed : s. appren- 
ticeship. 

APPRl'ZE. v. To inform, pr. par. 
apprizing ; past, apprized. 

APPROACH', v. To come towards ; 
to come near. pr. par. approach- 
ing; past, approached: s. ap- 
proach, approacher : adj. ap- 
proachable. 

APPROBATION, s. Act of approv- 
ing ; approval, adj. approbatory. 

APPRO'PRIATE. v. To assign to 
some particular use. pr. par. ap- 
propriating ; past, appropriated : 
adj. appropriate, appropriaiive : s. 
appropriateness, appropriation, ap- 
propriator. 

APPRO'VE. v. To like; to be 
pleased with ; to prove, pr. par. 
upprooing; past, approved: adj. 
approvable : s. approval, approver. 

APPROXIMATE, v. To bring 
near ; to approach, pr. par ap- 
proximating ; past, approximated : 
s. approximation. 

AP'RICOT. s. A kind of fruit. 

ATRIL. s. The fourth month. 

APRON, s. A cloth hung before, 
to keep the other dress clean, 
adj. aproned. 

APROPO'S. To the purpose; well- 
timed (pronounced apropo'.) 

APT. adj. Fit, inclined, ready, adv. 
aptly : s. aptness, aptitude. 

APTOTE. s. An indeclinable noun. 

A'QUA. 5. In Latin, signifies water. 

AQUA-FORT1S. s. Nitric acid. 

AQUA-HE GI A. s. Nitro-muriatic 
acid. 



AQU— ARC 

AQUA'RIUS. 5. Asignofthezodi 
ac ; the waterman. 

AQUAT'IC. adj. Relating to any 
thing that inhabits water. 

AQUA-TIN'TA. *. A species of en- 
graving, imitating drawings made 
with Indian ink, or bistre. 

AQUA-VITJS. s. Brandy, or spiri* 
of wine. 

A'QUEOUS. adj. Waterv. 

A QUEDUCT. s. An artificial con 
vevance for water. 

A'QUILINE. adj. Resembling an 
eagle ; (when applied to the nose) 
hooked, or Roman. 

ARA'BIAN. adj. Relating or be- 
longing to Arabia. 

A'RABLE. adj. Fit for cultivation, 
s. arability, pi. arabilities. 

AR'BITER. s. A judge ; one whc 
has the power of decision, few 
arbitress, pi. arbiiresses. 

ARBITRARY, adj. Despotic; in 
dependent of rules, adv. arbitra 
rily. 

ARBITRATE, v. To decide, to de 
termine ; to submit to arbitrators 
pr. par. arbitrating ; past, arbi 
trated : s. arbitration, arbitrator 

ARBORES'CENT. adj. Growing in 
the form of a tree. 

AR'BORIST. s. One who makes 
trees his studv. 

AR'BOUR. s. A bower. 

ARC. s. A segment af a circle ; an 
arch. 

ARCA'DE. s. A continued arch; a 
walk covered with an arched 
roof. 

ARCA'JVUM. s. A secret, pi. ar- 
cana. 

ARCH. s. Part of a circle, not more 
than a half. v. arch; pr. par 
arching; past, arched. 

ARCH. adj. Pronounced ark ; when 
prefixed to a word beginning with 
a vowel, Chief. 

ARCH. adj. Waggish, mirthful 
adv. archly: s. archness. 

ARCHAN'GEL. s. One of the high 
est order of angels, (pronounced 
ark-angel.) adj. archangclic. 
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ARC— ARE 

ARCHBISB'OP. s. A chief bishop, 
s. archbishop?ic. 

ARCHDEA'CON. s. One who sup- 
plies the bishop's place and of- 
fice, s. archdeaconry, pi. archdea- 
conries. 

AKCHDUCH'ESS. s. A title given 
to certain princesses, pi. arch- 
duchesses. 

ARCHDUKE, s. A title given to 
certain princes. 

ARCH'ER. 5. One who uses a bow. 
s. archery. 

ARCH'ETYPE. s. The original, 
pronounced ark '-e-type : adi.arcA- 
etypal. 

ARCHEOL'OGY. s. A discoarse on 
antiquity, pronounced ark-e-olo- 
gy. pi. archiologies. 

A^ICHIEPIS'COPAL, ARCHEPIS'- 
COPAL. adj. Belonging to an 
archbishop, pronounced ark-i- 
epis'copal, or ark-epis' copal. 

ARCHITECT, s. A professor of the 
art of building, pronounced ark'- 
e-tcct. s. architecture: adj. archi- 
tectural, architcctive. 

ARCH'ITRAVE. s. The moulding 
next above the capital of a column, 
pronounced ark-e-trave. 

ARCH' IVES. s. A place for public 
records ; or, the records them- 
selves, pronounced ark'-eeves. 

ARCH'ON. 5. One of the nine chief 
magistrates of Athens, pronounc 
ed ark-on. 

ARCTIC, adj. Relating to the arc- 
tic circle, or to the north, pro- 
nounced ark-tic. 

ARCUA'TION. s. Act of bending : 
curvitv. 

AR'DENT. adj. Hot, eager, s. ar- 
dencv, pi. ardencies: adv. ardently. 

AR'DOUR. s. Heat ; heat of affec- 
tion ; desire ; courage. 

ARDUOUS. . adj. Hard to climb; 
difficult, adv. arduously: s. ar- 
duousness. 

ARE. v. An inflexion of the verb to 
be. 

A'REA. s. The surface contained 
between anv lines. 



ARE— ARM 

ARE'NA. s. That part of a theatre 
which is left vacant for the con- 
tests or sports. 

AR'GENT. s. The white colon, 
used in coats of arms, bright, 
like silver. 

ARGILLA'CEOUS. adj. Partaking 
of clay. 

AR'GUE. v. To reason, to dispute, 
pr. par. arguing; past, argued: 
s. arguer, argument, argumenta- 
tion : adj. argumentative: adv 
argumentatively: adj. argument- 
able. 

A'RID. adj. Dry, parched, s. arid- 
ity, pi. aridities. 

A'RIES. s. A sign of the zodiac ; 
the ram. 

ARIET'TA. s. A short air, song, or 
tune. 

ARIGHT, adv. Rightly. 

ARIOSO. The movement of a 
common air. 

ARI'SE. v. To mount upwards ; to 
get up ; to proceed from. pr. par. 
arising ; past, arisen. 

ARISTOCRACY, s. A government 
by nobles; the highest class hi 
societv. pi. aristocracies. 

ARISTOCRAT, s. One who favours 
aristocracy, adj. aristocratic, aris- 
tocratical: adv. aristocratically. 

ARITHMETIC, s. The science of 
numbers; the art of computation. 
s. arithmetician: adj. arithmetical: 
adv. arithmetically. 

ARITHMOMETER, s. An instru- 
ment for solving questions in 
arithmetic. 

ARK. s. A large chest ; a vessel to 
swim on the water, as the ark o. 
Noah. 

ARM. s. The limb which reaches 
from the hand to the shoulder ; a 
branch. 

ARM. v. To take arms ; to furnish 
with arms. pr. par. arming ; past, 
armed. 

ARM A' DA s. A fleet of war 
ARM'AMENT. s. A force equipped 
for war ; implements of war. 
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ARM— ARR 

ARM'FUL. s. As much as the arms 

can hold. 
Af^UL'LARY. adj. Resembling a 

bracelet, adj. armillated. 
ARMISTICE, s. A suspension of 

arms; a short truce. 
ARM'LET. s. A little arm, as an 

armlet of the sea ; a bracelet for 

the arm. 
ARMGRIAL. adj. Belonging to the 

arms of a family; belonging to 

armour. 
ARMOUR, s. Defensive arms. s. 

armoury , pi. armouries; ar- 
mourer. 
ARM'PIT. s. The hollow place un- 
der the shoulder. 
ARMS. s. Weapons of offence 
ARM'Y. s. A numerous body of sol- 
diers, pi. armies. 
AROMATIC, adj. Spicy, fragrant. 
ARO'SE. v. Did arise. 
AROUND', adv. In a circle; on 

every side. prep, around. 
AROU'SE. v. To wake from sleep ; 

to excite, pr. par. arousing ; past, 

aroused. 
AR'QUEBUSS. s. A hand-gun. pi. 

arquebusses. 
A R'RACK. s. Commonly called rack. 

A species of distilled liquor. 
A RRAIGN'. t». A prisoner is said to 

be arraigned, when he is brought 

forth, and put upon his trial, pr. 

par. arraigning ; past, arraigned. 

s. arraignment. 
ARRANGE', v. To place in order ; 

to settle, pr. par. arranging; 

past, arranged: s. arrangement, 

arranger. 
AR'RANT. adj. Bad in a high de- 
gree, adv. arrantly. 
AR'RAS. s Tapestry. 
ARRAY', v. To put in order: to 

deck • to dress, pr. par. arraying, 

past, arrayed. 
ARRE'AR. s. That which is left un- 

paid, or not done. s. arrearage: 

adv. arrear, behind. 
ARREST', v. To seize ; to stop. pr. 

oar arresting' • past, arrested. 



ARR-ART 

ARRE'T. 5. A decree, pronounced 
ar-ray'. 

ARRI'VE. v. To comt to ; to reach 
pr. par. arriving; past, arrived 
s. arrival. 

ARROGANCE, s. Undue assump 
tion ; haughtiness, adj. arrogant 
adv. arrogantly. 

ARROGATE, v. To claim unjustly 
pr. par. arrogating; past, arro 
gated: s. arrogation. 

ARROW, s. A dart; the pointed 
weapon which is shot from a bow. 

ARSENAL, s. A depositary foi 
things requisite to war. 

AR'SENIC. s. A mineral substance, 
which is a violent corrosive poi- 
son. 

AR'SON. s. The crime of feloniously 
burning houses, and other things 
defined by law. 

ART. s. The power of doing some 
thing not taught by nature; skill; 
dexterity, s. artist. 

ARTERY, s. A conical canal, which 
conveys the blood from the heart 
to all parts of the body. pi. ar- 
teries : adj. arterial. 

ART'FUL. adj. Performed with art, 
cunning, adv. artfully: s. artful- 
ness. 

ARTICHOKE, s. A species of es- 
culent plant. 

ARTICLE, s. A part of speech ; a 
particular part ; terms ; stipula- 
tion, v. article ; pr. par. articling, 
past, articled. 

ARTICULATE, v. To pronounce 
distinctly, pr. par. articulating, 
past, articulated: s. articulation* 
adj. articulate: adv. articulately. 

ARTIFICE, s. Trick, stratagem, 
fraud, art. 

ARTIFICIAL, adj. Made by art 
fictitious, adv. artijicially . 

ARTIFICER, s. An artist, a manu- 
facturer, a contriver. 

ARTIL'LERY. s. Missive weapons; 
ennnon. pi. artilleries. 

ARTISAN', s. A practiser of an art. 

ARTLESS, adj. Unskilful, without 
fraud, adv. artlessly : s. arttessness 
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ASB— ASP 

ASBES'TOS. s. A kind of stone. 

ASCEND', v. To go upwards, pr. 
pir. ascending; past, ascended: 
adj. ascendant : s. ascendency, pi. 
ascendencies. 

ASCE.VSl.oN. 5. Act of ascending, 
adj. ascensive. 

ASCENT', s. Rise ; an eminence or 
high place. 

ASCERTAIN', v. To know surely ; 
to make certain ; to fix ; to estab- 
lish pr. par. ascertaining; past, 
ascertained : adj. ascertainable. 

ASCET'IC. s. A disagreeable pro- 
fessor of religion. 

ASCRl'BE. v. To attribute, pr. par. 
ascribing; past, ascribed: adj. 
ascribabh. 

ASCRIPTION. 5. Act of ascribing. 

ASHA.M'ED. adj. Touched with 
shame. 

ASH'ES. s. Remains of any thing 
burned. 

ASHO'RE. adt. On shore; to the 
shore. 

ASIATIC, adj. Relating or belong- 
ing to Asia. 

ASI DE. adv. To one side ; to an- 
other part; from the company. 

ASK. v. To petition, to beg, to de- 
mand, to enquire, to question^ to 
require, pr. par. asking; past, 
asked. 

ASKANSE', ASKAUNSE'. adv. 
Sideways, obliquely. 

ASKEW, adv. Aside; with contempt 
or envv ; obliquely. 

ASLANT', adv. Obliquely. 

ASLEEP . adv. Sleeping ; at rest. 

ASP. s. A kind of poisonous ser- 
pent. 

ASPAR'AGUS. s A kind of escu- 
lent plant 

ASPECT, s. Appearance ; direction 
towards. 

ASPEN, adj. Belonging to the asp-! 
tree. 

ASPER'ITY. s. Roughness, severity.' 
pi. asperities. 

ASPERSE', v. To calumniate, pr. 
par. aspersing; past, aspersed :\ 
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ASP- ASS 

s. asperser, aspersion: adj. asper> 
sive. 

AS' PIRATE, v. To pronounce witL 
full breath, pr. par. aspiriting ; 
past, aspirated: s. aspirate, aspi- 
ration. 

ASPI'RE. v. To pant after ; to desire 
eagerly, pr. par. aspiring; past, 
aspired: s. aspirant. 

ASSAFCET'IDA. s. A kind of ill 
smelling drug. 

ASSAIL', v. To assault, to attack 
pr. par. assailing; past, assailed 
s. assailant: adj. assailable. 

ASSAS'SIN. s. A murderer ; one 
who kills by secret violence, v 
assassinate; pr. par. assassinat 
ing; past, assassinated: s. ass as 
sination. 

ASSAULT', v. To attack, to assail 
pr. par. assaulting ; past, assault* 
ed : s. assault. 

ASSAY', v. To make trial ; to try ; 
to endeavour, pr. par. assaying, 
past, assayed: s. assay. 

ASSEM'BLE. v. To bring together ; 
to meet together, pr. par. assem- 
bling ; past, assembled : s. assem.' 
bly, pi. assemblies s. assemblage. 

ASSENT', v. To agree to. pr par. 
assenting; past, assented, : s. assent 

ASSERT', v. To maintain, to de 
fend. pr. par. asserting ; past, as 
seried : s. assertion, assert or. 

ASSESS', v. To apportion, or tax 
pr. par. assessing; past, assessed 
adj. assessable: s. assessment, as* 
sessor. 

AS'SETS. s. Funds or property for 
distribution. 

ASSEVERATE, v. To declare ear 
nestly. pr. par. asseverating ; past, 
asseverated : s. asseveration. 

ASSIDU'ITY. s. Diligence, pi. as 
siduiiies: adj. assiduous: adv. as- 
siduously. 

ASSIGN', v. To mark out ; to con- 
vey a right ; to appoint or depute, 
pr. par. assigning ; past, assigned 
adj. assignable: s. assignatio?i. 

ASSIGNEE', s. One to whom any 
thing is assigned. 

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ASS— AST 

ASSIMILATE, v. To convert to 
the same nature ; to cause resem- 
blance, pr. par. assimilating ; 
past, assimilated : s. assmiilation. 

ASSIST', v. To help. pr. par. assist- 
ing ; past, assisted: s. assistance : 
adj. assistant: s. assistant. 

ASSi'ZE. s. Regulation, (assizes, 
meeting of provincial law-courts.) 

ASSO'CIATE. v. To join as a com- 
panion ; to unite, pr. par. associat- 
ing ; past, associated : s. associate, 
association. 

ASSORT, v. To place in classes, 
pr. par. assorting ; past, assorted: 
s. assortment. 

ASSUAGE', v. To mitigate, to ease, 
pr. par. assuaging ; past, as- 
suaged : s. assuager. 

ASSUA'SIVE. adj. Softening, miti- 
gating. 

ASSUME, v. To take, to usurp, pr. 
par. assuming j past, assumed. 

ASSUMPTION, s. Act of assum- 
ing, adj. assumptive: adv. assump- 
tive!}/. 

ASSU'RE. v. To give confidence; 
to insure, pr. par. assuring; past, 
assured: s. assurance: adj. as- 
sured li/. 

ASTERISK. s. A mark (*) used 
in printing. 

ASTERN', adv. In the hinder part 
of a ship ; behind another ship. 

AS'TEROIDE. s. Something par- 
taking of the form of a star. adj. 
asteroidal. 

AST'HMA. s. A difficult, short res- 
piration, adj. asthmatic, asthmati- 
cal. 

ASTON'ISH. v. To confound, to 
amaze, pr. par. astonishing ; past, 
astonished: s. astonishment: adv. 
aston ish ingly. 

ASTOUND', v. To astonish, to stun, 
pr. par. astounding; past, as- 
tounded. 

AS'TR \L. adj. Relating to the stars. 

ASTRAY', mh. Out of the right 
way, or place. 

ASTRICTION. s. Act of contract- 



AST— ATT 

j ing by medical applications ; adj 
ait ri dive. 

ASTRl'DE. adv. With the leg? 
|| open; with a log on each side. 

ASTRIN'GENT. adj. Binding, con- 
tracting, s. astringency, pi. as* 
tringcucies. 

ASTROLABE, s. An instrument 
formerly used for ascertaining 
latitudes. 

ASTROLOGY, s. The pretended 
science of foretelling by the stars. 
s. astrologer : adj. astrological. 

ASTRONOMY, s. The science of 
the heavenly bodies, s. astrono- 
mer : adj. astronomical : adv. as- 
tronmnically. 

ASTUTE, adj. Subtle, cunning, 
adv. astutely. 

ASUN'DKR. adv. Apart, separately. 

ASY'LUM. s. Place of safety. 

AT. One of the prepositions. 

ATE. v. Did eat. Little used. 

ATHEIST, s. One who denies the 
existence of God. adj. atheistical: 
adv. atheistically .- s. atheism. 

ATHLETIC, adj. Of a strong and 
vigorous body. 

ATHW ART'. prep. Across, through, 
adv. athwart. 

ATMOSPHERE, s. The air which 
surrounds the earth, adj. atmo- 
spheric, atmospherical. 

ATOM. s. A very small particle. 
adj. atomic, atomical. 

ATONE, v. To expiate, pr. par. 
atotiing; past, atotied: s. atone- 
ment. 

ATRO'CITY. 6. Horrible wicked- 
ness, pi. atrocities : adj. atrocious , 
adv. atrociously. 

ATROPHY. 5. Debility, for want 
of nourishment, pi. atrophies. 

ATTACH', v. To Join, to arrest, to 
seize, pr. par. attaching ; past, at 
tacked: s. attachment. 

ATTACK', v. To assault; to begin 
a contest, pr. par. attacking ; past, 
attacked: s. attack. 

ATTAIN', v. To procure, to pach 
pr. par. attaining ; past, attained. 
s. attainment. 

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ATT— ATT 

ATTATN'DER. s. The act of at- 
tainting : state of being attainted. 

ATTAINT', v. To disgrace ; to cor- 
rupt the blood, by a judgment af- 
ter conviction of felony or trea- 
son, pr. par. attainting ; past, at- 
tainted: s. attaint. 

ATTEM'PER. v. To mingle, to 
soften, to tit to. pr par. attemper- 
ing ; past, attempered: s. attemper- 
ment 

ATTEMPT', v. To endeavour, to 
try. pr. par. attempting ; past, at- 
tempted : s. attempt 

ATTEND', v. To give attention, or 
aid ; to be present at. pr. par. at- 
tending ; past, attended : s. attend- 
ance, attendant. 

ATTENTION, s. The act of attend- 
ing: particular respect, adj. at- 
tentive: adv. attentively: s. atten- 
tiveness. 

ATTEN'UATE. v. To make thin, 
or slender, pr. par. attenuating; 
pnst, attenuated.- s. attenuation. 

ATTEST', v. To sign as a witness : 
to bear witness, pr. par. attesting; 
past, attested: s. attestation, at- 
tester, attestor. 

ATTIC, adj. Belonging or relating 
to Attica, or to Athens; pure; 
classical ; elegant, s. atticism. 

ATTIC, s. The garret or upper- 
most room in a house. 

ATTI'RE. v. To dress, to habit, to 
array, pr. par. attiring; past, at- 
tired: s. attire. 

ATTITUDE, s. A posture. 

ATTOR'XEY. s. One appointed to 
transact business for another ; a 
species of officer, in courts of law, 
proper, pi. attorneys; but often 
erroneously spelled attornies. 

ATTRACT.^ v. To draw towards, 
pr. par. attracting; past, attracted: 
s. attraction: adj. attractive : adv. 
atiractivphf. 

ATTRIB'UTE. v. To ascribe, pr. 
par. attributing ; pa?t, attributed: 
s. at 'tribute: adj. attributable. 

ATTRITION. 5. Act of wearing 
any thing, by ribbing. 



ATT— AUS 

ATTU'NE. v. To make musical 
to tune. pr. par. attuning, past, 
attuned. 

AUBURN, adj. Brown; of a dark, 
reddish brown. 

AUCTION, s. A mode of public 
sale. v. auction ; pr. par. auction- 
ing; past, auctioned : s. auctioneer, 

AUDA'CIOUS. adj. Impudently 
daring, adv. audaciously : s. om- 
dacity, pi. audacities. 

AUDIBLE, adj. Loud enough to be 
heard, adv. audibly. 

AU'DIENCE. s. The act of hearing ; 
a hearing ; hearers. 

AU'DIT. v. To examine the ac- 
counts of another, pr. par. audit 
ing ; past, audited. 

AU'DlXJOR. s. A hearer ; an exam- 
iner of public accounts, adj. au- 
ditory, pi. auditories. 

AUGER, s. A tool for boring holes. 

AUGHT, s. Any thing. 

AUGMENT', v. To increase, to 
become larger, or more. pr. par. 
augmenting; past, augmented : s. 
augmentation: adj. augmentative. 
s. augmenter. 

AU'GUR. v. To conjecture by 
signs ; to portend, ir. par. augur- 
ing ; past, augured: s. augur, 
augury, pi. auguries. 

AUGUST', adj. Great, magnificent, 
adv. augustly : s. augustness. 

AUGUST, s. The eighth month. 

AUNT. 5. A father's or mother's 
sister. 

AURE'LIA. s. The first apparent 
change of the maggot of insects. 

AURICULAR, adj. Within the 
sense or reach of hearing ; secret, 
adv. auricularly. 

AURTST. s. An ear-surgeon. 

AURaRA-BOREA'LIS. s. A lumin 
ous meteor, peculiar to northern 
latitudes. 

AUS'PICE. s. An omen, protec 
tion. adj. auspicious: adv. auspi 
ciously : s. auspiciousness. 

AUSTE'RE. adj. Harsh ; of a dis 
tant manner, adv. austerely • s 
austerity, pi. austerities. 

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AUS— AVA 

AUSTRAL, adj. Southern. 

AUTHENTIC, adj. Proceeding 
from sufficient authority, v. au- 
thenticate; pr. par. authenticating; 
past, authenticated.- adv authen- 
tically : s. authenticity, pi. authen- 
ticities. 

AUTHOR, s. One who first effects 
or produces any thing, s. author- 
ship. 

AUTHOR'ITY. s. Testimony, in- 
fluence, power, pi. authorities: 
adj. authoritative : adv. authorita- 
tively. 

AUTOBIOG'RAPHY. s Memoirs 
of any person, written by himself, 
pi. autobiographies. 

AUTHORIZE, v. To make legal ; 
to justify, pr. par. authorizing; 
past, authorized : s. authorization. 

AUTOCRAT, s. An absolute 
prince, adj. autooatic: adv. au- 
tocratically : s. autocracy, pi. au 
tocraaes. 

AUTOGRAPHY, s. A particular 
person's own hand-writing; or 
the original manuscript, distin- 
guished from a copy. pi. autogra- 
phies: adj. autographical. 

AUTOMATON, s. A machine 
which has h. power of motion 
within itself, adj. automatical. 

AUTUMN. 5. "The season of the 
year between summer and winter, 
adj. autumnal. 

AUXIT/IARY. 5. An assistant, pi, 
auxiliaries: adj. auxiliary. 

AVAIL', v. To aid in promoting; 
to profit, pr. par. availing; past, 
availed: s. avail: adj. available: 
adv. availably. 

AVALANCHES, s. Prodigious 
snow-balls, that frequently roll 
down the mountains, in Savoy. 

AVANT-COU'RIER. s. One who is 
despatched before the rest, to 
notifv their approach. 

A' V A RICE. s. Insatiable desire of 
wealth, ad), avaricious : adv. ava 
riciously : s. avaricimt sness. 

AVAST', int. Enough, stop. 



AVA— AWA 

A VAUNT', int. A word of abbo! 

rence, used to drive a person 

away. 
AVENGE', v. To punish in behaH 

of another ; to revenge, pr. par 

avenging; past, avenged: 9 

avenger. 
A' VENUE, s. A way of approach. 
AVER', v. To declare solemnly. 

pr. par. averring ; past, averred* 

s. averment. 
A'VERAGE. v. To fix one degree 

of value upon things of different 

qualities, pr. par. averaging, 

past, averaged : s. average. 
AVERSE', adj. Not favourable 

opposed to. s. aversion: ad 1 

avei-sely. 
AVERT', v. To turn aside; to keep 

off. pr. par. averting; past, 

averted: s. averter. 
A'VIARY. 5. A place inclosed for 

birds, pi. aviaries. 
AVID'ITY. s. Greediness, eager 

ness. pi. avidities. 
AVOCATION, s. Business which 

calls a person away from his usual 

employment ; opposed to voca- 
tion, adj. avocative. 
AVOID', v. To make void ; to shun; 

to decline ; to escape, pr. par. 

avoiding ; past, avoided : s. avoid- 

ance. 
AVOIRDUPOIS', adj. A kind of 

weight, having 16 ounces in the 

pound. 
AVOUCH', v. To affirm, to main- 
tain, to vindicate, to justify, pr. 

par. avouching; past, crouched. 
AVOW", v. To declare with confi- 
dence : to own or confess, pr. par. 

avoiving ; past, avowed : s. avoival: 

adj. avowable : adv. avowedly. 
AVUL'SION. s. Act of pulling one 

thing from another, adj. avvlsive. 
AWAIT', v. To expect, to attend. 

pr. par. awaiting ; past, awaited 

s at va iter. 
AWAKE', v. To rouse out of sleep 

to nut into new action p». par 

arnnJcmg ; past, awoke. 
AWARD', v. To adjudge, to deter 
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AWE— AXI 

mine. pr. par. awarding; past, 
awarded: s. award. 

AWE. s. Reverential fear ; reve- 
rence ; dread, adj. awful : adv. 
awfully. 

AYVK'WARD. adj. Inelegant, impo- 
lite, clumsy, s. awkwardness : adv. 
awkwardly. 

AWL. s. A pointed instrument, for 
boring holes in leather. 

AWN'ING. s. A covering spread 
over a boat or ship, to keep off 
the sun and rain. 

AXE. s. A kind of hatchet. 

AX'IOM. s. A proposition, evident 
at the first view, and which can- 
not be made plainer by demon- 
stration. 



AXI— aZU 

AXIS. s. The line, real or imagm 
ary, that passes through any 
thing, and on which it may re- 
volve, pi. axes. 

AX'LE, AX'LETREE. s. The pin 
which passes through the midst 
of a wheel. 

AYE. adv. Yes. 

AY'RY. s. The nest of a bird of 
prey. pi. ayries. 

A'ZOTE. 5. Nitrogen ; that part of 
the atmospheric air, which will 
not support life. 

AZ'IMUTH. s. A term in astrono- 
my. 

A'ZURE. s. Light blue. 



BAB— BAC 

BAB BLE. v. To prate like a child ; 
to talk idly. pr. par. babbling; 
past, babbled : s. babble, babbler. 

BABE, BA'BY. s. An infant, pi. 
babes, babies: adj. babyish: adv. 
babyishly. 

BABOON', s. A kind of monkey. 

BACCHANAL, BACCHANA'LI- 
AN. s. A devotee to Bacchus, the 
.god of wine. adj. bacchanalian. 

BACH'ELOR. 5. An unmarried man; 
one who has taken his first degree, 
at a college. 

BACK. s. The hinder part of the 
body ; the rear ; the place behind ; 
a large vat. adj. back. 

BACK. v. To mount on the back of 
a horse ; to maintain, as a second, 
pr. par. backing; past, backed. 

BACK'BITE. v. To censure the ab- 
sent, v. backbite ; pr. par. backbit- 
ing; past, backbitten : s. backbiter. 

BACKGAM'MON. s. A kind of 
game. 

BACK'SLIDE. v. To fall off; to 
apostatize, pr. par. backsliding; 
past, backslided: s. backslider. 

BACK'WARD. adj. Unwilling, hes- 



BAC— FA1 

itating, sluggish, dull. adv. back 

icardly : s. backwardness. 
BACKWARDS, adv. With the back 

forwards ; towards the back ; re- 

gressively. 
BA'CON. s. The dried flesh of a 

hog. 
BAD. adj. Ill, not good, vicious, un- 
fortunate, adv. badly • s. badness. 
BADE. The preterit of bid. 
BADGE, s. A token by which a 

person is known ; a mark. 
BAD'GF.R. s. A kind of quadruped. 
BADINAGE, s. Light or playful 

discourse. 
BAF'FLE. v. To elude, to confound, 
I to defeat, pr. par. baffling; past, 
j baffled: s. baffler. 
BAG. s. A sack or pouch, v. bag; 

pr. par. bagging ; past, bagged. 
BAGATELL'E. s. A trifle. 
jBAG'GAGE. s. The furniture of an 
! armv ; luggage. 
BA'GNIO. s. A house for bathing. 
[ BAG' PIPE. s. A kind of musical 

instrument. 
iBAIL. s. Surety given for a person's 
i appearance at court : he who b-iiis 
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BAl— BAL 

another, v. bail ; pi par. bailing 
past, bailed: adj Mailable. 

BAI'LIFF. 5. The chief magistrate 
of a certain class of corporate 
towns ; a sheriff's officer who ex- 
ecutes arrests ; an under-steward 
of a manor. 

BAIL'IWICK. s. The jurisdiction of 
a bailiff, or of a sheriff. 

BAIT. v. To put meat upon a fish 
hook; to feed on a journey, pr. 
par. baiting ; past, baited : s. bait. 

BAIT. v. To attack with violence ; 
to harass by the help of others, 
pr. par. baiting ; past, baited. 

BAIZE, s. A kind of coarse cloth. 

BAKE. v. To harden in the fire; to 
harden with heat. pr. par. baking; 
post, baked: s. baker. 

BAL'ANCE. s. An instrument for 

. weighing; difference of weight or 

amount ; equipoise, v. balance ; 

pr. par. balancing ; past, balanced : 

s. balancer. 

BAL'CONY. s. A frame before the 
window of a room. pi. balconies. 

BALD. adj. Wanting hair ; naked ; 
inelegant; mean. s. baldness. 

BAL'DERDASH. s. Words jumbled 
together, without judgment. 

BALE. s. A large bundle ; a pack- 
age, v. bale; pr. par. baling; 
past, baled. 

BALE'FUL. adj. Full of misery; 
full of mischief, adv. bale fully. 

BALIS'TA. s. A warlike instrument, 
anciently used to throw stones 
and darts. 

BALK. 5. A great beam, used in 
building ; a disappointment, v. 
balk ; pr. par. balking ; past, 
balked. 

BALL. s. Any thing made in around 
form ; an entertainment of danc- 
ing. 

BAL'LiVD. s. A species of song. 

BAL'LAST. s. Something put at the 
bottom of a ship, to keep it 
steady, v. ballast ; pr. par. ballast- 
ing ; past, ballasted. 

BALLE'T. 5. A kind of dance, (pro- 
nounced hal-lay.) 



BAL— BAN 

BALLOON', s. A spheroid, formed 

of silk; which, when incited 

with hydrogen gas, or rarefied air, 

ascends. 
BAL'LOT. 5. A mode of giving 

votes, originally by means of little 

balls, v. ballot ; pr. par. bulloiing ; 

past, balloted. 
BALM. 5. A species of aromatic 

herb; any thing that soothes or 

mitigates pain. adj. balmy. 
BAL'SAM. s. Ointment ; unguent ; 

a kind of plant, adj. balsamic. 
BALUSTRA'DE. s. An assemblage 

of balustres, fixed on a terrace, 

or on the top of a building. 
BAMBOa. 5. An Indian plant, oi 

the reed kind. 
BAN. s. A curse, excommunication, 

interdiction. 
BANA'NA. s. A species of planta : n 
BAND. s. Means of union or con 

nexion; any thing bound round 

another ; a company of soldiers, 

or of other persons, v. band; pr. 

par. banding; past, banded. 
BANDAGE, s. Something bound 

over another, v. bandage ; pr. par. 

bandaging ; past, bandaged. 
BAND'BOX. s. A slight box, used 

Cor things of small weight, pi 

bandboxes. 
BAN'DIT. s. An outlawed robber. 

pi. banditti. 
BAN'DY. adj. Crooked. 
BAN'DY. v. To beat to and fro ; to 

exchange ; to agitate, pr. par. 

bandying; past, bandied. 
BANE. s. Poison; that which de- 
stroys, adj. baneful; s. baneful- 

ness. 
BANG. v. To beat, to thump, to 

handle roughly, pr. par. banging, 

past, banged: s. bang. 
BAN'ISH. v. To condemn to leave 

the country ; to drive awav. pr. 

par. banishing; past, banished 

s. banishment. 
BAN'ISTRE. s. A kind of railing. 
BANK. s. The earth which confines 

a river or lake ; any heap piled 

up; a place where money is de« 
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BAN— BAR 

posited, v. b'ink; pr. par, bank- 
ing ' past, banked : s. banker. 

BANKRUPT, adj. In debt, beyond 
the power of paying, s. bankrupt, 
bankruptcy ) pi. bankruptcies. 

BAN'NER. 6'. A flag, a standard. 

BAN'NERET. s. A little banner. 

BANQ'UET. 5. A feast, v. banquet; 
pr. par. banqueting ; past, ban 
queted. 

BANTER, v. To challenge idly 
to tease- pr. par. bantering ; past, 
bantered: s. banter, banterer. 

BANTLING, s. A little child. 

BAPTI'ZE. v. To administer bap 
tism ; to christen, pr. par. baptiz 
ing; past, baptized, s. baptism 
adj. baptismal. 

BAP'TIST. s. One who practises 
adult baptism, by immersion. 

BAR. s. That which is laid across a 
passage, to hinder entrance ; a 
bolt ; obstruction ; the place 
where causes of law are tried, or 
where criminals stand ; members 
of the profession of law, &c. 

BAR. v. To fasten or shut with a 
bolt; to prevent, pr. par. barring ; 
past, barred. 

BARB. s. The points that stand 
backwards, in an arrow, v. barb ; 
pr. par. barbing; past, barbed. 

BARBA'RIAN. s. A man uncivil- 
ized ; a rmital monster, adj. bar- 
barian. 

BAR'BAROUS. adj. Uncivilized, 
cruel, s. barbarism, barbarity, pi. 
barbarities : adv. barbarously. 

BARBECUE, BAR'BACUE. s. A 
large animal roasted whole, v. 
barbecue; pr. par. barbecuing; 
past, barbecued. 

BAR'BER. s. A man who shaves 
beards for hire. 

BARD. s. A poet. adj. bardic. 

BARE. adj. Naked, unadorned, in- 
digent, threadbare, v. bare; pr. 
par. baring; past, bared: adv. 
barely: s. bareness. 

BARE'FACED. adj. With the face 
naked; impudent, adv. barefaced- 
ly s. barcjacedness. 



BAR— BAR 

BARE'FOOTED. adj. Without 
shoes or stockings. 

BARE'HEADED. adj. With the 
head uncovered. 

BARE'LEGGED. adj. Having the 
legs bare. 

BARE'NECKED. adj. Having the 
neck bare. 

BAR'GAIN. s. A contract ; a stipu 
lation ; the thing bought or sold 
v. bargain; pr. par. bargaining 
past, bargained : s. bargainer. 

BARGE, s. A pleasure-boat ; a sea- 
commander's boat. 

BARK. s. The rind or covering of a 
tree; a small ship. v. bark; pr. 
par. barking; past, barked. 

BARK. v. To make the loud noise 
uttered by a dog. v. bark; pr 
par. barking; past, barked: s. 
bark, barker. 

BAR'LEY. s. A species of grain. 

BARM. 5. Yeast; the matter put 
into a liquid, to cause it to fer- 
ment, adj. barmy. 

BARN. s. A house in which is pre- 
served any sort of grain, hay, o» 
straw. 

BAR'NACLE. s. A kind of shell 
fish ; a species of sea-fowl 

BAROM'ETER. s. An instrumen 
for ascertaining the pressure o 
the atmosphere, adj. barometrical 
adv. barometrically. 

BAR'ON. s. A degree of nobility 
next to a viscount, fern, baronesi- 
pi. baronesses : s. barony, pi. bay 
onies : adj. baronial. 

BAR'ONET. s. The lowest degree 
of honour in Great Britain and Ire 
land, that is hereditary, s. ban 
netcy, pi. baronetcies. 

BAR'RACK. s. A building to lodge 
soldiers ; a temporary barn. 

BAR'REL. s. A round, wooden ves 
sel ; a cylinder, v. barrel : pi 
par. barreling ; past, barreled. 

BAR'REN. adj. Unfruitful , not ter 
tile. s. barrenness. 

BARRICA'DE. v. To stop up a pas- 
sage, pr. par. barricading; pnsl, 
barricaded: s. barricade. 

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BAR— BAS 

BARRIER, s. A barricade, a forti- 
fication. 

BARRISTER. 5. A person quali- 
fied to plead the cause of clients, 
in a court of justice. 

BAR'ROW. s. A kind of carriage, 
moved or supported by the hand. 

BAR'ROW. s. A hillock over a 
grave. 

BARTER, v. To exchange one 
thing for another, pr. par. barter- 
ing; past, bartered: s. barter, 
barterer. 

BASALTES. s. A kind of stone, 
found in perpendicular blocks, 
adj. basaltic. 

BASE. s. The bottom of any thing ; 
the string which produces a base 
sound, v. base ; pr. par. basing ; 
past, based. 

BASE. adj. Mean, dishonest, adv. 
basely: s. baseness. 

BASE'MENT. s. A continued base, 
extending a considerable length. 

BASHAW, s. A pacha, or viceroy 
of a Turkish province. 

BASH'FUL. adj. Modest, shy, 
sheepish, s. bashfulness: adv. 
bashfully. 

BASIL/IKON. s. An ointment. 

BASILISK, s A kind of serpent. 

BA'SIN. s. A small vessel to hold 
water, for washing ; a pond. 

BA'SIS. s. The foundation, first 
principle, pi. bases. 

BASK. v. To lie in a place, in order 
to receive heat. pr. par. basking ; 
past, basked. 

BAS'KET. s. A vessel made of 
twigs, rushes, or splinters. 

BASS. adj. In music — grave, deep, 

BASS-RELIE'F. s. Sculpture, the 
figures of which do not stand out 
from the ground, in their full pro- 
portion. 

BASSOON', s. A species of musical 
instrument. 

BA.STARD. s. An illegitimate child 
any thing spurious, adj. bastard; 
s. bastardy, pi. bastardies : v. bas- 
tardize; pr. par. bastardizing; 
past, bastardized. 



BAS— BAY 

BASTE, v. To beat with a stick: 
to soften with butter, when roast 
ing; to sew slightly, pr. par. 
basting ; past, basted. 

BASTINA'DE, BASTINA DO. s. A 
Turkish punishment, v. bastinade t 
pr. par. bastinading ; past, bash 
nadoed. 

BASTION. 5. A huge mass 0/ 
earth, standing out from a ram- 
part ; a bulwark. 

BAT. 5. A kind of animal. 

BATCH, s. A quantity of bread 
baked at one time. 

BATCH'ELOR. See Bachelor. 

BATE. v. To lessen; to lower the 
price, pr. par. bating ; past, bated. 

BATH. s. A vessel for bathing in. 

BATHE, v. To wash ; to go into a 
bath. pr. par. bathing; past, 
bathed. 

BATH'OS. s. The art of sinking, in 
poetry, or other literary composi- 
tion. 

BA'TON. s. A marshal's staff. 

BATTAL'ION. s. A certain division 
of an army. 

BATTER, v. To beat against, with 
violence, pr. par. battering ; past, 
battered : s. batter, battery, pi. bat- 
teries. 

BATTLE, s. A fight ; an encounter 
between opposite armies, pr. par 
battling; past, baitlM : s. battler. 

BATTLEDORE, 's. An instrument 
used for striking a shuttlecock. 

BATTLEMENT, s. A wall with 
open places, to look through, or 
annoy an enemy. 

BAULK. See Balk. 

BAWBLE. s. A gewgaw; a tri- 
fling piece of finery. 

BAWD. s. A procurer, or procuress, 
s. bawdry, pi. bawdries: adj. baw* 
dy : adv. bawdily. 

BAWL. v. To cry out with great 
vehemence, pr. par. bawling, 
past, bawled: s. bawl, bawler. 

BAY. adj. inclining to a chesnut 
colour. 

BAY. 5. An opening into the land ; 
a harbour ; the state of any ani- 
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BAY— BEA 

mal being on the defensive, and 
surrounded by enemies ; as, " a 
stag at bay." 

BAY. 5. A kind of laurel. 

BAY'OIXET. s. A kind of short 
sword, fixed at the end of a mus- 
ket, v. bayonet; pr. par. bayonet- 
ing; past, bayoneted. 

BAZAR'. 5. A constant market; a 
covered market-place. 

BE. v. To have some certain state ; 
to exist, pr. par. being; past, 
been : s. being. 

REACH, s. The shore, or strand. 

BEA'COIV. s. A mark erected, to di- 
rect navigators, s. beaconage. 

BEAD. s. A very small globe, pi. 
beads, small globes strung on a 
thread, and used by the Roman- 
ists, to count their prayers. 

BEA'DLE. s. A petty officer in par- 
ishes. 

BEAD'ROLL. s. A catalogue of 
those who are to be mentioned in 
prayers. 

BEADS'MAN. 5. A man employed 
in praving, generally for another. 

BEA'GLE. s. A small" hound. 

BEAK. s. The bill or horny mouth 
of a bird ; the head of a ship, 
adj. beaked. 

BEAM. s. The main piece of tim- 
ber which supports the lofts of a 
house ; any long piece of timber ; 
that part of a balance at the end 
of which the scales are suspend- 
ed ; the pole of a chariot ; a ray 
of light, adj. beamy. 

BEAM. v. To shoot forth ; to emit ; 
to emit rays or beams, pr. par. 
beaming; past, beamed. 

BEAN. s. A species of leguminous 
fruit, for food. 

BEAR. v. To convey or carry ; to 
suffer pain ; to endure, pr. par. 
bearing; past, borne: s. bearer. 

BEAR. s. A species of quadruped. 

adj. bearish. 
BEAR'ING. s. The site of any thing, 

with regard to something else ; 

gesture; mien. 



BEA— BED 

BEARD, s. The hair that grows on 

the lips and chin, v beard; pr.. 

par. bearding; past, beardea. 

adj. beardless, beardy. 
BEAST, s. An animal distinguish- 
ed from birds, insects, fishes, and 

man. adj. beastlike, beastly: s. 

beastliness. 
BEAT. v. To strike, to conquer, 

to throb, pr. par. beating; past, 

beaten : s. beat. 
BEATIFY, v. To make happy; to 

bless, pr. par. beatifying; past, 

beatified: adj. beatific, beatifical: 

adv. beatifically : s. beatification, 

beatitude. 
BEAU. s. A fop. French plural 

beaux. 
BEAU-MOND'E. s. The gay or fash 

ion able world. 
BEAUTY, s. That assemblage o 

graces which pleases the eye. v 

beautify ; pr. par. beautifying 

past, beautified: adj. beautiful, 

beauteous : adv. beautifully, beau- 

teously. 
BEA'VER. s. A species of amphibi 

ous animal, covered with a fine 

fur ; a hat, made of the fine fur o„ 

the beaver. 
BEA'VER. 5. That part of a hel 

met which can be raised whe 

drinking. 
BECALM', v. To still the elements 

to deprive of wind. pr. par. be 

calming ; past, becalmed. 
BECA'ME. v. The preterit of be- 

come. 
BECAU'SE. conj. For this reason $ 

for; on this account. 
BECK. s. A sign with the hand ; 

nod of command. 
BECK'ON. v. To make a sign. pr. 

par. beckoning ; past, beckoned 
BECO'ME. v. To enter into some 

state or condition ; to appea: in a 

manner suitable and pleasing pr. 

par. becoming; past, become adv. 

becomingly. 
BED. s. That on which an} 7 thing 

lies; a bank of earth raised in a 
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BED-BEF 

garden, v. bed ; pr. par 

past, bedded. 
BEDAUB', v. To daub over. pr. par. 

bedaubing ; past, bedaubed. 
BEDDING, s. The furniture of a 

bed. 
BEDEW, v. To moisten with dew ; 

to moisten gently, pr. par. be- 
dewing- ; past, bedewed. 
BED'FELLOW. s. One that lies in 

the same bed. 
BEDIM', v. To make dim. pr. par. 

bedimming ; past, bedimmed. 
BEDIZ'EN. v. To dress out. pr. par. 

bedizening ; past, bedizened. 
BED'LAM. .9. Corrupted from Beth- 
lehem ; the name of a religious 

house in London, converted into 

an hospital for the insane, s. bed- 
lamite. 
BED'RIDDEN. adj. Confined to 

bed, by age or sickness. 
BED'RCOM. s. A bed-chamber. 
BED'STEAD. s. The frame on which 

a bed is placed. 
BEE. s. The insect that makes 

honev. 
BEE' HIVE. s. The case in which 

bees are kept. 
BEACH, s. A kind of deciduous 

tree. adj. beachen. 
BEEF. s. The flesh of an ox, bull, 

or cow. pi. beeves, fat oxen for 

killing. 
BEEN. v. The past par. of the v. 

to be. 
BEER. s. A beverage made of malt 

and hops. 
BEET. s. The name of an esculent 

plant. 
BEET'LE. s. A species of insect ; 

a heavy mallet. 
BEET'LE. v. To jut out; to beat 

with a beetle, pr. par. beetling; 

past, beetled : s. beetler. 
BEFAL'. v. To happen to. pr. par. 

befalling ; past, befallen ; pret. 

befel. 
BEFIT', v. To suit, to become, pr. 

par. befitting; past, befitted. 



BEF— BEH 

BEFO'RE. prep. Farther onward, 
in the front of; in the presence 
of. adv. before. 

BEFO'REHAND. adv. In a state oi 
anticipation ; previously. 

BEFRIEND', v. To favour, to be 
kind to. ^r. par. befriending; 
past, befriended. 

BEG. v. To ask, to seek by peti-, 
tion. pr. par. begging; past, 
begged. 

BEGAN', v. Did begin ; pr. of begin. 

BEGET', v. To generate, to pro- 
duce, pr. par. begetting; past. 
begot, begotten : s. begetter. 

BEG'GAR. v. To reduce to beg- 
gary, pr. par. beggaring; pasi, 
beggared : s. beggar, beggary 
adj. beggarly. 

BEGIN', v. To enter upon some- 
thing new. pr. par. beginning, 
past, begun: pret. began: s. be- 
ginner, beginning. 

BEGIRD', v. To bind with a girdle; 
to surround, pr. par. begirding ; 
past, begirt. 

BEGO'NE. int. Go away; hence, 
haste away. 

BEGOT', v. The preterit of beget 
past par. begotten. 

BEGRI'ME. v. To soil with dirt 
deeply impressed, pr. par. begrim 
ing ; past, begrimed. 

BEGRUDG'E. v. To envy. pr. par 
begrudging ; past, begrudged. 

BEGUI'LE. v. To delude, to de 
ceive. pr. par. beguiling; past 
beguiled: s. beguiler. 

BEHA'VE. v. To conduct, pr. par 
behaving; past, behaved: s. bitia 
viour. 

BEHEAD', v. To kill, by cutting ofl 
the head. pr. par. beheading ; past 
beheaded : s. beheader. 

BEHELD', v. Did behold. 

BEHEST', s. Command, precept. 

BEHIND', prep. On the back of. 
in the rear of. adv. behind. 

BEHIND'HAND. adv. In a state ic 
which rent or profit, or any advan- 
tage, is anticipited; backward, 
tardy. 

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BEH— BEL 

BEHOLD', v. To view, to see. pr. ' 
par. beholding; past, beheld: s. 
beholder. 

BEHOO'VE. v. To be fit; to be 
meet. pr. par. behooving ; past, be- 
hooved. 

BEING. 5. Existence, opposed to 
nonentity; an individual in exist- 
ence. 

BELA'BOUR. v. To beat, to thump, 
pr. par. belabouring; past, bela- 
boured. 

BELAY', v. To splice ; to mend a 
rope, by laying one end over 
another." pr. par. belaying ; past, 
belayed. 

BELCH . v. To eject wind from the 
stomach ; to throw out. pr. par. 
belching; past, belched: s. belcher. 

BEL'DAME. 5. A hag. 

BEL'FRY. 5. The place where bells 
are suspended and rung. pi. 
belfries. 

BELI'E. v. To give the lie to ; to 
calumniate ; to give a false repre- 
sentation of. pr. par. belying ; 
past, belied: s. belter. 

BELIE'VE. v. To credit upon the 
authority of another, pr. par. be- 
lieving ; past, believed : s. believer, 
belief. 

BELL. s. A hollow body, of cast 
metal, formed to sound by some- 
thing striking it. 

BELLE, s. A young lady. 

BELLE-LETTRES. s. Polite litera- 
ture. 

BELLIG'ERENT, BELLTG'ER- 
ANT. adj. Waging war. s. bellig- 
erant. 

BEL'LOW. v. To make a noise as 
a bull ; to vociferate, pr. par. bel- 
lowing ; past, bellowed : s. belloiv, 
b el lower. 

BELLOWS, s. An instrument used 
to blow a fire. 

BELONG', v. To be the property of. 
pr. par. belonging ; past, belonged. 

BELOW, prep. Under in place, 
rank, or dignity ; unworthy of. 
adv. below. 



BEL— BEQ 

BEL'LY. s. That part of the doiI/ 
which contains the bowels. jJL 
bellies. 

BELT. s. A girdle, v. belt ; pr. par. 
belting; past, belted. 

BEMOAN', v. To lament, pr. par. 
bemoaning ; past, bemoaned. 

BENCH, s. A kind of seat. pi. 
benches. 

BENCH'ER. 5. A judge. 

BEND. v. To incline, to curve, to 
subdue, pr. par. bending; past, 
bent: s. bend: adj. bendable. 

BENEATH', prep. Under, lower in 
rank. 

BENEDICTION, s. A blessing. 

BENEFACTOR, s. One who con- 
fers a benefit, fern, benefactress, 
pi. benefactresses ; s. benefaction. 

BEN'EFICE. s. An ecclesiastical 
living, adj. beneficed. 

BENEF'ICENCE. s. Active good 
ness. adj. beneficent: adv. benefi- 
cently. 

BENEFT'CIAL. adj. Advantageous, 
helpful, adv. beneficially. 

BEN'EFIT. s. Favour conferred; 
advantage; profit, adj. beneficial: 
adv. beneficially: v. ben fit ; pr. 
par. benefiting ; past, benefited. 

BENEVOLENCE, s. Disposition to 
do good ; kindness, adj. benevo- 
lent : adv. benevolently. 

BENIGN', adj. Kind, liberal, gener- 
ous, adv. benignly. 

BENIG'NITY. 5. Graciousness, act- 
ual kindness, pi. benignities adj. 
benignant : adv. benignantly. 

BEN'ISON. 5. Blessing, benediction. 

BENT. v. The pret. and oast par. 
of bend: s. bent, inclination, de- 
termination. 

BENUMB', v. To make torpid ; t* 
stupifv. pr. par. benumbing ; past, 
benumbed. 

BEQUEATH', v. To leave bv will 
to another, pr. par. htcojeathing m 
past, bequeathed : s. bequeather. 

BEQUEST', s. Something left by 
will. 

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BER— BES 

BEREAVE', v. To strip of; to de- 
prive of. pr. par. bereaving; past, 
bereft : s.. bereavement. 

BERGAMOT'.s. A kind of perfume. 

BER'RY. s. A small fruit, pi. berries. 

BER'YL. s. A kind of precious stone. 

BESEECH', v. To intreat, to sup- 
plicate, pr. par. beseeching; past, 
besought. 

BESET', v. To besiege, to hem in 
to embarrass, pr. par. besetting ; 
past, beset 

BESHREW. v. To wish a curse 
to ; to wish ill to. pr. par. beshrew- 
tng ; past, beshrewed. 

BESI'DE. prep. At the side of 
another. 

BESI'DES. prep. Over and above, 
adv. besides. 

BESIE'GE. v. To lay siege to. pr. 
par. besieging ; past, besieged : s. 
besieger. 

BESME'AR. v. To daub, to soil. 
pr. par. besmearing; past, be- 
smeared. 

BESOUGHT', v. The pret. and past 
par. of the v. beseech. 

BESPANGXE. v. To adorn with 
spangles, pr. par. bespangling: 
past, bespangled. 

BESPATTER, v. To soil, by throw- 
ing filth, pr. par. bespattering; 
past, bespattered. 

BESPEAK', v. To order anv thinjr, 
prospectively, pr. par. bespeak- 
ing ; past, bespoke, bespoken. 

BESPRINK'LE. v. To sprinkle over, 
pr. par. besprinkling; past, be- 
sprinkled. 

BEST. adj. Superlative of good. 
adv. best. 

BES'TIAL. adj. Belonging to a 
beast ; brutal, s. bestiality, pi. besti- 
alities : adv. bestially. 

BESTIR', v. To put into vigorous 
action, pr. oar. bestirring; past,- 
bestirred. 

BESTOW, v. To give, to confer 
upon. pr. par. bestoioing; ^past, 
bestowed : s. besfower. 



BES— BIB 

BESTRI'DE. v. To stride over ; to 
ride on. pr. par. bestriding , past, 
bestrode. 

BET. 5. A wager, v. bet ; pr. par. 
betting ; past, bet, betted .• s. better 

BETI'DE. v. To come to pass ; to 
happen. 

BETI'MES. adv. Seasonably ; early 
in the day. 

BETO'KEN' v. To signify, to fore 
show. pr. par. betokening,' past, 
betokened: s. betokener. 

BETRAY', v. To give into the 
hands of an enemy ; to disclose 
that which has been intrusted to 
secresy. pr. par. betraying; past., 
betrayed: s. betrayer. 

BETROTH', v. To contract in mar 
riage. pr. par. betrothing; past, 
betrothed : s. betrothment. 

BETTER, adj. Comparative of 
good. v. belter; pr. par. bettering, 
pnst, bettered: adv. better. 

BETWEEN', BETWIXT', prep. In 
the intermediate space ; from one 
to another, in partnership. 

BEVERAGE, s. Drink. 

BEVY. s. A flock of birds ; a com- 
pany, pi. bevies. 

BEWAI'L. v. To bemoan, to lament, 
pr. par. bewailing ; past, bewailed. 
s. bevailer. 

BEWA'RE. v. To regard with cau 
tion. 

BEWIL'DER. v. To lose in pathless 
places ; to puzzle, pr. par. be 
wildering ; past, bewildered, 

BEWITCH', v. To injure by witch, 
craft ; to charm ; to enrapture, pr 
par. bewitching; past, hncitchea . 
s. bewitcher, beiviichcry, pi. be 
witcheries. 

BEYOND', prep. On the farther side 
of; farther onward than; past 
adv. beyond. 

BI'AS. s. Inclination, either of mat- 
ter or mind. v. bias , pr. par. 
biasing ; past, biased. 

BIB. s. A child's apron. 

BIB'BER. s. A tippler. 

BIBLE, s. The sacred volume, adj 
biblical. 

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BIB— BIN 

BIBLIOG'RAPHY. s. History of] 
books, pi. bibliographies: s. bib- 
liographer, 

BIB'ULOUS. adj. Absorbing moist 
ure. 

BICK'ERING. 5. A slight quarrel. 

BICOR'NOUS. adj. Having two 
horns. 

BID. v. To desire, to command, to 
offer a price, pr. par. biddin 
past, bidden : s. bidder. 

BIDE. v. To endure, to suffer, to 
dwell, pr. par. biding ; past, bode. 

BIDEN'TAL. adj. Having two 
teeth. 

BIEN'NIAL. adj. Continuing two 
years ; happening every two years, 
adv. biennially. 

BIER. s. A carriage on which the 
dead are carried. 

BTF'EROUS. adj. Bearing twice a 
year. 

BIG. adj. Large, s. bigness. 

BIG' AMY. 5. The crime of having 
two wives, or two husbands, at 
once. pi. bigamies. 

BIG'OT. s. A person blindly de- 
voted to a certain party, adj. big- 
oted : s. bigotry, pi. bigotries. 

BILE. s. A thick yellow secretion ; 
a sore swelling, adj. bilious. 

BILGE, v. To spring a leak. pr. 
par. bilging; past, bilged: s. 
bilge. 

BILL. s. The beak of a fowl; a 
hatchet with a hooked point ; a 
written paper of a certain kind. 

BII/LET. s. A small paper ; a note ; 
a ticket directing soldiers at what 
house to lodge, v. billet; pr. par. 
billeting: past, billeted. 

BIL'LTARDS. s. A kind of play. 

BIL'LINGSGATE. s. Ribaldry/foul 
language : A cant word, borrow- 
ed from Billingsgate, in London. 

BIL'LION. s. A million of millions. 

BIL'LOW. s. A wave. adj. billoiuy. 

BIN. s. A place where corn or wine 
is deposited. 

BIN'ACLE. s. A sea term, denoting 
the compass-box. 

BI'NARY. adj. In couples. 
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BIN— BIT 

BIND. v. To confine with bonds, 

to contract ; to fasten together 

pr. par. binding: past, bound: s. 

binder. 
BIOG'RAPHY. s. Personal history. 

pi. biographies: s. biographer: 

adj. biographical : adv. biographi' 

colly. 
BITAROUS. adj. Having two at 

birth. 
BIPARTITE, adj. Having tw 

parts. 
BITED. s. An animal having two 

feet. adj. bipedal. 
BIPET'ALOUS. adj. Consisting of 

two flower leaves. 
BIRCH, s. A kind of deciduous 

tree. adj. birchen. 
BIRD. s. A feathered animal. 
BIRD'LIME. s. A glutinous sub- 
stance, for catching birds. 
BIRTH. 5. The act of coming into 

life ; rank by descent ; thing born \ 

a place on board a vessel, for hold- 
ing a bed. 
BIRTHDAY, s. The day on which 

any one is born ; the anniversary 

of one's birth. 
BIRTHRIGHT, s. The rights to 

which a person is born. 
BIS'CUIT. 5. Hard bread. 
BISECT', v. To divide into two 

parts, pr. par. bisecting; past, 

bisected : s. bisection, bisector. 
BISH'OP. s. One who is placed over 

several churches, s. bishopric, the 

diocese of a bishop. 
BI'SON. s. A kind of wild ox. 
BISSEXTILE, adj. Relating to eve 

rv fourth or leap year. s. bissextile, 
BIS'TRE. s. A kind of paint. 
BIT. 5. That part of a bridle which 

is in the mouth ; a small piece ; a 

morsel. 
BIT. v. Did bite. 
BITE. v. To crush or pierce with 

the teeth, pr par. biting; past, 

bit, bitten : s. bite. 
BITTER, adj. Having a hot, acrid, 

biting taste, s. bitterness: adv 

bitterly. 
BITTERN, s. A kind of bird. 
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Bl r— BLA 

BITU'MEN, BITUMEN, s. A fat, 
unctuous matter, dug out of the 
earth, or skimmed off lakes, adj. 
bituminous : adv. bituminously. 

BIVOUAC. s. The place where an 
army lies under arms. v. bivouac ; 
pr. par. bivouacking-; past, bivou 
ached. 

BLAB. v. To tell what ought to be 
kept secret, pr. par. blabbing; 
past, blabbed: s. blabber. 

BLACK, adj. Of the colour of night ; 
dark ; horrible, v. black ; pr. par. 
blacking; past, blacked: adj. 
blackish : s. blackness. 

BLACK'EN. v. To darken, to de- 
fame, pr. par. blackening ; past 
blackened. 

BLACK'GU ARD. 5. A dirty fellow ; 
a rascal. 

BLACK'GUARD. v. To apply abu- 
sive and scurrilous epithets, pr. 
par. blackguarding ; past, black- 
guarded. 

BLACK'LEG. 5. A professed gam- 
bler. 

BLACK'SMITH. 5. A smith who 
forges iron. 

BLADDER, s. The vessel which 
contains the urine. 

BLADE, s. A spire of grass ; the 
leaf of an esculent plant; the 
sharp part of a weapon. 

BLAME, v. To censure, to charge 
with a fault, pr. par. blaming, 
past, blamed: adj. blameable. 
blamrlcss: s. blamelesmess. 

BLAME'WORTHY. adj. Deserving 
biame. s. blameworthiness. 

BLANCH, v. To whiten, pr. par. 
blanching; past, blanched. 

BLAND, adj. Mild, gentle, adv. 
blandly : s. bUndness. 

BLANDISHMENT, s. Act of fond- 
ness ; caresses. 

BLANK, s. A space not written 
upon ; unprofitable result of a 
lotterv chance. 

BLANKET, s. A woolen cover for 
a bed. s. blanketing. 

BLA^PHE'ME. v. To speak irrever- 
ently of God. pr. par. blasphem- i 



BLA— BLI 

ing ; past, blasphemed: adj. blas- 
phemous: adv. blasphemously: s. 
blasphemer, blasphemy, pi. blas- 
phemies. 

BLAST, v. To wither, to injure, tn 
invalidate, pr. par. blasting ; past, 
blasted: s. blast. 

BLAZE, s. A flame ; a mark made 
in a tree with a hatchet, v. blaze; 
pr. par. blazing ; past, blazed : s. 
blazer. 

BLA'ZON. v. To deck, to embellish, 
to make public, pr. par. blazon- 
ing ; past, blazoned : s. blazonry. 

BLEACH, v. To whiten, pr. par. 
bleaching; past, bleached: s. 
bleacher. 

BLEAK, adj. Cold, chill, adv. bleak- 
ly : s. bleakness. 

BLEAR, adj. Dim with rheum or 
water. 

BLEAT, v. To cry as a sheap. pr, 
par. bleating; past, bleated; s. 
bleat, bleater. 

BLEED, v. To lose blood: to drop 
as blood : to draw blood from. pr. 
par. bleeding; past, bled: s. bleeder. 

BLEMISH, s. A mark of deformi- 
ty ; a scar , a reproach ; disgrace, 
pr. par. blemishing; past, blcfn- 
7 shed. 

BLEND, v. To mingle together; 
to confornd. pr. par. blending, 
past, blended. 

BLESS, v. To make happy; to 
prosper, pr. par. blessing; past, 
blessed: s. hlessing : adv. blessedly. 

BLEW. Preterit of the v. blow. 

BLIGHT, v. To blnst. pr. par. 
blighting ; past, blighted: s. blight, 
blighter. 

BLIND, adj. Deprived of sight, v. 
blind; pr. par. blinding; pa?t, 
blinded : adv. blindly : s. blindness. 

BLIND'FOLD. v. To cover the 
eves. pr. pnr. blindfolding ; past, 
blindfolded : adj. blindfold, 

BLINK, v. To wink ; to see ob- 
scurely, pr par. blinking; past, 
blinked. 

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BLI— BLO 

BLISS. s. The highest degree of 
happiness, adj. blissful: adv. bliss- 
fully .- s. blissfulness. 

BLISTER s. A pustule formed by 
raising the cuticle, v. blister ; pr. 
par. blistering ; past, blistered. 

BLITHE, adj. Gay, airy. adv. 
blithely ; s. blitheness. 

BLOAT, v. To swell; to make 
turgid, pr. par. bloating; past, 
bloated: s. bloatedness. 

BLOCK, s. A heavy piece of tim- 
ber ; a mass of matter ; a sea 
term for a pulley ; sometimes used 
in the United States, for a row 
of houses, or pile of buildings. 

BLOCK, v. To shut up. pr. par. 
blocking-; past, blocked. 

BLOCKA'DE. s. A siege carried on 
by shutting up the place, v. block- 
ade ; pr. par. blockading; past, 
blockaded. 

BLOCK' HEAD. s. A stupid fellow, 
adj. blockheaded. 

BLOOD, s. The red fluid which 
circulates in the bodies of ani- 
mals, adj. bloody, bloodless: adv. 
bloodily. 

BLOOD'HOUiND. s A hound used 
for hunting men. 

BLOODTHIRSTY, adj. Desirous 
of shedding blood. 

BLOOM, v. To yield blossoms, pr. 
par. blooming ; past, bloomed : s. 
bloom: adv. bloomingly. 

BLOS'SOM. s. The flower produced 
before the seed. v. blossom ; pr. 
par. blossoming ; past, blossomed. 

BLOT. v. To obliterate, to erase, 
to disfigure, pr. par. blotting; 
past, blotted: s. blot. 

BLOTCH, s. A spot on the skin, 
adj blotched, 

BLOW. s. Bloom, blossom, v. blow; 
pr. par. blowing : past, blowed. 

BLOW. s. A stroke. 

BLOW. v. To make a current of 
air; to pant. pr. par. blowing; 
past, blown : s. bloiv, blower. 

BLOWPIPE, s. A tube used by va- 
rious artificers. 



BLU— BOD 

BLUB'BER. s. The fat of a largo 

fish. 
BLUB'BER. v. To swell the cheeks 

with weeping, pr. par. blubbering : 

past, blubbered. 
BLUD'GEON. s. A short, heavy 

stick, used as an offensive weap- 
on. 
BLUE. s. One of the seven original 

colours, nd]. bluish: adv. bluely • 

s. blueness. 
BLUFF, s. A steep bank, or high 

bold shore. 
BLUN'DER. v. To err, to mistake 

pr. par. blundering ; past, blun 

dered: s. blunder, blunderer. 
BLUN'DERBVSS. s. A kindofshor* 

gun, with a wide mouth, pi. blun 

derbusses. 
BLUNT, v. To dull the edge or 

point, pr. par. blunting; past; 

blunted: adj. blunt: adv. bluntly: 

s. bluntness. 
BLUSH, v. To become red. pr. 

par. blushing; past, blushed, s, 

blush. 
BLUS'TER. v. To roar as a storm. 

pr. par. blustering ; past, bluster 

ed : s. bluster, blusterer. 
BOAR. s. The male swine. 
BOARD, s. A flat piece of wood , 

entertainment ; an assembly seat- 
ed at a table, s. boarder : v. 

board; pr. par. boarding; past, 

boarded. 
BOAST, v. To brag, to magnify, 

to exalt, pr. par. boasting; past, 

boasted : s. boast, boaster : adj 

boastful: adv. boastfully. 
BOAT. s. A small vessel, in which 

persons pass over water, v. boat , 

pr. par. boating; past, boated. 

adj. bootable. 
BOAT'MAN. s. He that manages a 

boat. 
BOATS'WAIN. s. A petty officei 

on board a ship, prohouncec. 

bo'-sn. 
BOB'BIN. s. A small roller of wood, 

on which thread is wound. 
BODE. v. To portend, pr. par. bod- 
ing ; past, boded. 

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BOD— BON 
BOD'ICE. s. Stays. 
BOiyKiN. s. An instrument used to 

bore holes, &c. 
BOD'Y. s. The material substance 

of an animal : matter, opposed to 

spirit; a collective mass. pi. 

bodies: adj. bodied: adj. and adv. 

bodily. 
BOG. s. A marsh; a morass, v. 

bog ; pr. par. bogging; past, bog- 
ged: adj. boggy. 
BOHE'A. s. A species of tea. 
BO'GLE. s. A bugbear ; a spectre. 
BOG'GLE. v. To start ; to hesitate. 

pr. par. boggling ; past, boggled 

s. boggier. 
BOIL. v.'To be agitated by heat ; to 

heat to a certain degree, pr. par. 

boiling; past, boiled: s. boil 

boiler. 
BOISTEROUS, adj. Violent, loud, 

roaring, stormy, adv. boisterously 

s. boisterous?iess. 
BOLD. adj. Daring, brave, rude. 

adv. boldly : s. boldness : adj 

boldfaced. 
BOLE. s. A measure containing six 

bushels. 
BOL'STER. 5. Something laid un 

der the head ; a pad. v. bolster ; 

pr. par. bolstering ; past, bolstered. 
BOLT. s. An arrow; the bar of a 

door; a sieve, v. bolt; pr. par. 

bolting; past, belted. 
BO'LUS. s. A kind of large pill, pi, 

boluses. 
BOMB. s. A hollow cannon-ball. 
BOMBARD', v. To attack with 

bombs, pr. par. bombarding ; past, 

bombarded: s. bombard, bombar- 
dier. 
BOM'BAST. .s. Inflated language 

adj. bombastic, bombastical: adv. 

bombastically. 
BOND. 5. Cords or a chain ; union ; 

imprisonment; written obligation, 

s. bondage: v. bond; pr. par, 

bonding: past, bonded. 
BONDS'MAN. s. A male slave. 
BONE. s. The solid parts of the 

body of an animal, v. bone; pr. 

par. boning, past, boned: adj. bony. 



BON— BOK 

[BONET'TA. s. A kind of sea-fish. 
BONFIRE, s. A fire made for some 

public cause of triumph. 
BON-MOT', s. a jest, a witty re- 
ply. Fr. 
BON'NET. s. A species of hat. 
BON'NY. adj. Handsome, pretty. 

adv. bonnily. 
BOO'BY. 5. A dull, stupid fellow. 

pi. boobies. 
BOOK. s. A volume in which we 

read or write, v. book; pr. par. 

booking; past, booked. 
BOOK'BINDER. s. One who binds 

books. 
BOOK'CASE. s. A case for holding 

books. 
BOOK'SELLER. s. A man who sells? 

books. 
BOOK'WORM. s. A worm that 

eats holes in books ; a student too 

closely devoted to books. 
BOOM. 5. A large spar, on which a 

sail is spread, v. boom; pr. par. 

booming; past, boomed. 
BOON. s. A gift, a grant, adj. boon t 

gay, merry. 
BOOR. s. A rustic clown, adj. 

boorish; adv. boorishly : s. boor- 



BOOT. s. Profit, gain ; over and 
above ; a cover for the leg. adj. 
booted, bootless. 

BOOTH. 5. A temporary house, 
made of boards. 

BOO'TY. s. Plunder, pi. booties. 

BO'RAX. s. A kind of artificial salt. 

BORDER. 5. The outer part oi 
edge. s. borderer: v. border, pr. 
par. bordering ; past, bordered. 

BORE. v. To pierce ; to make hol- 
low, pr. par. boring; past, boredi 
s. bore, borer. 

BORE. v. Did bear. 

BORNE. Part, passive of the verb 
bear. 

BOR'OUGH. s. An incorporated 
town. 

BOR'ROW. v. To take from an 
other, upon credit ; to use aa 
one's own. pr. par. borroiving 
past, borrowed : s. bo: rower. 
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BOS— BOU 

BOSOM. 5. The breast, v. bosom;}} 
pr. par bosoming ; past, bosomed. 

BOSS. s. A stud; the part rising in 

• the midst of any thing, pi. bosses. ; 

BOTANY. 5. The science of plants.; 
adj. botanic, botanical ; adv. bota7i-\\ 
ically : v. botanize; pr. par. bota-\ 
nizing ; past, botanized: s. bota-', 
nisi. 

BOTCH, s. A part of any thing ill 
finished; a bad workman, pi. 
botches: pr. par. botching; past, 
botched : s. botcher. 

BOTH. adj. The two. conj. both. 

BOTH'ER. v. To perplex and con- 
found, pr. par. bothering; past, 
bothered: s. bother er. 

BOTTLE, s. A vessel with a nar- 
row mouth, to put liquors in ; a 
bundle of hay or grass, v. bottle ; 
pr. par. bottling; past, bottled: s. 
bottler. 

BOT'TOM. s. The lowest part ; the 
ground under the water, v. bot- 
tom ; pr. par. bottoming; past, 1 
bottomed: adj. bottomless. 

BOUGH, s. An arm or large shoot \ 
of a tree. 

BOUGHT. Preterit and past part, of 
buy. 

BOUNCE, v. To fall or fly against 
any thing with great force, so as 
to rebound; to spring, pr. par. 
bouncing; past, bounced: s. 
bounce, bouncer. 

BOUND, v. To limit ; to terminate, 
pr. par. bounding; past, bounded: 
s. bound-: adj. boundless: adv. 
boundlessly. 

BOUND, v. To jump, to spring, pr. 
par. bounding ; past, bounded. 

BOUND' ARY. s. Limit, pi. bound- 
aries. 

BOUND'EN. adj. Required by con-! 
tract. 

BOUNTY s. Generositv, pecunia- 
ry encouragement, pi. bounties: 
adj. bounteous, bountiful: adv. 
bounteously, bountifully. 

BOUQUET. 5. A nosegay. Fr. piV 
nounced boo-kay'. 

BOURN, s. A bound, a limit. li 



BOW— BRA 

BOW. v. To bend, to incline, pr 
par. bowing; past, boiced: s. boux 

BOWELS, s. The inner part; in- 
testines. 

BOWER. 5. An arbour. 

BOWL. s. A vessel to hold liquids, 
a basin ; a rouud unss, which may 
be rolled along the ground, v. 
bowl; pr. par. bowling; past, 
bowled : s. bowler. 

BOWSPRIT. 5. A spar running out 
at the head of a si up. 

BOX. s. A case made of wood or 
other substance ; a fight, pi. box- 
es : v. box; pr. par. bcxing; past, 
boxed : s. boxer. 

BOY. 5. A male child, adj. boyish: 
adv. boyishly: s. boyishness, boy- 
hood. 

BRACE, v. To make firm ; to bind, 
pr. par. bracing ; past, braced : 
s. brace, bracer. 

BRACE'LET. s. An ornament fo. 
the arm. 

BRA'CHMAN. s. A priest of India, 
of the first cast of Gentoos. 

BRACK'ET. 5. A piece of wood, 
nailed against a wall, to support 
something. 

BRACK'ISH. adj. Having a slight 
flavour of salt. s. brackishness. 

BRAD. s. A sort of nail, with an 
oblong head. 

BRAG. v. To boast ; to display os 
tentatiouslv. pr. par. bragging 
past, bragged: s. braggart, b?ag 
ger. 

BRAID, v. To weave together, pr 
par. braiding; past, braided: s 
braid. 

BRAIN, s. That collection of vessels 
and organs in the head, from 
which sense and motion arise, 
adj. brainless: v. brain; pr. par. 
braining, past, brained : s. brain- 
less. 

BRAKE, s. A thicket of brambles. 

BRAM'BLE. s. Any rough, prickly 
shrub. 

BRA'MIN. See Brachman. 

BRAN. s. The husks of corn, ground. 
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BRA- -BRE 

BRANCH. s. The shoot of a tree, 
from one of the main boughs ; a 
smaller river running into a larger ; 
any distinct article, pi. branches : 
v. brunch ; pr. par. branching ; 
past, branched: adj. braiichless. 

BRAND, s. A lighted stick ; a mark 
made on a criminal, with a hot 
iron : a stigma ; a sword, v. 
brand; pr. par. branding ; past, 
branded. 

BRANDISH, v. To wave or shake; 
to flourish, pr. jar. brandishing; 
past, brandished. 

BRANDY, s. A strong liquor, dis- 
tilled from wine. pi. brandies. 

BRA'SIER. $. A manufacturer that 
works in brass. 

BRASS, s. A yellow metal, made 
by mixing copper with lapis cala- 
minaris. pi. brasses ; adj. brassy. 

BRAT. s. A child, so called in con- 
tempt. 

BRAVADO, s. A boast, a brag. pi. 
bravadoes. 

BRAVE, adj. Courageous, adv. 
bravely : v. brave : pr. par. brav- 
ing ; past, braved: s. bravery, pi. 
braveries. 

BRA'VO. 5. A man who murders 
for hire. 

BRAVU'RA. 5. A kind of song, re- 
quiring great vocal power. 
x BRAWL, v. To quarrel noisily, pr. 
par. brawling; past, brawled: s. 
brawl, brawler. 

BRAWN, s. The fleshy part of the 
body; the flesh of a boar, prepar- 
ed in a particular manner, adj. 
brawny. 

BRAY. v. To make a noise as an 
ass. pr. par. braying; past, bray- 
ed: s. bray, brayer. 

ERAZE. v. To solder with brass, 
pr. par. brazing ; past, brazed : s. 
brazier. 

BRAZ'EN. adj. Made of brass. 

BREACH, s. A gap ; infraction ; 
quarrel, pr. par. breaching; past, 
breached. 

BREAD, s. Food made of ground 
corn. 



BRE— BRI 

BREADTH, s. The measure of any 
plain superficies, from side tc 
side. 

BREAK, v. To burst open by force , 
to divide ; to overcome, pr. par. 
breaking ; past, broken : s. break x 
breaker. 

BREAKTAST. v. To eat the first 
meal in the day. pr. par. break- 
fasting ; past, breakfasted . s. 
breakfast. 

BREAST, s. The middle part of the 
human body, between the neck 
and the belly, v. breast ; pr. par. 
breasting; past, breasted. 

BRE AST' WORK. 5. In fortifica- 
tion ; — works thrown up as high 
as the breasts of the defenders. 

BREATHE, v. To draw in air by the 
lungs, pr. par. breathing; past, 
breathed: s. breath: adj. breath- 
less. 

BRED. Preterit and past part, of the 



BREECHES, s. The garment worn 
by men, over the lower part ol 
the body and thighs. 

BREED, v. To procreate; to edu 
cate. pr. par. breeding , past, bred 
s. breed, breeding. 

BREEZE, s. A gentle gale, adj 
breezy. 

BRET. s. Akindofturbot. 

BRETHREN, s. The ancient plu- 
ral of brother. 

BREVE, s. A term in music. 

BREVET', s. A rank by brevet, sig- 
nifips a title a degree higher than 
is denoted in the officer's com- 
mission. 

BREVIARY. 5. An abridgment; a 
book containing the daily service 
of the church of Rome. pi. 6re- 
viaries. 

BREVITY, s. Shortness; concise- 
ness, pi. brevities. 

BREW. v. To make liquors by mix- 
ing several ingredients, pr. par. 
brewing; past, brewed: s. brewer % 
brewery \ pi breweries. 

BRI'AR, BRI'ER. s. A species of 
thorny plant, adj. briary, h-iery 
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BR1— BR1 

BRIBE, s. A reward given corrupt- 
ly, s. briber, bribery, pi. briberies , 
v. bribe; pr. par. bribing} past 
bribed. 

BRICK, s. A piece of burned clay 
used in building ; a loaf of bread, 
shaped like a brick, v. brick ; pr. 
par. bricking; past, bricked. 

BRICK'-KILN. s. A place to burn 

BRICKLAYER, s. A brick-mason. 

BRIDE, s. A woman recently mar- 
ried, adj. bridal. 

BRIDE'GROOM. s. A man recently 
married. 

BRIDES'MAID. s. She who attends 
upon a bride. 

BRIDGE, s. A building raised over 
water, for the convenience of pas- 
sage ; the prominent part of the 
nose ; the supporter of the strings 
in a lute, fiddle, &c. v. bridge; 
pr. par. bridging; past, bridged. 

BRI'DLE. v. To restrain, to govern 
pr. par. bridling; past, bridled 
s. bridle, bridler. 

BRIEF, adj. Short, concise, adv. 
briefly : s. briefness. 

BRI'ER, BRI'AR. s. A species oil 
thorny plant, adj. briery, briary. 

BRIG. 5. A vessel with two masts, 
and square rigging. 

BRIGA'DE. 5. A division of forces 
a body of men. v. brigade; pr. 
par. brigading; past, brigaded 
adj. brigadier. 

BRIGAND*, s. A robber. 

BRIGHT, adj. Shining; full ofj 
light, s. brightness: adv. bright- 
ly : v. brighten : pr. par. brighten- 
ing ; past, brightened. 

BRIKLIANCY. s. Lustre, splen- 
dour, pi. brilliancies: adj. bril- 
liant: adv. brilliantly. 

BRIM. s. The edge of a small ves- 
sel. 

BRIMFUL', adj. Full to the top. 

BRIM'STONE. s. Sulphur in lumps 
or rolls. 

BRIND'LED. adj. Streaked. 

BRINE, s. Water impregnated with 
salt. adj. briny. 



BRI—BRO 

BRING, v. To fetch from ; to con- 
vey ; to attract ; to draw along 
pr. par. bringing ; past, brought. 

BRINK, s. The edge of any place, 
as of a precipice or river- 

BRISK, adj. Lively, gay, vivid, 
bright, adv. briskly : s. b?-iskness 

BRISK'EN. v. To make brisk, pr 
par. briskening ; past, briskened. 

BRISK'ET. s. The breast of ar. 
animal. 

BRISTLE, s. The stiff hair of swine. 
v. bristle; pr. par. b?istling ; past, 
bristled : adv. bristly. 

BRITISH, adj. Relating to Britain. 

BRITTLE, adj. Fragile; apt to 
break, s. britileness. 

BROACH, v. To pierce a vessel 
to tap ; to suggest ; to utter, pr 
par. broaching; past, broached 
s. broacher. 

BROAD, adj. Wide, large, open 
gross, adv. broadly : v. broaden 
pr. par. broadening ; past, broad 
ened. < 

BROAD'SIDE. s. The side of a 
ship ; a vollev of shot, fired at 
once, from all the guns" in the side 
of a ship. 

BROCA'DE. 5. A species of silken 
stuff, adj. brocade/I.. 

BROCCOLI, s. A species of cab- 
bage. 

BROGUE, s. A kind of shoe ; a 
cant word for a provincial accent. 

BROIL, v. To cook, by laying on 
the coals, pr. par. broiling , past 
broiled: s. broil, broiler. 

BRO'KEN. Past part, of break, s 
brokenness. 

BROKEN-HEAR1 ED. adj. Much 
depressed in spirit : grief-worn. 

BROKEN-WINDED, adj. Having 
short breath. 

BRO'KER. s. A factor ; one tha 
does business for another. 

BRO'KERAGE. s. The pay or re 
ward of a broker. 

BRONZE, s. Brass ; a metal com 
pounded of copper and tin. v 
bronze; pr. par. bronzing; past, 
bronzed. 

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BKU— BRU 

BROOD, s. Offspring; the number' 
batched at once. 

BROOD, v. To sit as on eggs ; to 
remain long in anxiety ; to mature 
by care. pr. par. brooding; past, 
brooded. 

BROOK, s. A running water, less 
than a river. 

BROOK, v. To bear, to endure, pr. 
par. brooking,- past, brooked. 

BROOM, s. A smalftree ; a besom. 

BROTH, s. Liquor in which flesh is 
boiled. 

BROTH'EL. s. A house of ill fame. 

BROTHER, s. One born of the 
sftme father or mother, adj. broth- 
erly. 

BROTHERHOOD, s. The state or 
quality of being a brother. 

BROUGHT. Preterit and past part. I 
of the v. bring. 

BROW. s. The arch over the eye ; 
the forehead; the edge or brink 
of anv high place. 

BROWBEAT, v. To bully, pr.par. 
browbeating ; past, browbeaten. 

BROWN, adj. The name of a col- 
our, adj. brownish. 

BROWSE, v. To eat branches or 
shrubs, pr. par. browsing,' past, 
browsed, s. browser. 

BRUISE, v. To crush or mangle 
with a heavy blow. pr. par. bruis- 
ing ; past, bruised : s. bruise, 
bruiser. 

BRUIT, s. Rumour, report, v. 
bruit; pr. par. bruiting; past, 
bruited. 

BRU'M AL. adj. Belonging to winter. 

BRUNETTE', s. A woman with a 
brown complexion. 

BRUNT, s. Shock; violence. 

BRUSH. 5. An instrument used for 
sweeping ; a rude assault ; a 
thicket, v. brush : pr. par. brush- 
ing ; past, brushed : s. brusher : 
adj. brushy. 

BRUSHWOOD, s. Rough, low, 
close thickets. 

BRUTE, s. A creature without rea- 
son, adj. brutal: adv. brutally : v. 



BUB— BUl 

brutalize; pr. par. brutalizing 
past, brutalized. 

BUBBLE, s. A small bladder 01 
water, v. bubble; pr. par. bub- 
bling; past, bubbled. 

BUC'ANIER. 5. A pirate. 

BUCK. s. The male of the fallow 
deer, and of some other quadru 
peds. 

BUCKET. 5. A sort of small tub. 

BUCKLE, s. A link of metal, with 
a tongue or catch, made to fasten 
one thing to another, v. buckle , 
pr. par. buckling; past, buckled. ■ 

BUCKLER, s. A shield. 

BUCKRAM, s. A sort of stiffened 
linen. 

BUCK'SKIN. 5. The skin of a buck. 

BUCKWHEAT, s. A species oi 
grain. 

BUCOLTC. adj. Pastoral. 

BUD. s. The first shoot of a plant 
v. bud; pr. par. budding; pastj 
budded. 

BUDGE, v. To stir. pr. par. budg. 
ing ; past, budged. 

BUDG'ET. 5. A bag; a store oi 
stock. 

BUFF. s. A sort of leather, pre* 
pared from the skin of the buffa- 
lo ; the colour of the leather, 
which is a very light yellow. 

BUFF. v. To strike, pr. par. buf 
fing ; past, buffed: s. buffer. 

BUFFALO, s. A kind of wild cow. 
pi. buffaloes. 

BUFTET. s. A blow with the fist. 
v. buffet ; pr. par. buffeting , past, 
buffeted. 

BUF'FET. s. A cup-board. 

BUFFOON'. 5. A man whose pro- 
fession is to make sport, s hvf 
foonery, pi. buffooneries. 

BUG. s. A species of insect- 

BUG'BEAR. s. A frightful object. 

BU'GLE, BU'GLE-HORN. *. A 
hunting horn. 

BU'GLE. s. A kind of glass orna- 
ment, of a cylindrical form. 

BUILD, v. To erect, to rest upon, 
pr. par. building; past, built: 8 
builder. 

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BUL— BUO 

BULB. s. A round body, or root, 
adj. bulbous. 

BUL'FINCH. s. A species of sing- 
ing bird. pi. hulfinches. 

BULK. s. Magni'tide, size. adj. 
bulky: s. bulkiness. 

BULL. s. The male of black cattle;! 
a papal mandate. 

BUL'LET. s. A small metal ball. | 

BULLETIN. s. A military or other 
public document. 

BUL'LION. s. Gold or silver in the 
lump. 

BUI/LOCK. s. An ox. 

BUL'LY. s. A noisy, blustering, 
quarrelsome fellow, pi. bullies: 
v. bully ; pr. par. bullying ; past, 
bullied. 

BUL'RUSH. s. A species of large 
rush. pi. bvlrushes. 

BULWARK- s. A bastion ; a forti- 
fication. 

BUM'BLEBEE. s. The wild bee. 

BUMP. s. A swelling, a protuberance. 

BUMP. v. To make a loud noise ; 
to strike against, pr. par. bump- 
ing ; past, bumped. 

BUMPER, s. A cup filled to the 
brim. 

BUMPKIN, s. An awkward, heavy 
rustic. 

BUNCH, s. A cluster ; a number 
of things tied together, pi. bunch- 
es: adj. bunchy: s. bunchiness. 

BUN'DLE. s. A number of things 
bound together ; a roll. v. bundle ; 
pr. par. bundling ; past, bundled. 

BUNG. 5. A stopper for a barrel. 
v. bung ; pr. par. bunging; past, 

% bunged. 

BUNG'LE. v. To perform clumsily ; 
to botch, pr. par. bungling; past, 
bungled: s. bungler: adv. bung- 
Unscly. 

BUNN. s. A kind of light bread. 

BUNTING, s. The stuff of which 
a ship's colours are made. 

BUOY. s. Alight substance, floating 
on the water, and tied to some 
thing at the bottom, v. buoy 
pr. par. buoying ; past, buoyed. 



BUO— BUS 

BUOY'ANCY. s. The quality o 
floating, pi. buoyancies : edj. buvy 
ant : adv. buoyantly. 

BUR'DEN, BURTHEN. 5. A load , 
something grievous ; the verse re- 
peated in a song, v burden ; pr. 
par. burdening ; past, burdened . v. 
burthen; pr. par. burthening ; 
past, burthened : adj. burdensome^ 
burthensome. 

BU'REAU. s. A chest of drawers. 

BUR'GESS. s. An officer of a cer- 
tain rank in a corporate town ; a 
representative of a borough-town, 
pi. burgesses. 

BURG'LARY. s. Act of feloniously 
entering a house by night, pi. bur. 
glaries. s. burglar: adj. burglari- 
ous ; adv. burglariously : s. bur- 
gler. 

BURG'OMASTER. 5. One employ- 
ed in the government of a city. 

BURLES'QUE. adj. Ludicrous, s. 
burlesque : v. burlesque ; pr. par. 
burlesquing ; past, burlesqued ; 
s. burlesquer. 

BURLETTA. s. A musical farce. 

BURN. v. To consume or wound 
with fire ; to be on fire. pr. par. 
burning ; past, burned, bwmt : s. 
burn, burner. 

BURNISH, v. To polish, pr. par. 
burnishing; past, burnished, s. 
burnish, burnisher. 

BURR. s. The rough head of a cer 
tain plant. 

BUR'ROW. v. To mine as rabbits, 
pr. par. burrowing; past, bur- 
rowed : s. burrow. 

BURST, v. To break suddenly, pr. 
par. bursting ; past, burst. 

BUR'THEN.. 5. See Burden. 

BUR'Y. v. To inter ; to put into a 
grave, pr. par. burying; past, 
buried: s. burial. 

BUSH. s. A thick shrub, pi. bushes 
adj. bushy : s. bushiness. 

BUSH'EL. 5. \ measure containing 
eight gallons. 

BUS'KIN. s. A kind of half-boot , 
a shoe, worn by the ancient actors 
of tragedy, adj. buskined. 

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BUS— BUT 

BUST. 5. A statue, representing a 
person as far as the breast. 

BUSTARD. 5. A wild turkey. 

BUS'TLE. v. To *»e busy ; to stir, 
pr. par. bustling past, bustled : s. 
bustle, busUer. 

BUST. adj. Fully employed; bust- 
ling ; meddling, v. busy ; pr. par. 
busying; past, busied: adv. busi- 
ly : s. business. 

BUT. A conjunction ; a preposition. 

BUTCH'ER. s. One who kills do- 
mestic animals for the purpose of 
food. v. butcher ; pr. par. butcher- 
ing,' past, butchered: adj. butch- 
erly: s. butchery, ip\. butcheries. 

BUTLER, s. A servant who takes 
care of the wines, and superin- 
tends the table. 

BUT'-END. 5. The blunt end. 

BUT'MENT. s. That part of an 
arch which joins it to the upright 
pier. 

BUTT. s. A mark to shoot at ; a 
blow given by a horned animal ; a 
large barrel. 

BUTT. v. To strike with the head, 
pr. par. butting ; past, butted. 

BUT'TER. s. An unctuous sub 
stance, made from milk. s. butte- 
ry, pi. butteries: v. butter; pr. 
par. buttering; past, buttered. 



BUT-BYK 

BUTTERFLY, s. A kind of beau- 
tiful insect, pi. butterflies. 
BUTTON, s. A kind of knob or 

ball. v. button ; pr. par. buttoning ,• 

past, buttoned : s. buttoner. 
BUTTON-HOLE. s. A hole to 

catch the button. 
BUTTRESS, s. A wall built to sup. 

port another wall. pi. buttresses. 
BUX'OM. adj. Gay, lively. 
BUY. v. To purchase, to acquire b} 

paying for. pr. par. buying ; past, 

bought: s. buyer. 
BUZZ. v. To hum, to whisper, pr 

par. buzzing; past, buzzed: s. 

buzz. 
BUZ'ZARD. s. A species of hawk. 
BY. A preposition. 
BY'-CORNER. s. A private corner 
BY'-LANE. s. A lane out of tht 

usual road. 
BY'-LAW. s. A law made to regu 

late the business of a corporation 
BY'-PATH. 5. A private or obscure 

path. 
BY'-ROAD. 5. An obscure road. 
BY'STANDER. s. A looker-on ; one 

unconcerned. 
BY'- WORD. s. A saying, a proverb 
jBYRE. s. A cow-house. 



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CAB— CAB 

CABAL', s. The secret science of 
the Hebrew rabbins; a body of 
men united in some close design : 
intrigue, s. cai>aller ; adj. cabalis- 
tic, cabalistical : v. rabal ; pr. par. 
caballing; past, caballed. 

CAB'BAGE. s. A species of culina- 
ry vegetable. 

CAB'BAGE. v. To steal in cutting 
clothes, pr. par. cabbaging ; past, 
cabbaged: s. cabbage, cabbager. 

CABIN, s. A small chamber in a 
ship ; a cottage. 

CABINET, s. A set of boxes or 
drawers for curiosities ; a private 



CAB— CAD 



loom in which consultations ar* 

held ; ministers of state, assem 

bled in council. 
CA'Bl X. s. The great rope of«& 

ship. 1 ,o which the anchor is fasi. 

ened. 
CABRIOLET'. 5. An open carriage 
CACK'LE. v. To make a noise like 

a hen. pr. par. cackling; past, 

cackled: s. cackle, cackler. 
CACOTHONY. s. A bad sound o. 

words, pi. cacophonies. 
CADAVEROUS, adj. Looking like 

a corpse. 

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CAD— CAL 

CAD'ENCE s. Fall ; state of sink- 
ing; decline. 

CADET 7 , s. A person who serves 
in expectation of an office. 

CA'DI. 5. A magistrate amongst the 
Turks. 

CADU'CEUS. 5. The rod or wand 
with which Mercury is depicted. 

C-ESU'RA. s. A figure in poetry, 
by which a short syllable after a 
complete foot, is made long; a 
pause, adj. cocsural. 

CAGE. s. An inclosure of twigs, 
wires, or bars, in which animals 
are confined, v. cage; pr. par. 
caging- ; past, caged. 

CAIRN. 5. A heap of stones. 

CAJOLE', v. To flatter; to cheat, 
pr. par. cajoling , past, cajoled ; s. 
cajoler, cajolery, pi. cajoleries. 

CAITIFF, s. A mean villain. 

CAKE. s. Something of a form 
rather flat than high ; a kind of 
delicate bread, v. cake ; pr. par. 
caking; past, caked. 

CALABASH', s. A species of large 
gourd, pi. calabashes. 

CALAMANCO, s. A kind of wool- 
len stuff, pi. calamancoes. 

CALAxM'ITY. s. Sudden misfortune. 
pi. calamities: adj. calamitous: 
adv. calamitously. 

CALASH', s. A small carriage of 
pleasure, pi. calashes. 

CALCA'REOUS. adj. Of the nature 
of lime. 

CALCI'NE. v. To reduce to a calx, 
pr. par. calcining; past, calcined: 
adj. calcinnhle : s. calcination. 

CAL'CULATE. v. To enumerate, 
ta conjecture, pr. par. calculating, 
•past, calculated: adj. calculable: 
s. calculation, calculator. 

CAL'DRON. 5. A pot, a boiler. 

CALEDO'NIAN. adj. Relating to 
Scotland. 

CALENDAR. 5. A register of the 
year. 

CAL'ENDER. s. A machine formed 
of rollers, m which cloth is press- 
ed, v. calender; pr. par. calender- 
ing; past, calendered. 



CAL— CAM 

CAL'ENTURE. 5. A distemper pe- 
culiar to sailors in hot climates 

CALF. 5. The young of a cow ; 
the thick part of the leg. pi. 
calves. 

CAL'IBER. s. The bore of a gun. 

CAL'ICO. s. A kind of cloth, made 
of cotton, pi. calicoes. 

CA'LIPH. s. A title assumed oy 
the successors of Mahomet, 
amongst the Saracens. 

CALID'ITY. 5. Heat. pi. calidihes. 

CALIPASH', CALIPEE', s. Certain 
parts of a turtle. 

CALL. v. To summon, to name, 
pr. par. calling; past, called: s. 
call, calling. < 

CAL'LIPERS. 5. An instrument foi 
measuring the diameter of a cylin- 
der. 

CAL'LOUS. adj. Indurated, hard- 
ened, insensible, s. callosity, pi. 
callosities: adv. callously: s. cal- 
lousness. 

CAL'LOW. adj. Without feathers, 
unfledged. 

CALM. v. To allay, to ruiet, to 
pacify, pr. par. calming; past, 
calmed: s. calm, calmer: adj. 
calm : adv. calmly. 

CAL'OMEL. s. Mercury sublimed. 

CALOR'IC. s. The modern chymi- 
cal name of heat. adj. calorific. 

CALORIM'ETER. s. An instrument 
for ascertaining the quantity of 
disengaged heat. 

CAL'UMNY. 5. Slander, false 
charge, pi. calumnies: s. calum- 
niation, calumniator : adj. calum- 
nious : adv. calumniously. 

CALVE, v. To produce a calf. pr. 
par. calving ; past, calved. 

CAL'VINISM. 5. The doctrine of 
Calvin, s. calvinist ; adj. calvinis- 
tic. 

CALX. 5. Any thing rendered redu- 
cible to powder, by burning pi. 
calves. 

CA'LYX. s. The cup of a plant, pi. 
calyxes. 

CAMB'LET. s. A kind of cloth 

CAM'BRIC. s. A kind of fine, linen. 
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CAM— CAN 

CAME. Preterit of the v. come. 

CAM'EL. s. A species of beast of 
burthen. 

CAMEL'OPARD. s. A species of 
quadruped, sometimes called a 
giraff. 

CAM'EO. s. A stone, with various 
figures and representations of 
landscapes, formed by nature. 

CAM'ERA-OBSCU'RA. s. A spe- 
cies of optical machine. 

CAMP. 5. A number of military 
tents, v. encamp. 

CAMPAIGN', s. The period of an 
army's operations in the field, dur- 
ing one season, v. campaign : pr. 
par. campaigning; past, campaign- 
ed : s. campaigner. 

CAMPESTRAL, adj. Growing in 
fields ; relating or belonging to a 
field. 

CAM'PHIRE. s. A kind of resin, 
adj. camphirated. 

CAN. s. A cup ; a vessel for carry- 
ing liquids. 

CAN. v. To be able. 

CANAIL'LE. s. The very lowest of 
the people ; the rabble. 

CANAL'. 5. An artificial water- 
course ; a conduit, through which 
any of the juices of the body flow. 

CAN'CEL. v. To cross a piece of 
writing ; to obliterate, pr. par. 
canceling; past, canceled, s. can- 
celcr. 

CAN'CER. 5. A corroding, incura- 
ble sore. adj. cancerous. 

CANDID, adj. Sincere, fair, open, 
ingenuous, adv. candidly: s. can- 
dour. 

CAN DIDATE. 5. A suitor for any 
place of honour or profit. 

CAN'DLE. s. A light made of wax 
or tallow. 

CAN'DLESTICK. ». The instrument 
which holds a candle. 

CAN'DLEMAS. s. The feast of the 
purification of the Virgin Mary, 
which was celebrated with many 
lights in the churches, pi. candle- 



CAN-CAN 

CAN'DOUR. 5. Ingenuous less; open 
ness. 

CAN'DY. v. To become congealed 
pr. par. candying; past, candied; 
s. candy, pi. candies. 

CANE. s. A kind of strong reed. v. 
cane; pr. par. caning; past, 
caned. 

CANI'NE adj. Relating or belong- 
ing to a dog. 

CANISTER, s. A case, now gene- 
rally made of tin; but formerly 
of canes. 

CANK'ER. s. A worm that destroys 
fruit ; something corrosive, v. 
canker ; pr. par. cankering ; past, 
cankered: adj. cankerous. 

CAN'NiBAL. s. A person who eats 
human flesh, s. cannibalism. 

CAN'NON. 5. A great gun. 

CANNONA'DE. v. To attack or bat- 
ter with cannot, pr. par. cannon- 
ading ; past, cannonaded: s. can* 
nonade, cannonading. 

CANO'E. s. A small boat, made of 
the trunk of a tree. 

CAN'ON. s. A rule ; a church law ; 
a dignitary in cathedral churches, 
adj. canonical: adv. canonically ; 
s. canonicals. 

CAN'ONESS. s. In popish countries, 
women living after the example 
of secular canons, pi. canonesses. 

CAN'ONIZE. v. To declare any 
person a saint, pr. par. canonizing ', 
past, canonized: s. canonization. 

CAN'OPY. s. A covering spread 
over the head. pi. canopies: adj. 
canopied. 

CANT. s. A peculiar form of speak* 
ing; a whining pretension m to 
goodness ; barbarous jnrgon ; auc- 
tion, s. canter: v. cant; pr. par. 
canting; past, canted. 

CANTEE'N. s. A. small vessel, in 
which a soldier carries something 
for drinking. 

CAN'TER. v. To gallop gently, pr. 
par. cantering; past, cantered: s. 
canter, cantcrcr. 

CANTHAR'IDES. 5. Spanish ilies ; 
ksed to raise blisters. 

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CAN— CAP 

CANTICLE. s. A song; the song 

of Solomon. 
CAN' TO. s. A certain division of a 

poem. pi. cantoes. 
CANTON, CANTON', v. To dis 
tribute an army over a district, pr, 
par. cantoning 1 ; past, cantoned : s, 
canton, cantonment. 
CAN'VASS. v. To solicit, to exam- 
ine, pr. par. canvassing,' past, 
canvassed : s. canvass, canvasser. 
CANZONET'. 5. A little song. 
CAP. s. A cover for the head; the 
topmost ; the highest, v. cap ; pr, 
par. capping; past, capped. 
CATABLE. adj. Endued with suf- 
ficient power; able; capacious, 
s. capability, pi. capabilities. 
CAPA'CIOUS. adj. Capable of con- 
taining much ; internally large, 
adv. capaciously: s. capacity, pi 
capacities. 
CAP d pe, CAP d pie. From head 

to foot. 

CAPAR'ISON. s. A sort of cover 

for a horse; a pompous dres^. v. 

caparison ; pr. par. caparisoning ; 

past, caparisoned. 

CAPE. s. Headland; promontory; 

the neck-piece of a cloak or coat. 

CA'PER. s. A leap, a jump ; an 

acid pickle, v. caper; pr. par. ca 

pering ; past, capered: s. caperer. 

CAPILLA'IRE. s. A kind of syrup. 

CAPIL'LARY. adj. Resembling 

hairs; relating to very small 

tubes. 

CAPITAL, s. Head of a pillar ; 
chief town ; stock of a trader or 
company, s. capitalist. 
CAPITAL, adj. Relating to the 
head ; affecting the life ; chief, 
principal, adv. capitally. 
CAPITATION, s. Numeration by 

head?. 
CAPITOL, s. The temple of Ju- 
piter, at Rome; a building in 
which the legislature holds its 
sessions. 
CAPITULATE, v. To surrender 
by agreement, pr. par. capitulai- 



CAP— CAR . 

ing ; past, capitulated: s. capitu- 
lation. 

CA'PON. s. A castrated domestic 
fowl. 

CAPOU'CH. s. A monk's hood. 

CAPRl'CE. s. Freak, fancy, whim, 
adj. capricious: adv. capriciously: 
s. capriciousness. 

CATRICORN. s. A sign of the zo- 
diac. 

CAP'STAN. s. In sea language, the 
cylinder or windlass used for 
winding up a great weight. 

CAPTAIN, s. A commander: the 
commander of a ship, or of a com- 
pany of soldiers, s. captaincy, pL 
captaincies. 

CAPTIOUS, adj. Eager to object; 
ensnaring ; caviling, adv. cap' 
tiously : s. captiousness. 

CAPTIVATE, v. To delight high- 
ly; (figuratively) to enslave, pr. 
pax. captivating; past, captivated: 
s. captivatcr, captivation. 

CAPTIVE. 5. One taken in war; a 
prisoner, s. captivity, pi. captivi- 
ties. 

CAPTOR, s. He that takes a pris- 
oner, or prize, s. capture. 

CAPTURE, v. To seize in war. pr. 
par. capturing ; past, captured : s. 
captor. 

CAPUCHIN'. 5. A monk of the re- 
formed order of Franciscans. 

CAR. 5. A sort of carriage. 

CAR'ABINE, CARBINE.'*. A small' 
kind of fire-arms. 

CAR' A VAN. 5. A body of merchants 
or pilgrims. 

CARAVAN'SARY. s. A house built, 
for the reception of travellers, id 
the east. pi. caravansaries. 

CARAVEL', s. A kind of ship, for- 
merlv used by the Spanish. 

CAR' A WAY. s. A kind of aromatic 
plant. 

CAR'BON. s. Charcoal, pure coal, 
adj. carbonaceous, carbonic. 

CAR'BUNCLE. s. A jewel which 
shines in the dark ; a red spot or 
pimple, on the body. adj. carbun- 
cular. 

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1 CAR— CAR 

CAR'CASS. s. The dead body of 
an animal ; (in gunnery) a kind of 
bomb. pi. carcasses. 

CARD. s. A piece of very thick pa- 
per ; a paper printed with figures, 
used in games ; an instrument with 
which wool and flax are combed, 
s. carder: v. card; pr. par. card- 
ing ; past, carded. 

CAR'DINAL. adj. Principal, chief. 

CAR'DINAL. s. One of the chief 
governors of the Roman church. 

CARDIN'ALATE. s. The office of 
cardinal. • 

CARE. s. Solicitude, anxiety, con- 
cern, regard, heed. v. care; pr. 
par. caring; past, cared: adj. 
careful, careless: s. carefulness 
adv. carefully, carelessly. 

CAREEiY. v. To iay a vessel on 
one side, in order to repair the 
other, pr. par. careening; Dast ; 
careened. 

CAREER'. 5. A race ; course of 
rapid action, v. career; pr. par. 
careering ; past, careered. 

CARESS', v. To treat in a kind, or 
loving manner, pr. par. caressing ; 
past, caressed: s. caress, pi. ca- 
resses. 

CAR'ET. s. A grammatical point 
( A ), denoting that something is 
omitted in its right place. 

CAR'GO. 5. The lading of a ship. 
pi. cargoes. 

CARICATURE'. 5. A ridiculou 
representation of a person, or a 
circumstance, v. caricature; pr. 
par. caricaturing; past, carica- 
tured: s. caricaturist. 

CARIOUS, adj. Decaved; rotten. 

CAR'MELITE. s. A white friar. 

CARMIN'ATIVE. s. A medicine 
for expelling wind. 

CARMI'NE. s. A powder of bright 
red, or erimsu* colour. 

CAR'NAGE. s. Heaps of flesh ; im- 
mense slaughter. 

CAR'NAL. adjr Fleshly, not spirit- 
ual, adv. carnally. 

CARNATION, s. The name of the 



CAR— CAR 

natural flesh colour ; the name of 
a pink flower. 

CAR'NIVAL. 9. A feast before lent. 

CARNIVOROUS, adj. Having a 
natural inclination to eat flesh, 
adv. carnivorously. 

CAROL, v. To sing, to warble, 
pr. par. caroling; past, caroled. 
s. carol. 

CAROU'SE. v. To drink ; to keep a 
festival, pr. par. carousing , past, 
caroused: s. carousal, carouser. 

CARP. s. Akindofrish. 

CARP. v. To cavil, to censure, pr. 
par. carping; past, carped: s, 
carp, carper. 

CARTENTER. 5. An artificer in 
wood. 

CAR'PET. 5. A cover for a floor, v. 
carpet; pr. par. carpeting; past, 
carveted. 

CAR'RIAGE. s. A vehicle, beha- 
iour, conduct ; act of carrying. 

CAR'RION. s. Flesh unfit for the 
food of man. 

CARRONA'DE. s. A very short can- 
non, used for discharging grape- 
shot. 

CARROT, s. A garden root. 

CAR'RY. v. To convey from a place; 
to bear. pr. par. carrying; past, 
carried: s. carrier. 

CART. s. A kind of carriage with 
two wheels, s. carter, cartage 
v. cart, pr. par. carting; past, 
carted. 

CARTE-BLANCHE'. 5. An unlim- 
ited commission. 

CARTEL', s. A writing containing 
stipulations between enemies, 
generally relating to an t-xchange 
of prisoners; a vessel sailing un- 
der those stipulations, v. cartel; 
pr. par. cartelling ; past, cartellcd. 

CAtfTE'SIAN. adj. Relating to the 
philosophy of Des Cartes. 

CARTHU'SIAN. s. A monk of the 
Chartreaux. 

CARTILAGE, s. A smooth and 
solid bodv, softer th,.n a bone, but 
harder than a ligament, adj. car- 
tilaginous. 

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CAR— CAS 

CARTOON'. s. A painting or draw- 
ing on large paper. 
CARTOUCH'. 5. A box to hold 

cartridges. 

CARTRIDGE, s. A gun-charge, 
generally in paoer. 

CART' WRIGHT, s. A maker of 
carts. 

CARVE, v. To cut wood, stone, or 
meat ; to engrave, pr. par. carv- 
ing; past, carved: s. carver. 

CASCA'DE. s. A waterfall. 

CASE. 5. Condition, with regard to 
outward circumstances, state, 
contingence : question ; variation 
of nouns; a sort of cover. 

CASE. v. To inclose in a case. pr. 
par. casing; past, cased. 

CASE'MATE. 5. In fortification, a 
subterraneous or covered arch- 
work, adj. casemated. 

CASE'MENT. s. A window opening 
upon hinges. 

^ASH. s. Money, s. cashier: v. 
cash; pr. par. cashing; past, 
cashed. 

CASHIE'R. v. To discard ; to dis- 
miss fn>m a military, office, pr. 
par. cashiering ; past, cashiered. 

CASK. s. A barrel, v. cask ; pr. par. 
cashing; past, cashed. 

CASK'ET. s. A small box or chest, 
for jewels. 

CAS'STA. 5. A sweet spice. 

CASSI'W. s. A game at cards. 

CASS'IOWARY. s. A large bird of 
prev. pi. cassioioaries. 

CAS'SOCK. .?. A close garment. 

CAST. v. To throw away, to shed, 
to compute, to contrive, pr. par. 
casting ; oi.st, cast : s. cast, caster. 

CASTANET', s. Small shells of 
ivorv, or Inrd wool, which dan- 
cers rattle in thoir hands. 

CASTE. 5. In India, a term denot- 
ing n certain raTik in life. 

CASTELLATED, adj. Having- tur- 
rets anrl h-ittle mint's like a castle. 

CASTIGATE, w. To chastise, to 
punish pr. rnr. c r i<-t>'gitmg ; past, 
castigaip ■) : s. casttgalion: adj. 
wshgatrry. 



CAS— CAT 

CASTLE. 5. A fortified house, adj. 
castled. 

CASTOR OIL. s. An oil extracted 
from the palma-christi. 

CASTRAMETA TION. s. Science 
of measuring and laying out the 
ground for an encampment. 

CA'SUAL. adj. Accidental ; arising 
from chance, adv. casually: s. 
casualty, pi. casualties. 

CA'SUIST. s. One who justifies evil 
actions by argument, adj. casuisti- 
cal : adv. casuistically : s. casuis- 
try, casuistries. 

CAT. s. An animal of the feline 
species. 

CATACHRE'SIS. s. Abuse of 
words, pi. catachreses : adj. cata- 
chrestical; adv. catachrestically. 

CATACOMBS, s. Subterraneoa 
cavities for the burial of the dead. 

CATALOGUE. 5. An enumeration 
of particulars ; a list. 

CATAPLASM. 5. A poultice. 

CATAPULTA. 5. An engine used 
ancientlv to throw stones. 

CATARACT. 5. A waterfall. 

CATARRH', s. An issue of humour 
from the glands, adj. catarrhal. 

CATASTROPHE, s. Terminating 
event ; unhappy conclusion. 

CAT'CALL. 5. A squeaking instru- 
ment, sometimes used in theatres 
to condemn a plav. s. at calling 

CATCH, v. To lay hold of, to seize, 
to ensnare, pr. par. catching ; past, 
caught. 

CATCH, s. Seizure; advantage 
taken ; thing caught : a sort of 
hook ; a kind of song. pi. catches. 

CATCHPENNY. 5. A worthless 
pamphlet, calculated to gain mon- 
ey, pi. catchpennies. 

CATCH'POLL. 5. A common bailiff. 

CATECHISE, v. To question mi- 
nutelv. pr. par. catechising : past, 
catechised : s. catechi^er, catechism, 
catechist : adj. catechistical .♦ adv 
catechistically. 

CATEGORICAL, adj. Absolute, 
direct, adv. categorically. 



CAT-CAU 

CATEGORY, s. A class, an order 
of ideas, pi. categories. 

CATENA'RiAN. adj. Resembling a 
chain. 

CA'TER. v. To provide food. pr. 
par. catering; past, catered: s. 
caterer, cateress. 

CATERPILLAR, s. A worm sus- 
tained by leaves and fruits. 

CATES. s. Viands; food. 

CAT'GUT. s. A string for musical 
instruments, made from the intes- 
tine of an animal ; a species of 
linen or canvas, with wide in 
terst ices. 

CATHARTIC, adj. Purgative. 

CATHEDRAL, s. The head church 
of a diocese. 

CATH'OLfC. adj. Universal, gene 
ral. s. catholic, Catholicism. 

CATHOL'ICON. s. Something of 
universal anplication or use. 

CATOPTRICS, s. That part of 
optics which relates to vision by 
reflection. 

CATTLE, s. Domesticated beasts 
of pasture. 

CAT'SUP. s. A poignant liquor, 
made from mushrooms, and some 
other vegetables. 

CAU'DLE. s. A mixture of wine 
and other materials. 

CAUL. s. The net in which women 
enclose their hair ; a small cap. 

CAUGHT. Preterit and past part 
of the v. to catch. 

CAULIFLOWER, s. A species of 
cabbage. 

CAUSE. s. That which effects; 
subject of litigation ; party, v 
cause ; pr. par. causing ; past 
caused: adj. causal, causeless: adv 
causelessly. 

CAULK, v. To stop the seams of a 
ship. pr. par. caulking; past, 
ca,ulked s. caulker. 

CAU'SEWAY. s. A way raised and 
paved above the" rest of the 
ground. 

CAUSTIC, adj. Destroving the tex- 
ture of anv thing, by its hot, cor- 
rosive nature, s. caustic. 



CAU— CEL 

CAUTERY, s. An instrument used 

by surgeons, for burning the flesh ; 

a caustic substance, pi. cauteries 

v. cauterize ; pr. par. cauterizing 

past, cauterized. 
CAUTION, v. Prudence, foresight, 

circumspection ; warning, v. cau- 
tion; pr. par. cautioning; past, 

cautioned: adj. cautionary, cau- 
tious: adv. cautiously. 
CAVALCA'DE. s. A procession on 

horseback. 
CAVALI'ER. s. A horseman or 

knight. 
CAVALI'ER. adj. Warlike, haugh 

tv« adv. cavalierly. 
CAVALRY, s. Men moulted on 

horses, and armed for war, pi. 

cavalries. 
CAVE. s. A cavern ; a hollow place. 

v. cave; pr. par. caving; past, 

caved. 
CAVERN, s. A cave. 
CAVIL, v. To raise frivolous ob 

jections. pr. par. caviling; past, 

caviled : s. cavil, caviler. 
CAVITY, s. Hollowness; a hollow 

place, pi. cavities. 
CAW. v. To cry as a crow ; pr. par. 

cawing; past, cawed. 
CAZI'QUE. s. A chief of the South 

American Indians. 
CEASE, v. To stop, to fail. pr. par. 

ceasing; past, ceased: adj. cease 

less : adv. ceaselessly. 
CE'DAR. s. A species of tree. 
CEDE. v. To yield, to assign by 

virtue of treaty, pr. par. ceding ; 

past, ceded : s. ceder. 
CEIL. v. To cover the inner roof of 

a building, pr. par. ceiling ; past, 

ceiled : s. ceiling. 
CEL'EBRATE. v. To solemnize, to 

make famous, pr. par. celebrating f 

past, celebrated: s. celebration, eel- 

ebrator, celebrity, pi. celebrities. 
CELERITY. 5. Swiftness, speed, 

velocity, despatch, pi. celerities. 
CEL'ERY. s. A species of culinary 

vegetable, pi. celeries. 
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CEL— CE.N 

CELESTIAL, adj. Heavenly, re- 
lating to the upper regions adv. 
celestially. 

CELIBACY, s. Unmarried state, 
pi. celibacies. 

CELL. s. A small cavity or hollow 
place ; the cave or little habita- 
tion of a religious person, e 
cellular. 

CEL'LAR. s. A subterraneous apart- 
ment, s. cellerage. 

CEL'LULAR. adf. Consisting of lit- 
tle cells or cavities. 

CELTIC, adj. Relating to the Celts. 

CE'MENT. s. Cohesive matter; 
bond of union, v. cement; pr. par. 
cementing; past, cemented ; s. ce- 
mentation, ccmenter. 

CEM'ETERY. s. A place for the 
dead. pi. cemeteries. 

CEN'OBITE, CCEN'OBITE. s. One 
of a religious order, who lives in 
a convent, or in a community, un- 
der a certain rule ; in opposition 
to a hermit, who lives in solitude, 
adj. cenobiti.cal : adv. ccnobitically. 

CEN'OTAPH. s. An empty tomb, 
erected in honour of a person 
buried at another place. 

CEN'SER. s. A vessel in which in- 
cense is burned. 

CENSOR, s. One empowered to 
correct manners, adj. censorial, 
censorian : adv. censonally ; s. 
censorship. 

CENSORIOUS, adj. Addicted to 
censure; severe, adv. censorious- 
ly ; s. censorioitsness. 

CEN'SURE. s. Blame, reprimand, 
reproach, v. censure ; pr. par. cen- 
suring- ; past, censured: adj. cen- 
surable: s. censurer. 

CENSUS, s. An account of the in- 
habitant?, ma'lebv public authori- 
ty. Latin pi. census. 

CENT. s. A hundred, a coin equal 
to the hundredth part of a dollar. 

CENTAUR, s. An imnginarv being, 
supposed to be compounded of a 
man and a horse ; the archer in 
the zodiac. 



CEN-CES 

CENTENARY, adj. The aumbJr 
of a hundred, s. centenarian : jcIj. 
cen lennial. 

CENTIPEDE, s. An insect with 
many feet. 

CENTRE, s. The middle; that 
which is equally distant from all 
extremities, adj. central: s. ctn- 
trality : adv. centrally: v. centre; 
pr. par. centring ; past, centred. 

CENTRIF'UGAL. adj. Receding 
from the centre, adv. centr/j'u 
gaily. 

CENTRIP'ETAL. adj. Approacn- 
inu the centre, adv. cent rip dally. 

CENTRIPLE. adj. A hundred-fold. 

CENTU'RION. s. A Roman officer 
who commanded a hundred men. 

CENTURY, s. A hundred ; a hun- 
dred years, pi. centuries. 

CEPHAL'IC. adj. Medicinal to the 
head. 

CE'RATE. s. An ointment made o I 
wax. adj. cerated. 

CERE'CLOTH. s. Cloth dipped in 
wax or gum. 

CER'EMONY. 5. Outward rite; ex- 
ternal form in religion, or state, 
pi. ceremonies: adj. ceremonial, 
ceremonious: adv. ceremoniously: 
s. ceremoniousness. 

CERTAIN, adj. Sure, indubitable, 
determined, adv. certainly : s. cer- 
tainty, pi. certainties. 

CERTIFICATE, s. Written testi- 
mony, adj. certificated. 

CERTIFY, v. To make a formal 
attestation, pr. par. certifying , 
past, certified : s. certification, cer 
tifier. 

CERU'LEAN. adj. Sky-coloured; 
liorht blue. 

CERUMEN. 5. The wax formed in 
the ear. 

CESS. s. A levy upon the inhabit- 
ants of a place, according to 
their property, pi. cesses: v. cess 
pr. par. ceasing ; past, cessed. 

CESSATION, s. Act of ceasing; 
stop; suspension of action. 

CES'SION. 5. Act of ceding; -esig 
nation ; assignment. 

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CES— CHA 

CES I US. s. The girdle of Venus. 

CETA'CEOUS. adj. Of the whale 
kind. 

CHAFE. t>. To heat by rubbing ; to 
make angry ; to fret. pr. par 
chafing; past, chafed: s. chafer. 

CHAFF, s. The husks of oats. &c. 

CIIAF'FINCH. s. A species of bird, 
pi. chaffinches. 

CHA'FING-DISH. s. A portable 
irrate for coals, pi. chafing-dishes. 

CHAGRIN'. 5. Ill humour, vexa- 
tion, v. chagrin ; pr. par. chagrin- 
ing ; past, chagrined. 

CHAIN, v. To fasten, to link, to 
unite, pr. par. chaining; past, 
chained: s. chain. 

CH AIN'-SHOT. s. Two balls fasten- 
ed together by a chain. 

CHAIR, s. A moveable seat; a 
seat of authority ; a sedan, v. 
chair; pr. par. chairing; past, 
chaired. 

CHAIR'MAN. s. The president of 
an assembly ; one whose trade it 
is to carry a chair. 

CHAISE, s. A sort of carriage. 

CHAL'DRON, CHAUL'DRON. s. 
An English measure of coals, con- 
taining 36 bushels. 

CH ALICE, s. A sacramental cup. 

CHALK, s. A species of calcareous 
fossil, pr. par. chalking; past, 
chalked: adj. chalky: s. chalkiness. 

CHAL'LENGE. v. To call another 
to answer for an offence, by com- 
bat ; to accuse; to object to. pr. 
par. challenging; past, challeng- 
ed: s. challenge, challenger : adj. 
challengeable. 

CHALYB'EATE. adj. Impregnated 
with iron or steel. 

CHAMA'DE. s. The beat of a drum, 
indicating a desire for a parley. 

CHAM'BER. s. An apartment. 

CHAM'BERLAIN. s. An officer of 

CHAM'B^R-MAID. s. A female 

who nttends in a bed-chamber. 
CHAME'LEON. s. An animal which 
i? said to assume the colour of 
Vhose things to which it is applied. 



CHA-CHA 

CHAM'OIS. s. A kind of soft leath 
er. 

CHAM'OMILE. s. The name of an 
odoriferous plant. 

CHAMP, v. To bite with a frequent 
action of the teeth, pr. par., 
champing; past, champed. 

CHAMPAIGN', s. A kind of wine; 
a flat open country. 

CHAMPAIGN', adj. Relating to a 
flat open country. 

CHAMTION. s. A warrior; one 
who engages in single combat. 

CHANCE, s. Fortune, accident v. 
chance ; pr. par. chancing ; past, 
chanced. 

CHAN'CEL. s. The place in a 
church where the altar stands. 

CHANCELLOR, s. An officer cf 
the highest power and dignity in 
the English courts of law ; an of- 
ficer of high rank in universities. 

CHAN'CERY. s. A court of equity 
and conscience, pi. chanceries. 

CHANDELIE'R. s. A branch for 
candles. 

CHAN'DLER. s. A maker of can 
dies; a seller of corn, and of thinga 
required for the use of ships, s. 
chandlery, pi. chandleries. 

CHANGE, v. To alter ; to put one 
thing in place of another, pr. par. 
changing; past, changed: s. 
change: adj. changeable: adv. 
changeably : s. changeableness. 

CHAN'NEL. s. The hollow bed of 
running waters ; a strait or nar- 
row sea; a gutter or furrow, v 
channel; pr. par. channeling; past, 
channeled. 

CHANT, v. To sing; to sing in the 
cathedral service, pr. par. chant 
ing ; past, chanted, s. chant, 
chanter, chantress, pi. chantresses. 

CHANTICLEER. 5. A name given 
to the house-cock. 

CHANT'RY. s. A chapel endowed 
with revenue, for priests to sing 
mass for the souls of the donors, 
pi. chantries. 

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CHA— CHA 

CHA'OS. s. A confused mass or 
mixture, adj. chaotic : adv. cha- 
otically. 

CHAPEAU'. s. The French name 
for hat. 

CHAPEL. 5. A species of church. 

CHA'PERON. v. To attend on a la- 
dy, in a public assembly, pr. par. 
chaperoning- ; past, chaperoned. 

CHAPLAIN. s. He that attends 
the king, or other great person, or 
body of men, to perform divine 
service, s. chaplaincy, the office 
of a chaplain; pi. chaplaincies. 

CHAPLET. s. A garland or wreath 
for the head. 

CHAPMAN. 5. A petty merchant. 

CHAPTER. s. A division of a book ; 
an assembly of the clergy of a ca- 
thedral or collegiate church. 

CHAR. 5. A kind of fish. 

CHAR. v. To burn to a black cin- 
der ; to work by the day. pr. par. 
charring ; past, charred : s. char. 

CHARACTER, s. A mark; a 
stamp ; a letter used in writing or 
printing, adj. characteristic: v. 
characterise ; pr. par. characteris- 
ing : past, characterised. 

CHARADE, s. A species of riddle, 
usually in verse. 

CHAR'COAL. s. Coal made by 
burning wood under turf. 

CHARGE, v. To entrust ; to com- 
mission for a certain purpose ; to 
accuse ; to censure ; to load a 
gun ; to place to account, pr. par. 
charging; past, charged: s. charge: 
adj. chargeable . adv. chargeably. 

CHAR'GER. s. A large dish; the 
horse of a cavalry soldier ; an in- 
strument used in charging a gun. 

CH AR'IOT. s. A carriage of pleas- 
ure or state, s. charioteer. 

CHAR'ITY. 5. Tenderness, kind- 
ness, love, benevolence, alms, 
liberality to the poor. pi. charities: 
adj. charitable: adv. charitably. 

CHARLATAN', s. A quack, or 
mountebank, adj. charlatanical : 
h. charlatanry, pi. charlatanries. 



CHA— CHE 

CHARM, s. Words or philtres 
imagined to have some occult 
power ; delight, beauty, s. charm' 
er : v. charm; pr. par. charming; 
past, charmed: adv. charmingly. 

CHAR'NEL-HOUSE. s. A r. e oosi 
tory of human bones. 

CHART, s. A map for seamen ; a 
delineation of coasts. 

CHAR'TER. s. Written evidence, 
legal power of incorporation ; ex- 
emption, v. charter; pr. par. 
chartering ; past, chartered. 

CHASE, v. To hunt ; to pursue as 
an enemy ; to drive away. pr. par. 
chasing; past, chased: s. cha^te^ 
chaser. 

CHASM. 5. A cleft; a place un- 
filled. 

CHASTE, adj. Pure, uncorrupt, 
undefiled. v. chasten; pr. par 
chastening; past, chastened: adv. 
chastely ; s. chastity, pi. chastities 

CHASTi'SE. v. To punish ; to re- 
duce to order or obedience, pr 
par. chastising; past, chastised. 
s. chastisement. 

CHAT. v. To prate ; to converse 
at ease. pr. par. chatting; past, 
chatted: s. chat, chatter: adj. 
chatty. 

CHATEAU', s. A castle ; a stately 
mansion. 

CHATTEL, s. Moveable property; 
real estate not freehold. 

CHATTER, v. To make a noise 
as a pie, or other unharmonious 
bird ; to talk idly or carelessly - 
pr. par. chattering: past, chatter 
ed: s. chatter, chatterer. 

CHAUNT. v. See Chant. 

; CHEAP, adj. To be had at a low 
rate; easy to be had ; not respect 
ed. adv. cheaply: s. cheapness. 

CHEAPEN, v. To ask the price 
to lessen the value, pr. par. cheap 
ening ; past, cheapened: s. heap 
ener. 

CHEAT, v. To defraud, to impose 
upon, to trick, pr. par. cheating 
past, cheated: s. cheat, cheater, 
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CHE -CHE 

CHECK, v. To repress, to curb, to 
reprove, to chide ; to control ; to 
draw upon a bank. pr. par. check- 
ing; past, checked. 

CHECK, s. Stop ; sudden restraint ; 
curb ; a reproof; cloth made in 
squares ; a draft on a bank, for 
the payment of money. 

CHECKER, CHEQ'UER. v. To 
variegate ; to diversify in the 
manner of a chess-board, pr. par. 
checkering; past, checkered: 
checker, chequer. 

CHECKMATE, s. A term in the 
game of chess, v. checkmate; pr, 
par. checkmating; past, check- 
mated. 

CHEEK. s. The side of the face be- 
low the eye. 

CHEER, v. To incite; to encour- 
age ; to inspirit ; to comfort ; to 
gladden, pr. par. cheering; past, 
cheered: s. cheer: adj. cheerful, 
cheerless: adv. cheerfully, cheerily. 

CHEESE, s. The curd of milk, 
pressed into a cake. 

CHEESE'CAKE. s. A cake made of 
soft curds, sugar, and butter. 

CHEESEMONGER, s. One who 
deals in cheese. 

CHEESE'PRESS. s. The press in 
which curds are pressed, pi. 
cheesepresses. 

GHEESE'VAT. s. The wooden vat 
in which the curds are confined, 
in pressing. 

CHEMISE'. 5. A shift. . 

CHEMIST, CHYM'IST. s. A sepa- 
rater and examiner of matter, and 
preparer of various compounds, s. 
chemistry, chymistry : adj. chemi- 
cal, chymical: adv. chemically, 
chymically. The latter mode of 
spelling this word, is the most cor- 
rect ; but the former is the most 
general. 

CHER'ISH. v. To support, to shel- 
ter, to nurse, pr. par. cherishing ; 
past, cherished • s. cherisher, cher- 
ishment . 

CHER'RY. s. A species of small 
fruit, pi cherries. 



CHE— CHI 

CHER'UB. s. A celestial spirit 
Hebrew pi. chci~ubim • English pi. 
cherubs ; adj . cher^ubic. 

CHESS, s. A sort of game. 

CHESS'-BOARD. s. The board on 
which chess is played. 

CHESS'-MAN. s. A puppet or coun- 
ter for chess, pi. chess-men. 

CHEST, s. A box made of wood or 
other materials. 

CHES'NUT. 5. A small nut, of a 
brown colour. 

CHEVALl'ER. s. A knight ; a title 
of honour. 

CHEVAUX-DE-FRISE'. s. A defen- 
sive instrument of war, made of 
timber and iron spikes. 

CHEW. v. To grind with the teeth ; 
to masticate, pr. par. chewing, 
past, chewed. 

CHICA'NE. s. Artifice, trick, fraud, 
v. chicane; pr. par. chicaning; 
past, chicaned: s. chicanery, pi. 
chicaneries. 

CHICKEN, s. The young of a bird, 
particularly of a domestic hen. 

CHICK'EN-HEARTED. adj. Cow- 
ardlv, timorous. 

CHICKEN-POX. s. A species 01 
eruptive disorder. 

CHID. v. Did chide. 

CHIDE, v. To reprove, to reproach, 
to blame, pr. par. chiding ; past, 
chided, chidden : s. chider. 

CHIEF, adj. Principal, capital, of 
the first order, s. chief: adv. 
chiefly. 

CHIEF, CHIEFTAIN, s. A leader; 
a commander ; the head ot a clan. 

CHIL'BLAIN. s. A sore made by 
frost. 

CHILD, s. An infant, or very 
young person, pi. children: adj 
childish: adv. childishly. 

CHILD'HOOD. s. The state of a 
child ; infancy. 

CHILL, v. To make cold; to de 
press ; to deject ; to blast with 
cold. pr. par. chilling; past, chill- 
ed: s. chill, chillness : adj. chilly. 

CHIME, v. To sound in harmony • 
to correspond ir relation or pro* 
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CHI— CHI 

portion; to agree ; to jingle, pr.; 
par. chiming; past, chimed: s.j 
chime, chimer. 

CHIME'RA. s. A vain and wild; 
fancy, adj. chimerical: adv. chi~\ 
merically. 

CHIM'NEY. s. The passage through 
which the smoke ascends from 
the fire in a house. 

CHIM'NEY-PIECE. 5. The work 
round the fire-place ■ a mantle- 
piece. 

CHIM'XEY-SWEEPER. s. One who' 
cleans chimneys. 

CHIN. 5. The part of the face be- 
neath the under lip. 

CHI'NA. s. China-ware; porcelains 

CHIN'COUGH. s. A violent and! 
convulsive cough, to which chil-j 
dren are subject. 

CHINE, s. That part of the back in 
which the back-bone is. 

CHINE'SE. adj. Relating to China, 
s. Chinese. 

CHINK. 5. A small aperture, v. 
chink, to fill the spaces between 
the logs of a cabin ; pr. par. chink- 
ing ; past, chinked : s. chinker. 

CHINK, v. To shake, so as to make 
a sound, pr. par. chinking; past, 
chinked. 

CHINTZ, s. Cotton cloth printed 
with colours, pi. chintzes. 

CHIP. v. To cut into small pieces. 1 
pr. par. chipping; past, chipped: 
s. chip. 

CHIRO'GRAPHY. s. The art of 
writing. 

CHIROL'OGY. s. Talking by the 
hand. 

CHI'ROMANCY. s. The pretended 
art of foretelling events by in- 
specting the hand. pi. chiroman- 
cies : s. chiromancer. 

CHIRP, v. To make a cheerful 
noise, as birds, pr. par. chirping ; 
past, chirped: s. chhp, chirper. 

CHIS'EL. s. An instrument with 
which wood or stone is pared, v. 
chisel : pr. par. chiseling ; past, 
chiseled. 

CHITCHAT, s. Prattle, idle talk. |] 



CHI— C HO 

CHIVALRY, s. Knighthood ; a 
military dignity; the qualifica- 
tions of a knight, as valour and 
virtue ; the general systerr o\ 
knighthood, pi. chivalries: -.dj 
chivalrous : adv. chivalrously. 

CHOCOLATE, s. A substance 
made by grinding the kernel of 
the cocoa-nut. 

CHOICE, adj. Select, careful, s 
choice, choice/tess : adv. choicely. 

CHOIR. 5. An assembly or band 
of singers ; the place where they 
sing. adj. choral. 

CHOKE, v. To suffocate, to stop 
up, to suppress, pr. par. choking , 
past, choked. 

CHOL'ER. 5. The bile; the humour 
supposed to produce irascibility 
anger ; rasre. adj. choleric. 

CKOLERA-MOR'BUS. s. A sudde 
overflowing of the bile. 

CHOOSE, v. To select, to elect 
pr. par. choosiug ; past, chosen 
s. choice, chooser. 

CHOP. v. To cut with a quick 
blow ; to break into small pieces 
pr. par. chopping; past, chopped 
s. chop, choijper. 

CHOP. s. A Chinese word, signify 
ing quality. 

CHOPS, s. The mouth of a beast 
the mouth of a man, used in con 
tempt; the mouth of any thing 
in familiar language. 

CHO'RAL. adj. Belonging to a 
choir or concert, s. chorister. 

CHORD, s. The string of a musical 
instrument : a right line, which 
joins the two ends of any arc of 
a circle. 

CHORIAM'BIC 5. The foot of a 
verse consisting of four syllables, 
as anxietas. 

CHO'RUS. s. A band of singers ; 
part of a song in which the whole 
company join. pi. choruses. 

CHOSE. "Tire preterit of the v. 
choose. 

CHOUSE, v. To cheat, to trick, pr 
pr. chousing; past, choused. 
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GHR— CHU 

CHRISM. <?. Holy ointment, s. 
chrismatary, pi. chrismatories. 

CHRISTEN, v. To baptize; to ini- 
tiate into Christianity, by water ; 
to name. pr. par. christening ; 
past, christened: s. christener, 
christening. 

CHRISTENDOM, s. All those re- 
gions, taken collectively, in which 
the inhabitants profess the Chris- 
tian religion. 

CHRISTIAN. s. A professor of 
the religion of Christ, adj. chris- 
tian : s. Christianity. 

CHRISTMAS. s. The day on which 
the nativity of Christ is celebrated, 
pi. christmases. 

CHROMATIC, adj. Relating to 
the colour of light, and of natural 
bodies, and to a species of ancient 
musie now unknown. 

CHRO'NIC, CHRO'NICAL. adj. 
Relating to diseases of long con- 
tinuance, adv. chronically. 

CHRONICLE, s. A brief history, 
with dates, s. chronicler. 

CHRONOL'OGY. s. The science of 
computing relative time. pi. chro- 
nologies: s. chronologist: adj. chro- 
nological : adv. chronologically. 

CHRONOM'ETER. s. An instru- 
ment for the exact measurement 
of time. 

CHRY'SALIS. 5. An insect, such 
as a butterfly, when changing from 
its rorpid state, pi. chrysales. 

CHRY'SOLITE. s. A precious 
stone, of a dusky green, with a 
shade of yellow. 

CHUB'BY, CHUB'-FACED. adj. 
Having a large or fat face. 

CHUCKLE, v. To utter a smoth- 
ered laugh, pr. par. chuckling ; 
past, chuckled. 

CHUM. s. A chamber-fellow in the 
universities. 

CHUNK, s. A short, thick block, 
or bit of wood. 

CHURCH. 5. The collective body 
of Christians ; the body of Chris- 
tians adhering to one particular 
form of worship ; the place which 



CHU— C1P 

Christians consecrate to the wor- 
ship of God. pi. churches: v. 
church ,* pr. par. churching ; past, 
churched. 

CHURCH'-WARDEN. s. An officer 
yearly chosen to preserve the 
property of a church. 

CHURL, s. A rustic ; a rude, surty, 
ill-bred man; a miser, adj. churl- 
ish: adv. churlishly: s. churlish' 
ness. 

CHURN, s. A vessel in which but- 
ter is, by agitation, coagulated. 
v. churn ; pr. par. churning ; past, 
churned: s. churner. 

CHYLE, s. A white juice, formed 
in the intestines, and afterwards 
converted into blood, adj. chyla- 
ceous, chylous. 

CHYM'ISf. s. SeeCHFMisT. 

CICATRICE, CICATRIX, s. The 
scar remaining after a wound. 

CICATRIZE, v. To apply such 
medicines to wounds or ulcers, as 
will cover them with a skin. pr. 
par. cicatrizing; past, cicatrized, 
s. cicatrization. 

CICERO'NE. s. An Italian woid, 
used to signify a guide, pi. cice- 
roni. 

CI'DER. s. The juice of apples, ex- 
pressed and fermented. 

CIMME'RIAN. adj Extremelvdark 

CINCTURE, s. Something" worn 
round the body ; a bandage. 

CIN'DER. s. A mass of any thing 
burnt in the fire,but not reduced t> 
ashes ; a hot coal, that has ceaseo 
to flame. 

CINERATION. s. The act of re- 
ducing to ashes. 

CIN'NAMON. s. The fragrant bark 
of a low tree in the island of Cey- 
lon. 

CINQUE, s. A five ; a term used in 
backgammon. 

CI'ON. s. A sprout ; a shoot from a 
plant ; the shoot engrafted on a 
stock. 

CITHER, s. Any arithmetical fig- 
ure ; but in general denoting 
hence, the appellation to a pep. "' * 



CIR— CIR 

of no efficiency, " a mere cipher 
it also means, a secret mode of 
corresponding, v. cipher; pr. par. 
ciphering ; past, ciphered: s. ci- 
pherer. 

CIRCEN'SIAN. adj. Relating to the 
exhibitions in the amphitheatre of 
Rome. 

CIRCLE, s. A line every where 
equidistant from a common cen- 
tre, v. circle; pr. par. circling; 
past, circled. 

CIR'CUIT. 5. Motion around ; com- 
prehensive tour; space; extent, 
adj. circuitous: adv. circuitously. 

CIR'CULATE. v. To move in a 
circle ; to flow ardund. pr. par. 
circulating; past, circulated: s. 
circulation : adj. circulatory. 

CIRCULAR, adj. Round, like a 
circle ; Circular letter, a letter ad- 
dressed to several persons, on 
some common affair, adv. circu- 
larly. 

CIRCUMAM'BIENT. adj. Sur- 
rounding, encompassing, going 
round, s. circumambiency. 

CIRCUMAMBULATE, v. To walk 
around, pr. par. circumambulating; 
past, circumambulated : s. circum- 
ambulation: adj. circumambulato- 
ry. 

CIR'CUMCISE. v. To perform a 
certain religious ceremony, insti- 
tuted by the Jews. pr. par. cir- 
cumcising ; past, circumcised : s. 
circvmcision. 

CIRCUMTERENCE. s. Boundary 
of a circle ; the periphery, adj. 
circumferential: adv. circumfe- 
rentia'/y. 

CIRCUMFEREN'TOR. s. An in- 
strument used in surveving. 

CIR'CUMFLEX. 5. An accent used 
to reflate the pronunciation of 
svllabl'^s. pi. circumflexes. 

CIRCUMFLUENT, adj. Flowing 
around, s. circumfluence. 

CIRCUMFORA'NEOUS. adj. Wan- 
deringr from house to house. 

CIRCUMFU'SE. v. To pour, to 
spread around, pr. par. tircum- 



CIR— CIT 

fusing ; past, circumfus^d • 3 
circumfusion. 

CIRCUMJACENT, adj. Surround 
ing, lving round. 

CIRCUMLOCUTION, s. Indirect 
expression of words ; a circuit o* 
compass of words, adj. circumlo- 
cutory. 

CIRCUMNAVIGATE, v. To sail 
around, pr. par. circumnavigat- 
ing ; past, circumnavigated: adj. 
circumnavi gable : s. circumnavi- 
gation. 

CIRCUMSCRI'BE. v. To limit, by 
a real or imaginary circle, pr. par. 
circumscribing; past, circuinscrib- 
ed : s. circumscription: adj. cir 
cumscripiive. 

CIR'CUMSx°ECT. adj. Cautious, 
attentive, watchful, s. circumspect 
Hon, circumspectness : adv. cir- 
cumspectly. 

CIR'CUMSTANCE. s. Something 
relative to a fact ; incident ; con- 
dition ; event, part. adj. circum- 
stanced: adj. circumstantial: adv. 
circumstantially. 

CIRCUMVALLA'TION. s. A sur- 
rounding wall; the fortification 
thrown up around a place be- 
sieged, v. circumvallate ; pr. par. 
circumvallating ; past, circumval- 
lated. 

CIRCUMVENT', v. To deceive, to 
cheat, to defeat by stratagem, pr. 
par. circumventing; past, circum- 
vented : s. circumvention. 

CIRCUMVOLA'TION. s. The act 
of flvingr round. 

CIRCUMVOLVE'. v. To roll 
around, pr. par. circumvolving; 
•past, circumvolved : s. circumvo' 
lution. 

CIR'CUS. s. An open place, or the- 
atre, for equestrian exhibitions. 
pi. circuses. 

CIS'TERN. s. A small reservoir; an 
ene'iosed fountain. 

CISTER'TIAN. s. A monk of the 
order of reformed Benedictine. 

CIT'ADEL. 5. A fortress, a castle. 
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err— cla 

CITE. v. To summon ; to quote as 
authority, pr. par. citing; past, 
cited : s. citation • adj. citatory. 

CITIZEN, s. A freeman of a city; 
a townsman ; an inhabitant, s. 
citizenship 

CITRON. 5 A large kind of lemon 

CITY. 5. An incorporated town, 
having a mayor; an ancient town 
claiming this title, by prescription, 
pi. cities. 

CIVET. 5. A perfume from the civet 
cat. 

CIVIC, adj. Relating to civil hon- 
ours ; not military. 

CIVIL, adj. Relating to the com- 
munity in general, mild; oblig- 
ing, s. civility, pi. civilities: adv 
civilly: v. civilize; pr. par. civil- 
izing; past, civilized: s. civiliza- 
tion. 

CIVIL'IAN. s. One who professes a 
knowledge of the old civil or Ro- 
man law, and of general equity. 

CLACK, s. A lasting and importu- 
nate noise. 

CLAD. Preterit and past par. of the 
v. clothe. 

CLAIM, v. To demand as a right ; 
to require authoritatively, pr. par. 
claiming; past, claimed: s. claim, 
claimant: adj. claimable. 

CLAM. s. A species of shell-fish. 

CLAM'BER. v. To climb with diffi- 
culty, pr. par. clambering : past, 
clambered. 

CLAMMY adj. Viscous, glutinous, 
s. clamminess. 

CLAM'OUR, CLAM'OR. s. Vehe- 
ment outcry, exclamation, vocife- 
ration, adj. clamorous: adv.clam- 
ourously : v. clamour; pr. par. 
clamouring: past, clamoured. 

CLAMP, s. A piece of wood joined 
to another, as an addition of 
strength ; a heap of turf or bricks. 

CLAN. s. A family ; a race ; a body 
or sect of people, adj. clannish: 
s. clanship. 

CLANDESTINE, adj. Secret ; done 
in a manner to elude observation. 



CLA— CLA 

adj. clandestinely: s. clandestine- 
ness. 

CLANG, s. A sharp, shrill noise. 
v. clang; pr. par. clanging; past, 
clanged. 

CLANG'OUR, CLANG'OR. 5. A 
loud, shrill sound. 

CLANK, v. To make a loud, rattling 
noise, pr. par. clanking ; past, 
clanked. - 

•CLAP. v. To strike together, with 
a quick motion; to applaud, pr 
par. clapping; past, clapped: s 
clap, clapper. 

CLAP'BOARD. s. A narrow board 
commonly used for th- outermost 
covering ofhouses in the new set- 
tlements of America, v. clapboard, 
pr. par. clap boarding ,- past, clap- 
boarded. 

CLARE-OBSCURE' s. Light aH 
shade in painting. 

CLAR'ET. s. A species of French 
wine. 

CLARIFY, v. To clear from im 
purities, pr. par. clarifying; past, 
clarified: s. clarification. 

CLA'RION. s. A trumpet. 

CLARIONET. s. A kind of wind 
instrument. 

CLASH, v. To make a noise, by 
mutual collision; to oppose, pr. 
par. clashing; past, clashed: s. 
clash. 

CLASP, s. A hook to hold any thing 
close; an embrace, v. clasp; pr. 
par. clasping ; past, clasped. 

CLASS, s. A rnnk or order of per- 
sons or things ; a number of young 
persons learning the same lesson, 
pi. classes : v. class ; pr. par. class- 
ing ; past, classed. 

CLAS'SIFY. v. To arrange m 
classes, pr. par. classifying ; past. 
classified: s. classifier, classifies 
Hon 

CLAS'SIC, CLASSICAL, adj. Re 
lating to ancient literature, and 
to architecture ; and to modern 
literature of the highest rank. s. 
classics: adv. classically. 

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CLA— CLE 

CLA TTER. v. To make a noise, 
by striking two sonorous bodies 
together, pr. par. clattering ; past, 
cluttered s. clatter, clalterer, clat- 
tering. 
CLAUSE, s. A sentence; an article 

or particular stipulation. 
CLAW. s. The foot of a beast or 
bird, armed with sharp nails ; the 
pincers or holders of a shell-fish. 
v. claw: pr. par. clawing; past, 
clawed. 
CLA Y. 5. Unctuous and tenacious 
earth ; earth in general, v. clay ; 
pr. par. claying; past, clayed: 
adj. clayey. 
CLAY'MORE. s. A two-handed 

sword. 
CLEAN, adj. Free from dirt ; neat. 
v. clean ; pr. par. cleaning ; past, 
cleaned: s. cleanliness, cleanness: 
adj. cleanly. 

CLEANSE, v. To free from dirt; 
to purify ; to scour, pr. par. 
cleansing; past, cleansed: s. 
cleanser. 

CLEAR, adj. Bright, transparent, 
serene, perspicuous, evident, v. 
clear ; pr. par. clearing ; past, 
cleared: s. clearer, clearance, clear- 
ness : adv. clearly. 

CLEAR' ING. s. In the United States, j 
signifies that part of a forest,' 
which is in a state of preparation 
for the plough. 

CLEAR-SIGHTED, adj. Perspica- 
cious ; discerning, s. clearsighted- 
ness. 

CLEAVE, v. To adhere, to stick, to 
unite aptly, pr. par. cleaving; past, 
cleaved .• s. cleaver. 

CLEAVE, v. To divide with vio- 
lence ; to split, pr. par. cleaving ; 
past, cloven or cleft : s. cleever. 

CLEF. s. A term in music. 

CLEFT. Past par. of the v. to cleave. 

CLEG. .9. A horse-fly. 

CLEMENCY, s. Mercv, remission 
of severity, pi. clemencies : adj 
clement; adv. clemently. 

CLENCH, v. See Cl^ch. 
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CLE— CLI 

CLER'GY. .s. The body of men, ap 
pointed by due ordination, for the 
service of God. 

CLER'GYMAN. s. A man in holy 
orders, ol. clergymen. 

CLER'iCAL. adj. Relating to the 
clergy, adv. clerically. 

CLERK, s. A clergyman ; a mac 
employed under another, as wri- 
ter ; the layman who reads the 
responses to the congregation in 
the church, to direct the rest. s. 
clerkship. 

CLEVER, adj. Dexterous, skilful, 
just, fit, proper, adv. cleverly: s. 
cleverness. 

CLEW. s. Thread wound around 
something ; a guide ; a direction, 
v. clew; pr. par. clewing; past, 
clewed. 

CLICK, s. A sharp, small, succes- 
sive noise, pr. par. clicking ; past, 
clicked. 

CLI'ENT. s. One who applies to an 
advocate for counsel and defence; 
a dependant. 

CLIFF, s. A steep rock. 

CLIFT. s. A large split in a rock, 
adj. clifted. 

CLIMACTERIC, CLIMAC'TRIC 
s. Relating to a period of life, 
when some great change is sup* 
posed to befal the bodv. 

CLI'MATE. 5. A space upon the 
surface of the earth, measured 
from the equator to the polar cir- 
cles, in each of which spaces the 
longest day is half an hour in 
length ; a region or tract of land 
differing from another by the tem- 
perature of the air. 

CLI'MAX. .<?. Gradation ; ascent ; a 
figure in rhetoric, by which a sen- 
tence rises graduallv. pi. climaxes. 

CLIMB, v. To ascend with labour; 
to mount, pr. par. climbing; past, 
climbed; s. climber. 

CLIME, s. Climate, region, tract ol 
earth. 

CLINCH, v. To hold in the hand 
with the fingers bent ; to confine : 
to fix ; to bend the point of a naiL 
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CLI— CLO 

pr. par. clinching • past, clinched : 
s. clinch. 

CLING, v. To hang upon, by twin- 
ing around, pr. par. clinging; 
past, clung: s. dinger. 

CLIN'iC, CLIN'ICAL. adj. Relating 
to a person who from sickness is 
compelled to remain in bed. A 
" clinical lecture" is delivered by 
a medical professor at the bed- 
side, adv. clinically. 

CLINK, v. To strike, so as to make 
a small, sharp noise, pr. par. clink- 
ing ; past, clinked : s clink. 

CLIP. v. To curtail, to cut short, 
pr. par. clipping ; past, clipped: s. 
clip, clipper. 

CLOAK, s. An outer garment; a 
concealment, pr. par. cloaking; 
past, cloaked. 

CLOCK, s. The instrument which 
tells the hour, by striking upon a 
bell ; a sort of beetle. 

CLOCK, v. To cluck; to call as a 
hen calls her chickens, pr. par. 
clocking; past, clocked. 

CLOD. s. A lump of earth, v. clod 
pr. par. clodding ; past, clodded. 

CLODHOPPER,) A . 

CLODTOLL, [ 5 - cl o wn l ' ' 

CLOD'PATE. ) cjowii. 

CLOG. v. To load with something 
that may hinder motion ; to ob- 
struct ; to burthen, pr. par. clog- 
ging ; past, clogged: s. clog. 

CLOG. s. A coarse shoe, with a 
wooden sole. 

CLOIS'TER. 5. A place of religious 
seclusion, v. cloister; pr. par. 
cloistering; past, cloistered adj. 
cloistral. 

CLOSE, v. To shut, to conclude, to 
end. pr. par. closing; past, closed 
adj. close: adv. closely: s. close- 
ness. 

CLOS'ET. s. A small room for re- 
tirement, or for the preservation 
of valuable things, v. closet ; pr. 
par. closeting; past, closeted. 

CLOT. 5. Concretion, coagulation. 
v. clot; pr. par. clotting; past, 
clotted: adj. clotty 



CLO— CLU 

CLOTH, s. Any thing woven for 

dress or covering. 
CLOTHE, v. To cover with cloth , 

to dress, pr. par. clothing; past, 

clothed : s. pi. clothes ; s. clothier, 

clothing. 
CLOUD. 5. An opaque assemblage in 

the sky; any state of obscurity or 

darkness, v. cloud; pr. par. cloud' 

ing ; past, clouded : adv. cloudily . 

adj. cloudy, cloudless: s. cloudi 

ness. 
CLOUD'CAPT. adj. Topped with 

clouds. 
CLOVE, s. A kind of spice. 
CLOVE. The preterit of the v. 

cleave. 
CLO'VEN. The past par. of the v. 

cleave. 
CLOVEN-FOOT'ED. adj. Having 

the hoof divided into two parts. 
CLO'VER. 5. A species of trefoil. 

adj. clovered. 
CLOWN. 5. A rustic ; a coarse, ill- 
bred man ; one who makes sport 

at a theatrical entertainment, adj. 

clownish: adv. clownisidy : s. 

clownishness. 
CLOY. v. To satiate, to surfeit, pr. 

par. cloying; past, cloyed. 
CLUB. s. A heavy stick ; the name 

of one of the suits of cards ; a so- 
ciety which meets at stated times. 

v. club ; pr. par. clubbing ; past 
| clubbed. 

.CLUB-FOOT'ED. adj. Having short 
I or crooked feet. 
CLUCK, v. To call chickens, as a 
| hen. pr. par. clucking; past, 
I clucked. 
CLUE, CLEW. s. Thread wound 

around something; a guide; a 

direction. 
CLUMP, s. A shapeless piece of 

wood or other matter ; a cluster 

of trees. 
CLUM'SY. adj. Awkwa-d, heavy, 

artless, unhandy, adv. clumsily: 

s. clumsiness. 
CLUNG. The preterit and past par 

of the v. cling. 

m 



CLU— COC 



COC— COF 

A ribbon worn in 



CLUSTER, s. A bunch; a number COCKA'DE 
of things of the same kind grow- the hat. 
ing or joined together, v. cluster; COCK'LE. s. A small shell -fish ; a 
pr. par. clustering ; past, clustered. weed that grows in corn. 

CLUTCH, v. To gripe, to grasp. JCOCK'NEY. s. An ill-bred native :»f 



pr. par. clutching; past, clutched 

s. clutch. 
CLUTTER s. A noise, a bustle, v. 

clutter; pr. par. cluttering; past,! 

cluttered. 
COACH. 5. A carriage of pleasure 

or state. 
COAD'JUTOR. s. An assistant; all 

partner, adj. coadjutant. 



London. 

COCK'PIT. s. The area where 
cocks fight * a place on the lower 
deck of a man of war, where are 
subdivisions for the purser, sur- 
geon, and his mates. 

COCK'SWAIN. s. A petty officer 
on board of a man of war. pro- 
nounced cok'-sn. 



COAG'ULATE. v. To curdle; to 1 COCOA, s. A kind of plant. 



form into concretions, pr. par. 
coagulating; past, coagulated: s. 



COD. 5. A kind of fish : 
young cod. 



codling, a 



coagulation, coagulator: adj. co- CODE. s. A system of laws or regu- 
agulative. 



lations. 

COAL. 5. The common fossil fuel ; COD'ICIL. s. A supplement to a 
the cinder of burnt wood; char- 
coal. 

COALES'CE. v. To unite, to growj 
together, to join. pr. par. coalesc- 
ing; past, coalesced: s. coales-\ 
cence. 

COALITION, s. The act of coa- 
lescing; persons combined. 

COARSE, adj. Not refined; rude, 
gross, unaccomplished. adv. 
coarsely: s. coarseness. 

COAST, s. The edge or margin of j 
the land next the sea. v. coast; 
pr. par. coasting; past, coasted :\\ 
s. coaster. 



will. 
COD'DLE. v. To parboil, pr. par. 

coddling; past, coddled. 
CO-EFFI'CIENT. adj. Uniting in 

action, s. co-efficacy, co-efficiency , 

pi. co-efficacies, co-efficiencies. 
CO-EQUAL, adj. Equal to another. 

s. co-equality, pi. co-equalities. 
COERCE', v. To force, to restrain. 

pr. par. coercing; past, coerced: 

s. coercer, coercion: adj. coercive: 

adv. coercivehi. 
CO-ESSENTIAL, adj. Participating 

of the same essence, adv. co-essen- 

tially. 
COAT. s. The upper garment ; ves- 1 CO-ETER'NAL. adj. Equally eter- 



ture. v. coat; 

past, coated 
COAX. v. To 

pr. par. coaxin { 

coa rer. 
COB. s. The spike of an ear of 

maize ; the core, after the corn is! 

tak^n off. 



nal. adv. co-etcrnally : 
nity, pi. co-eternities. 



co-eter- 



pr. par coating A 

wheedle, to flatter. j'cOETAL. adj. Equally ancient; 
ig; past, coaxed: s.|| ,; v1ng |n the ' same \p. 

CO-EXIST', v. To exist at the same 
time. pr. par. co-existing; past, 
co-eristed: s. co-existence : adj. co- 
existent. 

COBBLE, v. To mend anv thing' CO-EXTEND', v. To reach to an 
coarsely, pr. par. cobbling; past,' j distance , pr . par . C0 . exUn d. 

cobbled: s. cobbler. ing; pa ^ co . eriended . s . C0 . fT . 

COB'WEB. s. The web or net of dJ tension: adj. co-extensivc. 

spid-r. adj. cobwebbed. ■. COF'FEE. s. The berrv of tne cof 

COCH'INEAL. .«?. An insect from ; fee tree : a -Irink made hv the in- 

which a red colour is extracted jj fusion of the berries in hot w-ster 

ri7 



COF— COI ^^ 

COFFER, s. A chest, generally for 
keeping money. 

c;OF'FIN. 5. A chest in which a 
dead human body is interred. 

COG. s. The tooth of a wheel, adj. 
cogged. 

CO'GENT. adj. Forcible, powerful, 
convincing, adv. cogently : s. co- 
gency, pi. cogencies. 

CO'GITATE. v. To think, pr. par. 
cogitating ; past, cogitated : s. 
cogitation: adj. cogitative. 

COGNATE, adj. Kindred. 

COGNITION, s. Knowledge; the 
power of knowing. 

COG'NlZANCE. s. Judicial notice ; 
judicial authority, adj. cognizable. 

COHABIT, v. To dwell with an- 
other; to live together, as hus- 
band and wife. pr. par. cohabit- 
ing,' past, cohabited; s. cohabit- 
ant, cohabitation. 

COHE'IR. s. One of two or more 
persons who inherit the same' 
estate, fern, coheiress, pi. coheir- 
esses. 

COHE'RE. v. To stick together ; to 
suit. pr. par cohering; past, co- 
hered: s. coherence, coherency: 
adj. coherent. 

COHE'SION. 5. Act of cohering, 
adj. cohesive: adv. cohesively.- s, 
cohesiveness. 

COTIORT. s. A troop of soldiers, 
in the Roman armies, containing 
about five hundred foot. 

COIF. s. A hood, a cap. adj. coifed. 

COIL. v. To gather into a narrow 
compass, pr. par. coiling; past, 
coiled: s. coil. 

COIN. s. In architecture, a corner 
money stamped with a legal im 
pression. v. coin ; pr. par. coining 
past, coined: s. coinage, coiner. 

COINCI'DE. v. To meet in the same 
point ; to agree, pr. pnr. coincid- 
ing ; past, coincided: s. coinci- 
dence: adj. coincident : adv.com 
cidently. 

COITION, s. The act by which two 
bodies come together. 



COK -COL 

COKE. s. Pit-coal which has beeJ 
charred. 

COL'ANDER. s. A strainer. 

COLD. adj. Wanting heat ; having 
sense of cold; reserved; not cor- 
dial, s. cold, coldness: adv. coldly. 

COLD-BLOOD'ED. adj. Without 
feeling; cruel. 

COLD-HEARTED, adj. Indifferent, 
wanting passion, s. cold-hearted- 

COLE'WORT. s. A species of cab- 
bage. 

COLLATSE. v. To fall together 
pr. par. collapsing; past, collaps- 
ed: s. collapsion. 

COL'LAR. s. A band for the neck. 
v. collar ; pr. par. collaring ; past, 
collared. 

COLLATE, v. To compare one 
copy or thing with another of the 
same kind ; to place in an eccle- 
siastical benefice, pr. par. collat- 
ing ; past, collated: s. collation, 
collator. 

COLLATERAL, adj. Side to side, 
running parallel ; not lineal, as a 
son is related to his father, but re 
lated as uncles, nephews, and 
cousins, adv. collaterally. 

COL'LEAGUE. s. A partner in of 
fice; an associate, v. colleague', 
pr. par. colleaguing ; past, col- 
leagued. 

COLLECT, v. To gather, to assem- 
ble, pr. par. collecting ; past, col- 
lected: s. collection, collector: adj. 
collective: adv. collectively. 

COL'LECT. s. A short, compendi 
ous prayer. 

COL'LEGE. s. A community; a 
public place of study ; a state- 
assembly, s. collegian ; adj. col- 
legiate. 

COT/LIER. s. A digger of coals ; a 
dealer in coals ; a ship th t carries 
coals, s. colliery, pi. collieries. 

COLLIGATION, s. The act o. 
binding together. 

COLLISION, s. The act of striking 
together; a clash, adj. collisive. 
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COI^COL 

COL'LOCATE. v. To place togeth- 
er; to station, pr. par. collocating; 
past, collocated: s. collocation, 
collocator. 

COLLOCU'TION. s. Conference, 
conversation. 

COL'LOQUY. s. Conference; con- 
versation, adj. colloquial. 

COLLU'DE. v. To play in concert, 
so as to cheat ; to conspire in a 
fraud, pr. par. colluding; past, 
colluded. 

COLLL SION. s. Act of colluding, 
adj. collusive, collusory : adv. col- 
lusively. 

CO'LON. s. A grammatical point (:), 
used to mark a pause greater than 
that of a semicolon. 

COLONEL. 5. The chief command- 
er of a regiment. 

COL'ONY. s. A body of people set- 
tled in a foreign country ; the 
country where they reside, pi. 
colonies: s. colonist: adj. colonial: 
v. colonize ; pr. par. colonizing ; 
past, colonized: s. colonization. 

COLONNA'DE. s. A range of insu- 
lated columns. 

COLOS'SUS. s. A statue of enor-| 
mous magnitude. Latin pi. colossi 
adj. colossal. 

COL'OUR. s. The appearance of 
bodies to the eye; hue; die; pre- 
tence, s. colouring: v. colour; 
pr. pnr. colouring ; past, coloured: 
adj. colourless. 

COL'OURS. s. A standard ; an en- 
sign of war. 

COLT. 5. A young horse. 

COL'TER. s. The sharp iron of a 
plough, that cuts perpendicularly 
to the share. 

COL'UMBARY. s. A dove-cot; a 
pig-eon-house, pi. columbaries. 

COL 7 UMBL\E. s. A species of 
plant ; the name of the chief fe- 
male in a pantomime. 

COL'UMN. s. A round pillar, by 
which something is supported; a 
bodv of any thing, pressing verti- 
cally, upon its base; a body of 
♦roops, formed into an oblong ; a 



I3PCOL— COM 

! section of a page, when divided 

! equally, by a perpendicular line. 

COLU'RES. 5. Two great circles, 
imagined to pass thro agh the poles 
of the world ; one through the 
equinoctial, the oth ^r thr' ugh the 
solstitial points. 

COMB. s. An instrument to sepa- 
rate and adjust the hair; the crest 
of a cock ; the cavities in which 
bees lodge their honey, v. comb ; 
pr. par. combing; past, combed: s. 
comber. 

COM'BAT. v. To fight, to oppose, 
pr. par. combating ; past, combat- 
ed: s. combat, combatant. 

COMBI'NE. v. To join together; to 
settle by compact ; to coalesce, 
pr. par. combining ; past, combin- 
ed: s. combination. 

COMBUSTIBLE, adj. Susceptible 
of ignition, s. combustibility, com- 
bustion. 

COME. v. To draw near ; to arrive 
at; to be derived from, pr par. 
coming ; past, come. 

COM'EDY. s. A dramatic represen 
tation of the lighter faults of man- 
kind ; an amusing drama, pi. 
comedies: s. comedian, adj. comic, 
comical: adv. comically. 

COME'LY. adj. Graceful, decent; 
handsome, adv. comely : s. comeli- 
ness. 

COM'ET. s. A sort of planet. 

COM'FIT. 5. A kind of sweetmeat. 

COM'FORT. v. To strengthen, to 
enliven, to invigorate, to console 
pr. par. comforting; past, com- 
forted: s. comfort, comforter 
adj. comfortable, comfortless • adv. 
comfortably. 

COMTREY". 5. A species of plant. 

COM'IC, COM'ICAL. adj. Raising 
mirth: merrv; relating to come- 
dv. adv. comically. 

COM'ITY. s. Courtesy, civility. 

COM'MA. s. A grammatical point 
(,) denoting the shortest pause 
in reading; in music, the ninth 
part of a tone. 

COMMAND', v. To govern, to give 
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com— co: 

orders, to direct, pr. par. com- 
manding; past, commanded: s. 
command, commander, command- 
ant, commandment : adj. command- 
atory. 

COMMEM'ORATE. v. To preserve 
the memory of, *by some public 
act. pr. par. commemorating; past, 
commemorated : s. commemoration: 
adj. commemorable, commemora- 
tive. 

COMME'NCE. v. To begin; to make 
a beginning, pr. par. commencing; 
past, commenced: s. co?nmence- 
ment. A Commencement, at a col- 
lege, signifies the day on which 
degrees are conferred. 

COMMEND', v. To recommend, to 
approve, pr. par. commending; 
past, commended : s. commenda- 
tion : adj. commendable, commend- 
atory : adv. commendably. 

COMMEN'DAM. s. A church oen- 
efice, given in trust. 

COMMENSURATE. <K?;.Equal,pro- 
portionate. adv. commensurately : 
s. com mensuration : adj. commen- 
surable; adv. commensurably. 

COMMENT', v. To remark, to an- 
notate, pr. par. commenting; past, 
commented: s. com'ment, commen- 
tary, commentator, pi. commenta- 
ries, commentators. 

COM'MERCE. s. Trade; traffic 
with foreign nations ; intercourse, 
adj. commercial: adv. commer- 
cially. 

COMMIN'GLE. v. To mix, to blend, 
pr. par. commingling ; past, com- 
mingled. 

COMMIS'ERATE. v. To pity, to 
compassionate, pr. par. commise- 
rating ; past, commiserated: s. 
commiseration, commiserator : adj. 
com.miserable. 

COMMISSA'RIAT. adj. Relating to 
the commissary department of an 
arm v. 

COM'MISSARY. s. A delegate, a 
deputy ; an officer who furnishes 
provisions and ammunition for an 
army. pi. commissaries. 



COM- COM 

COMMISSION. 5. The act of com 

mitting ; the act of intrusting ; a 
warrant; a trust; a charge, v. 
commission ; pr. par. commission- 
ing; past, commissioned: a. com' 
mission, commissioner. 

COMMIT', v. To intrust ; to per- 
petrate ; to send to prison, pr. 
par. committing ; past, commtttrd\ 
s. commitment, committal, commit- 
tee. 

COMMIX', v. To mingle, to blend, 
pr. par. commixing; past, com- 
mixed : s. commixture. v 

COMMO'DE. s. A night-chair. 

COMMO'DIOUS. adj. Convenient, 
suitable, useful, adv. commodious 
ly : s. commodiousness. 

COMMODITY. 5. Wares, merchan- 
dise, pi. commodities. 

COM'MODORE. s. The captain who 
commands a squadron of ships. 

COM'MON. adj. General, vulgar, 
public, mean. s. common, common- 
alty, commoner, commonness : adv. 
commonly. 

COM'MON PLACE, adj. Relating to 
an ordinary or common topic ; 
trite ; vulgar. 

COMMONWE'AL. s. Public good. 

COM'MONWEALTH. s. A repub- 
lic. 

COM'MORANCE. s. Dwelling, hab- 
itation, adj. commorant. 

COMMORIENT, adj. Dying at the 
same time. 

COMxMOTION. s. Tumult, disturb- 
ance, agitation. 

COMMOTE, v. To disturb, to agi- 
tate, pr. par. commoving; past, 
commoved. 

COMMU'NE. v. To partake in com- 
mon ; to converse ; mutually to 
impart sentiments, pr. par. com 
muning; past, communed: s. com 
munion. 

COMMU'NICATE. v. To have in- 
tercourse ; to impart ; to reveal ; 
to receive the sacrament, pr. par. 
communicating; past, ccmmuni 
cated : s. communication: adj 
communicative communicahle. 
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COM— COM 

COMMU'NION. 5. Intercourse; par- 
ticipation; sacrament, s. commu- 
nicant. 

COMMUNITY, s. The state of 
being common ; people united 
into a society, and having a com- 
mon interest, pi. communities. 

COMMUTE, v. To change, to sub- 
stitute, pr. par. commuting ; past, 
commuted: adj. computable: s. 
commutation. 

COM'PACT. 5. An agreement, a 
contract. 

COMPACT', adj. Firm, solid, join- 
ed, v. compact; pr. par. compact 
ing ; past, compacted, adv. com- 
pactly: s. compactness. 

COMPANION, s. An associate; a 
partner, adj. companionable. 

COM'PANY. s. Persons assembled 
together; a mercantile association; 
a band; a subdivision of a regi- 
ment ; fellowship ; state of being 
together, pi. companies. 

COMPA'RE. v. To judge, or esti- 
mate relatively, things which have 
some resemblance, pr. par. com- 
paring; past, compared: s. com- 
parison: adj. comparable, compa- 
rative : adv. comparably, compara- 
tively. 

COMPARTMENT, s. An apart- 
ment. 

COMTAS5. v. To encircle, to sur- 
round, to effect, to attain, pr. par. 
compassing; past, compassed: s. 
compass. 

COM'PASS. s. Circle, extent, reach; 
an instrument composed of a 
magnetic needle and card; an 
instrument with which circles are 
drawn, pi. compasses. 

COMPAS'SION. 5. Pity, commis- 
eration, painful sympathy, v. 
compassionate; pr. par. compas- 
sio?iahng; past, compassionated: 
adj. compassionate: adv. compas- 
sionately. 

COMPATIBLE, adj. Suitable, con- 
sistent, agreeable, s. compatibili- 
ty, pi. compatibilities : adv. com- 
patibly 



COM— COM 

COMPATRIOT, s. One of the 
same country; a fellow-patriot.. 

COMPE'ER. s. An equal, a com pan 
ion. 

COMPEL', v. To force, to oblige, 
to constrain, pr. par. compelling, 
past, compelled: adj. compellable. 

COMPENDIOUS, adj. Short, sum 
mary, abridged, adv. compendious 
ly : s. compendiousness. 

COMPENDIUM, s. Abridgment; 
abstract. 

COMPENSATE, v. To recom- 
pense, to counterbalance, pr. par. 
compensating ; past, compensated: 
s. compensation: adj. compensa- 
tive. 

COM'PETENCE, COM'PETENCY 
s. Sufficiency, ability, pi. compe 
fences, competencies adj. compe 
tent: adv. competently. 

COMPETITION. 5. Rivalship,con 
test. s. competitor. 

COMPI'LE. v. To collect from the 
works of others; to compose, pr. 
par. compiling; past, compiled 
s. compilation, compiler. 

COMPLA'CENCE, COMPLA'CEX- 
CY. s. Tranquillity; ease of mind; 
satisfaction ; civility, adj. compla 
cent: adv. complacently. 

COMPLA FN. v. To mention with 
sorrow or resentment ; to mur- 
mur ; to lament, pr. par. catr> 
plaining; past, complained: r 
complaint. 

COMPLAISA'NCE. 5. Civility; do 
sire of pleasing, adj. complaisant 
adv. complaisantly. 

COM'PLEMENT. s. Generally sig- 
nifies a just quantity ; complete 

COMPLETE, adj. Perfect, full, 
finished, v. complete; pr. pai 
completing ; past, completed: ndx 
completely: s. completeness, corn 
pletion. 

COM'PLEX. adj. Of many parts , 
entangled, s. complexity, pi com 
plexities : adv. complexly. 

COMPLETION, s Appearance, 
(all the colours, or all the circum- 
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COM— COM 

stances, being seen in one view,) 
colour of the face. 

COMTL1CATE. v. To render com- 
plex ; to entangle one with an- 
other, to join. pr. par. compli 
eating; past, complicated: s. com- 
plication: adj. complicated. 

COMTLIMENT. s. A flattering ex 
pression or act of civility, v. com- 
pliment'; pr. par. complimenting . 
past, complimented: adj. compli- 
mental, complimentary. 

COMPLY', v. To yield to; to ac- 
cord with. pr. par. complying ; 
past, complied: s. compliance. 
adj. compliant: adv. compliantly. 

COMPONENT, s. That which con- 
stitutes a compound body. 

COMPORT', v. To agree, to suit ; 
(followed by with) pr. par. com- 
porting; past, comported: s. com- 
portment. 

COMPOSE, v. To put together: 
to invent ; to calm. pr. par. com- 
posing; past, composed: adv. com- 
posedly : s. composer, composi- 
tion, composure. 

COMPOSITE, adj. Of several 
kinds. 

COMPOSITOR, s. He that ranges 
?nd adjusts the types for printing. 

COM'POST. s. A mixture for ma- 
nure. 

COMPOUND*, v. To mix, to com- 
bine, pr. par. compounding; past 
compounded: s. com'pound, com- 
pounder: adj. compound. 

COMPREHEND', v. To include, to 
understand, to comprise, pr. par. 
comprehending; past, compre- 
hended: s. comprehension: adj. 
comprehensible, comprehensive : 
adv. comprehensibly, comprehen- 
sively. 

COMPRESS', v. To press together, 
to condense, pr. par. comj>ressing; 
past, compressed: adj. compressi- 
ble: s. compressibility, compressi- 
bilities, compression. 

COMPRISE, v. To contain, to in- 
clude, pr. par. comprising ; past, 
comprised: s. comprisal. 



COM— CON 

COMTROMISE. s. Mutual abate 
ment ; concession, v. compromise, 
pr. par. compromising; past, 
compromised: s. compromiser. 

COMPROMIS'SION. s. Act of com 
promitting. 

COMPROMIT'. v. To pledge; tc 
involve, to entangle, pr. par. 
compr omitting ; past, compro.^iit 
ted. 

COMPULSION, s. Act of compell- 
ing; force, adj. compulsoi-y, com- 
pulsive: adv. compulsively. 

COMPUNCTION, s. Uneasiness of 
conscience; repentance; contri 
tion. adj. compunctious. 

COMPU'TE. v. To reckon, to cal- 
culate, to count, pr. par. comput- 
ing; past, computed: s. computa- 
tion, computer: adj. compute, com- 
putable. 

COM'RADE. s. A companion, a 
partner. 

CON. v. To study ; to commit to 
memory, pr. par. conning; past, 
conned. 

CONCATENATE, v. To link to- 
gether, pr. par. concatenating, 
past, concatenated: s. concatena 
tion. 

CON'CAVE. adj. Hollow ; opposed 
to convex, s. concavity, pi. con 
cavities. 

CONCEAL', v. To hide; to keep 
secret ; not to divulge, pr. par 
concealing; past, concealed: s 
concealer, concealment: adj. con 
cealable. 

CONCE'DE. v. To admit, to grant, 
to yield, pr. par. conceding; past, 
conceded. 

CONCEIT', s. Thought, opinion 
pride, v. conceit; pr. par. con- 
ceiting; past, conceited: adv. con- 
ceitedly: s. conceitedness. 

CONCEl'VE. v To form m the 
mind; to comprehend ; to think, 
to become pregnant, pr. par. con- 
ceiving; past, conceived: adj. con- 
ceivable. 

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CON— CON 

CONCENTRATE, v. 

towards the centre ; to bring to- 
gether, pr. par. concentrating ; 
past, concentrated: s. concentra- 
tion. 



CON— CON 



CONCENTRIC, CONCENTRIC- 

AL. adj. Having one common cen- 
tre, adv. concentrically. 

CONCEPTION, s. Act of conceiv- 
ing; thing conceived; idea; know- 
ledge. 

CONCERN', s. Business, participa- 
tion, regard, v. concern; pr. par. 
concerning; past, concerned. 

CONCERT', v. To settle any thing 
in private, by mutual communica- 
tion ; to settle, to contrive, pr. 
par. concerting; past, concerted. 

CON'CERT. s. Communication of 
designs ; an assembly of musicians, 
performing before an audience. 

CONCERTO, s. A piece of music, 
composed for a concert. 

CONCES'SION. s. Act of conced- 
ing, or yielding; a grant, adj. 
concessionary. 

CONCH. 5. A kind of shell. 

CONCHOL'OGY. s. A description 
of shell-fish, or of shells; the 
science which treats of shell-fish. 

CONCILIATE, v. To gain the fa- 
vour of; to reconcile, pr. par. 
conciliating, past, conciliated: s. 
conciliation, conciliator: adj. con- 
ciliatory. 

CONCI'SE. adj. Brief, short, adv. 
concisely: s. concision, conciseness. 

CON'CLAVE. s. A close assembly; 
a private apartment. 

CONCLU'DE. v. To finish; to de- 
cide ; to determine, pr. par. coti- 
cluding; past, concluded: s. con- 
clusion: adj. conclusive: adv. 
conclusively. 

CONCOCT', v. To digest, to ripen. 
pr. par concocting; past, concoct- 
ed: s. concoction: adj. concoctive. 

CONCOMITANT, adj. Accompa- 
nying, adv. concomitantly .- s. con- 
comitance, CGncomitancy. 



To bring' CON'CORD. s. Agreement, union, 
harmony, s. concordance, concord- 
ancy, pi. concordancies : adj. con- 
cordant: adv. concordantly . 
CON'COURSE. s. Assemblage. 



CONCRETE, v. To coalesce into 
one mass ; to form by concretion, 
pr. par. concreting; past, con- 
creted ; s. concrete, concreteness, 
concretion: adj. con'crete, concre- 
tive : adv. concretely. 

CONCU'PISCENT. adj. Libidinous, 
lecherous, s. concupiscence. 

CONCUR', v. To meet in one point , 
to agree, pr. par. concurring , 
past, concurred: s. concurrence, 
concurrency, pi. concurrences, 
concurrencies: adj. concurrent- 
adv. concurrently. 

CONCUS'SION. s. Sudden and great 
agitation, adj. concussive. 

iCONDEMN'. v. To pronounce guil- 
ty; to censure; to declare unfit 
for use. pr. par. condemning ; 
past, condemned • s. condemnation: 
adj. condemnable : s. condemnor. 

CONDENSE', v. To thicken; to 
make closer, pr. par. condensing: 
past, condensed: adj. condense- 
s. condensation, condensity, con- 
denser. 

CONDESCEND', v. To stoop, to 
bend, to yield, pr. par. condescend- 
ing ; past, condescended: s. con- 
descension.- adv. condescendingly. 

CONDI'GN. adj. Merited; suitable, 
adv. condignly. 

CONDIMENT, s. Seasoning, sauce. 

CONDITION. 5. Stipulation, state, 
rank. adj. conditional, condition- 
wry: adv. conditionally. 

CONDITION, v. To make terma ; 
to stipulate, pr. par. conditioning , 
past, conditioned. 

ICONDaLE. v. To join in grief; to 
lament with. pr. par. condoling , 
past, condoled..- s. condolence, con- 
doler. 

CONDU'CE. v. To aid in promoting, 
to contribute, pr par. conducing, 
past, conduced adj. conducive, 
conducible. 

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CON'DUCT. 5. Management, beha- 
viour, regular life. v. conduct'; pr. 
par. conducting; past, conducted: 
s. conductor. 

CON'DUIT. s. An aqueduct. 

CONE. s. A solid body, having a 
circular base, and declining reg- 
ularly to a point, adj. conic, coni- 
cal : adv. conically. 

CONFAB'ULATE. v. To talk fa- 
miliarly together; to chat. pr. 
par. confabulating ; past, confab- 
ulated: s. confabulation: adj. 
confabulatory. 

CONFECTIONARY, s. The place 
where sweetmeats are made or 
sold ; sweetmeats, pi. confection- 
aries. 

CONFECTIONER, s. A maker of 
sweetmeats. 

CONFEDERACY, s. League, union, 
engagement, pi. confederacies : v. 
confederate : pr. par. confederat- 
ing ; past, confederated : s. confed- 
erate, confederation. 

CONFER', v. To consult, to bestow, 
pr. par. conferring ; past, confer- 
red : s. conference. 

CONFESS', v. To acknowledge ; to 
avow; to hearthe confession of a 
penitent, as a priest, pr. par. con- 
fessing ; past, confessed: s. con- 
fessor, confession: adv. confessedly. 

CONFI'DE. v. To trust in; to in- 
trust, pr. par. confiding; past, 
confided: s. confidence, confider, 
confidant: adj. confidential: adv, 
confidentially. 

CONFIGURATION. 5. The form of 
the various parts of any thing, as 
they are adapted to each other: 
the face of the horoscope. 

CONFI'NE. v. To bound, to limit. 
to imprison, to restrain, pr. par. 
confining; past, confined: s. con- 
finer, confinement. 

CON'FINES. s. Common boundary 
border, eage. adj. confineless. 

CONFIRM', v. To strengthen, to 
establish, pr. par. confirming; 
past, confirmed: s. confirmation 
adj. confirmabhy confirmative. 



CON— CON 

CONFISCATE, v. To seize for pub- 
lic use. pr. par. confiscating; past, 
confiscated: s. confiscation, confis 
cator. 

CONFLAGRATION, s. An exten- 
sive fire. adj. conflagrant. 

CON'FLICT. s. A violent collision ; 
a combat; strife, v. conflict'; pr. 
par. conflicting ; past, confided 

CONFLUENCE. 5. Meeting of 
streams ; a concourse ; a multitude, 
adj. confluent. 

CON'FLUX. s. Union of several cur- 
rents ; concourse ; crowd. 

CONFORM', v. To assimilate; to 
comply with. pr. par. conforming 
past, conformed: s. conformation 
conformity, pi. conformities: pdj. 
conformable: adv. conformably 

CONFOUND', v. To perpiex, la 
amaze, pr. par. confounding ; past, 
confounded: s. confounder : adu 
confoundedly. 

CONFRATER'NITY. s. A brother, 
hood , a body of men united for 
some purpose, pi. confraternities 

CONFRONT', v. To bring face to 
face. pr. par. confronting; past, 
confronted : s. confronter. 

CONFU'SE. v. To disorder, or per- 
plex. pr. par. confusing ; past, con 
fused: s. confusion: adv. confus 
edly. 

CONFUTE, v. To convict of error 
or falsehood ; to disprove, pr. pt.r. 
confuting; past, confuted: s. con 
futation: adj. confutable. 

CONGE'E. s. Act of reverence, 
bow; courtesv; leave; farewell. 

CONGEAL', v. To become solid, as 
ice ; to concrete, pr. par. congeal- 
ing; past, congealed: s. congeal- 
ment, congelation: adj. congeala- 
ble. 

CONGE'NIAL. adj. Of the same 
kind ; agreeable, s. congeniality, 
pi. congenialities: adv. congeni 
ally. 

CONGLOMERATE, v. To gather 
into a ball ; to become round, pr. 
par. conglomerating; past, con- 
glomerated: s. conglomeration. 
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CONGLU'TINATE. v. To cement. 
■pr. par. conglutinating ; past, con- 
glut inaied : s. conglutination, con- 
glutinator: adj. conglutinative. 

CONGRATULATE, v. To rejoice 
with a person, on account of his 
good fortune, pr. par. congratu- 
lating; past, congratulated: s. con- 
gratulatory congratulation: adj. 
congratulato? % y. 

CON'GREGATE. v. To collect ; to 
assemble ; to bring into one place, 
pr. par. congregating; past, con- 
gregated: s. congregation: adj. 
congregational. 

CON'GRESS. s. A meeting; a na- 
tional assembly, pi. congresses: 
adj. congressional. 

CONGRU'lTY. s. Suitableness, 
agreeableness, fitness, pi. congru- 
ities: adj. congruous: adv. con- 
gruously. 

CONIF'EROUS. adj. Bearing cones, 
like the pine-tree. 

CONJECTURE, s. Supposition, 
guess, imperfect knowledge, v. 
conjecture ; pr. par. conjecturing; 
past, conjectured: adj. conjectural: 
b. conjecturer. 

CONJOIN', v. To unite; to consol- 
idate into one. pr. par. conjoin- 
ing; past, conjoined: adj. conjoint: 
adv. conjointly. 

CON'JUGAL. adj. Matrimonial; be- 
ionging to marriage, adv. conju- 
gally. 

CONJUGATE, v. To decline a verb 
through its variations, pr. par. 
conjugating ; past, conjugated: s. 
conjugation. 

CONJUNCT', adj. Conjoined^ unit- 
ed, adv. conjunctly. 

CONJUNCTION. 5. Union, associa- 
tion, league ; a connector of 
words, adj. conjunctive: adv. con- 
junctively. 

CONJUNCTURE, s. Combination 
of many circumstances; occasion; 
critical time. 

CONJU'RE. v. To summon in a sa- 
cred name ; to enjoin with the 
highest solemnity, pr. par. con- 



CON— CON 

juring; past, conjured: 3 conju 
ration. 

CON'JURE. v. To enchant; to pia\ 
slight-of-hand. pr. par. conjuring, 
past, conjured: s. conjurer. 

CONNECT', v. To join, to link, to 
unite, pr. par. connecting ; past, 
connected: s. connexion: adj. con- 
nective: adv. connectively. 

CONNI'VE. v. To wink ; to pretend 
blindness or ignorance, pr. par. 
conniving; past, connived : s. con- 
nivance, conniver. 

CONNOISSE'UR. s. A judge, or 
critic. 

CONNU'BIAL. adj. Matrimonial ; 
nuptial ; conjugal. 

CONOI'DE. 5. A figure resembling 
a cone. adj. conoidal. 

CON'QUER. v. To gain by conquest ; 
to overcome, pr. par. conquering, 
past, conquered: s. conqueror, 
conquest: adj. conquerable. 

CONSANGUINITY, s. Relation by 
blood, pi. consanguinities: adj. con- 
sanguineous. 

CON'SCIExXCE. 5. Self-knowledge; 
moral feeling, adj. conscientious: 
adv. conscientiously: s. conscienti- 
ousness. 

CON'SCIOUS. adj. Knowing any 
thing from internal judgment, or 
moral feeling, s. consciousness: 
adv. consciously. 

CON'SCRIPT. adj. Registered, en- 
rolled, s. conscript, conscription. 

CON'SECRATE. v. To make holy, 
to dedicate, pr. par. consecrating, 
past, consecrated: s. consecration, 
consecrator. 

CONSECUTIVE, adj. Uninterrupt- 
ed ; following in train, adv. con- 
secutively. 

CONSENT', s. Act of yielding or 
consenting; concord; agreement, 
v. consent; pr. par. consenting , 
past, consented. 

CONSENTANEOUS, adj. Agreca- 
bleto; consistent with. adv. con- 
sentaneously. 

CON'SEQUENCE. s. Effect, deduc- 
tion, conclusion, adj. conseauent % 
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consequential: adv. consequently, 
consequentially. 

CONSERVATOR, s. A preserver of 
the public happiness. 

CONSERVATORY, s. A place for 
holding delicate things, pi. con- 
servatories. 

CONSE'RVE. v. To preserve, pr. 
par. conserving; past, conserved: 
s. conservation: adj. conservative. 

CONSID'ER. v. To think upon with 
care ; to ponder, pr. par. con- 
sidering, past, considered: s. con- 
sideration: adj. considerable: adv. 
considerably. 

CONSID'ERATE. adj. Serious; 
given to consideration, adv. con- 
siderately. 

CONSIGN', v. To assign ; to trust ; 
to give to another in a formal 
manner, pr. par. consigning; 
past, consigned: s. consignor, 
consignment. 

CONSIST, v. To agree; to sub- 
sist ; to be composed, pr. par. 
consisting ; past, consisted: s. con- 
sistence, consistency, pi. consis- 
tencies: adj. consistent: adv. con- 
sistently. 

CONSISTO'RIAL. adj. Relating to 
an ecclesiastical court. 

CONSOLE, v. To comfort, to cheer, 
pr. par. consoling; past, consoled: 
s. consoler: consolation: adv. con- 
solatory. 

CONSOLIDATE, v. To make firm; 
to unite, pr. par. consolidating; 
past, consolidated : s. consolidation: 
adj. consolidative. 

CONSO'NANCE. s. Accord of sound; 
consistency; .congruence. adj. 
consonant: adv. consonantly. 

CON'SONANT. 5. A letter, such as 
b, c, d ; the name of which can- 
not be articulated without the 
aid of a vowel; therefore sounded 
with another letter. 

CON'SORT. s A companion, a 
partner; a wife or husband, v. 
consort' ; pr. par. consorting; past, 
consorted. 

CONSPICU'ITY. s. Brightness, 



CON-CON 

clearness, pi. conspicuities .- adj 
conspicuous : adv. conspicuously. 

CONSFI'RE. v. To concert a crime ; 
to plot ; to agree together, pr. 
par. conspiring; past, conspired. 
s. conspiracy, pi. conspiracies, con- 
spirator. 

CON'STABLE. s. This officer was 
original!}' so called, because his 
duty was to regulate all matters 
of chivalry, tilts, tournaments, 
and feats of arms., that were per- 
formed on horseback; the word 
now mostly signifies a petty civil 
officer. 

CON'STANC Y. s. Immutability, per 
petuity, lasting atfection, certain- 
ty, pi. constancies: adj. constant: 
adv. constantly. 

CONSTELLATION, s. A cluster 
of stars; an assemblage of splen- 
dours or excellencies. 

CONSTERNATION. 5. Astonish- 
ment, amazement, surprise. 

CON'STIPATE. v. To thicken, to 
condense, pr. par. constipating; 
past, constipated: s. constipation. 

CONSTITUENT, s. A necessary 
part ; one who appoints, adj. con- 
stituent 

CONSTITUTE, v. To erect, to 
establish, to form, to appoint, pr. 
par. constituting ; past, constitut- 
ed: s. constitution: adj. constitu- 
tional: adv. constitutionally. 

CONSTITUTION, s. The act of 
constituting; corporeal frame, 
temper of body, or of mind ; frame 
of government, adj. constitution- 
al: adv. constitutionally : s. con- 
stitutionality. 

CONSTRAIN', v. To compel, to 
hinder, pr. par. constraining, 
past, constrained: s. constraint 
adj. constrainable : adv. constrai?i 
edly. 

CONSTRICT', v. To bind, to cramp, 
to contract, pr. par. constricting, 
past, constricted: s. constriction- 
ad], constrictive. 

CONSTRIN'GENT. adj. Binding or 
compressing, adv. constringently. 
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CONSTRUCT', v. To frame, to 
build, to form. pr. par. construct- 
ing; past, constructed: s. con- 
struction: adj. constructive: adv 
constructively. 

CONSTRU'E. v. To explain, to in 
terpret. pr. par. construing; past, 
construed. 

CONSUBSTANTIA'TION. s. The 
union of the body of Jesus Christ 
with the sacramental element, 
according to the Lutherans. 

CON'SUL. s. A species of public 
officer; an officer, commissioned 
in foreign ports, to judge.between 
the merchants of his own nation, 
and protect their commerce, adj. 
consular: s. consulate. 

CONSULT', v. To take counse 
together; to ask counsel; to re- 
gard, pr. par. consulting; past, 
consulted: s. consultation. 

CONSU'ME. v. To waste, to spend, 
to destroy, pr. par. consuming; 
past, consumed : s. consumer: adj 
consumable. 

CON'SUxMMATE. v. To complete, 
to perfect, pr. par. consummat 
tng; past, consummated: s. con- 
fummation.-nd}. consummate: adv. 
consummately. 

CONSUMPTION, s. Act of con 
turning ; waste ; the state of wast 
ing or perishing, adj. consumptive. 

CONTACT, s. Touch, close union 

CONTA'GION. s. The emission 
from body to body, by which 
diseases are communicated ; in 
fection, propagation of mischief, 
or disease, adj. contagious: adv. 
contagiously : s. contagiousness. 

CONTAIN', v. To hold, to com- 
prise, pr. par. containing; past, 
contained: adj. containable: s. con- 
tainer. 

CONTAMINATE, v. To defile, to 
corrupt, to pollute, pr. par. con- 
taminating; past, contaminated: 
s. contamination, contaminator. 

CONTEMN', v. To despise, to 
slight, pr. par. contemning; past, 
contemned: s. contemner. 
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CONTEMPLATE, v. To considei 
with continued attention; to study, 
pr. par. contemplating; past, con 
templated: s. contemplation, con- 
templator: adj. contemplative: ad?. 
contemplatively. 

CONTEMPORARY, COTExM'PO- 
RARY. adj. Existing at the same 
time. s. cotemporary, pi. cotempo* 
varies. 

CONTEMPT', s. Act of despising 
others; scorn, adj. contemptible* 
contemptuous: adv. contemptibly, 
contemptuously. 

CONTEND, v. To strive in oppo- 
sition ; to struggle ; to vie. pr. 
par. contending; past, contended: 
s. contender. 

CONTENT ON. s. Act of contend- 
ing, adj. contentious: adv. con- 
tentiously : s. contentiousness. 

CONTENT', adj. Satisfied, v. con- 
tent; pr. par. contenting ; past, con- 
tented: s. content, contentment, 
contentedness: adv. contentedly. 

CONTEST', v. To dispute, to liti- 
gate, to strive, pr. par. contesting; 
past, contested: s. con' test: adj. 
contestable. 

CONTEXT, s. General connexion 
or bodv of a discourse. 

CONTEXTURE, s. The disposition 
of parts, one amongst others; the 
system. 

CONTIGUOUS, adj. Meeting, so 
as to touch ; bordering upon each 
other, s. contiguity, pi. contigui- 
ties: adv. contiguously. 

CONTINENT, adj. Chaste, restrain- 
ed, moderate, adv. continently . s. 
continence, continency. 

CONTINENT, s. A vast tract ol 
land. adj. continental. 

CONTINGENT, adj. Happening by 
chance ; accidental ; unforeseen, 
adv. contingently : s. contingency^ 
contingency, pi. contingencies. 

CONTIN'UE^ v. To remain, to ex 
tend, to protect, pr. par. conhnu 
ing; past, continued: s. continua- 
tion, continuance: adj. continual. 
adv. continually. 

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CONTINU ITY. 5. Connexion, con- 
tinuation, pi. continuities : adj. 
continuous: adv. continuously. 

CONTORT', v. To twist, to writhe, 
pr. par. contorting; past, contort- 
ed: s. contortion. 

CONTOUR, s. The outline; the 
line by which any figure is defined 
or terminated. 

CONTRA. A Latin proposition, 
used in composition, which signi- 
fies against. 

CONTRABAND, adj. Prohibited, 
illegal. 

CONTRACT, v. To draw into less 
compass ; to bargain, pr. par. con- 
tracting; past, contracted: s.con'- 
tract contraction, contractor, con- 
tractedness : adv. contractedly. 

CONTRACTIBLE. adj. Possible to 
be contracted, s. contractibiliiy. 

CONTRADICT', v. To deny; to 
oppose verbally, pr. par. contra- 
dicting; past, contradicted: s. con- 
tradiction, contradicter : adj. con- 
tradictory: adv. contradictorily. 

CONTRADISTINGUISH, v. To 
distinguish, by qualities, not only 
different, but opposite, pr. par. 
contradistinguishing; past, contra- 
distinguished: s. contradistinction: 
adj. contradistinctive. 

CONTRARI'ETY. 5. Repugnance, 
opposition, pi. contrarieties. 

CONTRARY, adj. Opposite, ad- 
verse, contradictory, inconsistent, 
s. pi. contraries: adv. contranly. 

CONTRAST, s. Opposition and dis- 
similitude of figures, v. contrast'; 
pr. par. contrasting; past, con- 
trasted. 

iDONTRAVALLATION. s. A for- 
tification thrown up by a besieg- 
ing army, to prevent the sallies of 
the garrison. 

OONTRAVE'NE. v. To oppose, to 
obstruct, to baffle, pr. par. contra- 
vening; past, contravened : s. con- 
travention. 

CONTRA VER'SION. s. Act of con- 
troverting. 



CON— CON 
CONTRAVERT'. v. See Cors-mo 

VERT. 

CONTRIBUTE, v. To give aid, m 
conjunction with one or more per- 
sons, pr. par. contributing; past, 
contributed: s. contribution, con- 
tributor: adj. contributive, con- 
tributory. 

CONTRITE, adj. Penitent, adv. 
contritely: s. contrition, contrite- 
ness. 

CONTRl'VE. v. To plan; to form 
or design, pr. par. contriving; past, 
contrived: s. contrivance, contriver. 

CONTROL', s. Check, restraint, 
power, superintendence, v. con- 
trol: pr. par. controlling; past, 
controlled: adj. controllable: s. 
controller. 

CONTROVERT', v. To debate, to 
dispute, pr. par. controverting; 
past, controverted: s. controverter: 
adj. controvertible. 

CONTROVERSY, s. Debate, dis 
pute. pi. controversies: adj. con- 
troversial: s. controversialist. 

CONTUMACY, s. Obstinacy, per- 
verseness, wilful disobedience, 
pi. contumacies: adj. contumaci- 
ous : adv. contumaciously. 

CONTUMELY, s. Rudeness, con- 
temptuousness, reproach, pi. con- 
tumelies: adj. contumelious: adv. 
contumeliously. 

CONTU'SE. v. To beat together, 
to bruise, pr. par. contusing; past, 
contused: s. contusion. 

CONUN'DRUM. s. A low jest ; a 
quibble. 

CON'USANCE. s. Cognizance, no- 
tice, knowledge, (a law term.) adj. 
conusable, conusant. 

CONVALESCENT, adj. Recover 

ing strength, s. convalescence, con* 
valescency. 
CONVE'NE. v. To assemble, to 
come together, to associate, pr. 
par. convening; past, convened.- s. 
conve?ier. 
CONVENIENT, adj. Fit, suitable, 
I commodious, adv. co?iventently 
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CON— COO 



s. convenience, conveniency, pi. con- CONVEY' ANCER. s. One who 

veniencies. j draws writings, by which proper- 

CON' VENT. s. A monastery, or! ty is transferred, s. conveyancing. 

nunnery ; an assembly of religious CONVICT', v. To prove guilty ; to 



persons, adj. conventual. 

CONVENTICLE, s. An assembly, 
a meeting, a secret assembly, s. 
conventicler. 

CONVENTION, s. The act of com- 
ing together; an assembly; a con- 
tract, previous to a definitive trea- 
ty, adj. conventional, convention- 
ary. 



detect in guiit ; to confute, pr 
par. convicting; past, convicted: s. 
conviction, convict: adj. convict- 
ive. 
CONVIN'CE. v. To overcome or 
satisfy by argument, pr. par. con- 
vincing; past, convinced: s. con 
vincer: adj. convincible: adv. con- 
vincingly. 



CONVERGE', v. To tend to one CONVIVIAL, adj. Social, cheer 
point, pr. par. converging; past, || ful. s. conviviality, pi. conviviali- 
converged: adj. convergent. | ties: adv. convivially. 

CONVERSAZIO'NE. 5. A meeting | CON'VOCATE. v. To call together. 
of company for literary conversa-jl pr. par. convocating; past, convo- 
tion. cated: s. convocation. 

CONVERSE', v. To hold intercourse; CON VO'KE. v. To call together, pr. 

with; to discourse familiarly upon'! par. convoking; past, convoked. 

any subject, pr. par. conversing ;\ CONVOLVE', v. To roll together 



past, conversed: s. conversation: 
adj. conversant, conversable. 

CON'VERSE. s. A term in geometry 
and logic, signifying opposition, 
adv. conversely. 

CONVERSION, s. Act of being 
converted; state of being convert 
ed. 

CONVERT', v. To change into an 
other substance ; to change from 
one religion or course of life, to 
another; to turn from a bad, to a 
good life ; to appropriate, pr. par. 
converting; past, converted: s. 
con' vert, converter: adj. convertible : 
s. convertibility, pi. convertibilities. 

CON*VEX. adj. Rising in a circular 
form ; opposed to concave, s. con- 
vex, convexity, pi. convexities: adv. 
tonvexly. 

CONVEX'O-CON'CAVE. adj. Hav- 
ing the hollow on the inside cor- 
responding to the external protu- 
berance. 

CONVEY', v. To carry; to impart; 
to remove secretly ; to transmit ; 
to transfer, pr. par. conveying; 
past, conveyed: s. conveyance, con- 
veyer. 



pr. par. convolving; past, con 

I volved. 

CONVOLUTION. 5. Act of con 

I volving. adj. convoluted. 

iCONVOY'. v. To accompany by 
land or sea, for the sake of de- 
fence, pr. par. convoying; past 
convoyed : s. con'voy. 

CONVOL'VULUS. s. A genus of 

I plants, pi. convolvuluses. 

( CONVULSE', v. To shake violently 

j into disorder ; to give an irregular 
and involuntary motion, pr. par. 
convulsing; past, convulsed: s. 
convulsion: adj. convulsive: adv. 
convulsively. 

jCO'NY. s. A rabbit, pi. conies. 

COO. v. To cry as a dove or pigeon, 
pr. par. cooing; past, cooed: s. 
cooing. 

COOK. 5. One whose profession is 
to dress and prepare victuals, v, 
cook; pr. par. cooking: past, cook- 
ed: s. cookery, pi. cookeries. 

COOL. adj. Approaching to cold, 
not zealous, not ardent, v. cool, 
pr. par. cooling; past, cooled: s. 
cool, cooler, coolness: adv. coolly. 
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COOP s. A cage ; a pen for ani- 
mals, v. coop; pr. par. cooping; 
past, cooped. 

COO'PER. s. One that makes bar- 
rels, s. cooperage. 

CO-OPERATE, v. To labour or act 
jointly; to concur in the same ef- 
fect, pr. par. co-operating; past, 
co-operated: s. co-operation^ co- 
operator: adj. co-operative. 

CO-OR'DINATE. adj. Having the 
same rank. s. co-ordination; adv. 
co-ordinately. 

COOT. 5. A small black water-fowl. 

COP. s. A quantity of cotton yarn 
which has been coiled round a 
spindle. 

COPAL'. 5. The Mexican term for 
a gum. 

COPAR'CENER. s. Such as have 
equal portions in the inheritance 
of their ancestors. 

COPART'MENT. s. Compartment. 

COPARTNER, s. A partner ; one 
that has a share in some common 
stock or affair, s. copartnership. 

COPE. s. Any thing with which the 
head is covered ; a sacerdotal vest- 
ment, worn in sacred ministration. 

COPE. v. To cover, as with a cope ; 
to be equally eminent or success- 
ful with. pr. par. coping; past, 
coped: s. coping. 

COPER'NICAN. adj. Relating to the 
system of Copernicus. 

CO'PIOUS. adj. Plentiful, abundant; 
not concise, adv. copiously: s. co- 
piousness. 

COPTER, s. One of the primitive 
metals, adj. copperish. 

COPPERAS, s. A name given to 
sulphate of iron. 

COPPER-PLATE. 5. A plate of cop- 
per on which figures are engraved. 

COPPER-SMITH. 5. One that man- 
ufactures copper utensils. 

COPPICE. 5. Low woods, cut at 
stated times, for fuel. 

COPSE, s. A place overgrown with 
short wood. Cabr. from coppice.) 



COP— COR 

COPTIC. 5. The language of the 
Copts; the ancient Egyptian' lan- 
guage. 

COPULA. 5. In logic, signifies the 
word which unites the subject 
and predicate of a proposition. 

COP ULATE. v. To unite, to conjoin, 
pr. par. copulating; past, copulaU 
ed: s. copulation: adj. copulative. 

COP'Y. 5. Exact resemblance; a tran- 
script from the original; the au- 
tograph, pi. copies: v. copy; pr. 
par. copying; past, copied: s. copier^ 
copyist. 

COPY-RIGHT, s. The property 
which an author, or his assignee, 
has in a literary work. 

COQUET'. 5. A gay, airy girl; a wo- 
man who endeavours to attract 
notice, v. coquet; pr. par. coquet 
ting; past, coquetted: s. coquetry, 
adj. coquettish. 

COR AL. s. A subaqueous plant, of 
a stony nature, adj. coralline. 

CORD. s. A rope ; a string com- 
posed of several strands or twists 
certain quantity of wood for 
fuel, (128 cubic feet) supposed to 
be measured with a cord v. cord, 
pr. par. cording; past, corded: s. 
corder. 

CORD'AGE. s. A quantity of cords; 
the ropes of a ship ; the price 
paid for measuring cords of wood. 

CORDELJ'ER. s. A Franciscan friar; 
so named from the cord which 
serves him for a cincture. 

COR'DIAL. s. A medicine that in- 
creases the force of the heart; any 
medicine that increases strength. 

COR'DIAL. adj. Reviving; invigo- 
rating; sincere; hearty, s. cordis 
ality, pi. cordialities: adv. cordially. 

COR'DON. 5. An extensive line of 
soldiers, to prevent communica- 
tion between different parties. 

CORDOVAN', s. Spanish leather. 

CORD'WAINER. s. A shoemaker. 

CORD'WOOD. s. Fire-wood piled 
up for measurement. 

CORE. 5. The heart ; the inner part, 
generally of vegetables. 

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COR— COR 

CORIAN'DER. 5. A plant. 

CORINTHIAN, adj. Relating to 
Corinth; relating to one of the 
five orders of architecture. 

CORK. s. A kind of tree ; the bark 
of the cork-tree, used for stoppers. 
v. cork; pr. par. corking; past, 
corked: adj. corky. 

COR'MORANT. 5. A bird that preys 
upon fish. 

CORN. s. A species of farinaceous 
plant ; the fruit of that plant ; an 
excrescence on the feet, hard and 
painful, v. corn; pr. par. corning; 
past, corned. 

CORN'AGE. s. A tenure which 
obliges the landholder to give no 
tice of an invasion, by blowing a 
horn. 

CORN'-CRAIK. s. The land-rail ; so 
called probably from its constant 
note, craik, craik. 

COR'NEA. s. The horny coat of the 
eye. adj. corneous. 

CORNE'LIAN. s. A kind of precious 
stone. 

COR'NER. s. An angle;. a secret or 
remote place, adj. cornered. 

CORNET, s. A kind of musical in- 
strument ; the officer that bears 
the standard of a troop of horse. 

COR'NETCY. s. The commission of 
a cornet, pi. cornetcies. 

COR'NICE. s. The highest projec- 
tion of a wall or column. 

CORNl'GEROUS,CORNUTED.ad/. 
Horned; having horns. 

CORNUCO'PIA. s. The horn of 
plenty; a heathenish fiction, -re- 
ferring to the horn said to have 
been broken off from Achelous, by 
Hercules. 

COR'OLLARY. s. Conclusion ; sur- 
plus of a train of reasoning, pi. 
corollaries. 

CORONATION, s. The act or so- 
lemnity of crowning a king. 

COR'ONER. s. An officer whose 
chief duty is to inquire, on the 
part of a sovereign or state, how 
any violent or arcidental death 



COR— COR 

was caused; for which purpose, 

a jury is empanneled. 
CORONET, s. An inferior crown, 

worn bv the nobility. 
CORPORAL, adj. Relating to the 

body; material; not spiritual 

adv. corporally. 
CORTORAL. s. The lowest officer 

in a corps of infantrv. 
CORTORATE. adj. United in a 

body or community, adv. corpo- 

rately : s. corporation. 
CORPO'REAL. adj. Having a body; 

not spiritual, adv. corporeally. 
CORPS, s. A body of soldiers; a 

professional body, pronounced 

core. 
CORPSE, s. A dead human bodv. 
CORPULENCE,. CORPULENCY 

s. Bulkiness of body. pi. corpu 

lences, corpulencies: adj. corpulent 
CORPUS'CLE. s. A small body; a 

particle of matter, adj. corpuscu- 
lar. 

CORRECT', v. To make right; to 
remark a fault ; to amend ; to 
punish ; to chastise, pr. par. cor- 
recting ; past, corrected: s. cor- 
rector, correctness, correction:^], 
correct, corrective: adv. correctly. 

CORRELATIVE, adj. Having re 
ciprocal relation, adv. correlative- 

iy. 

CORRESPOND', v. To communi- 
cate by alternate letters ; to suit ; 
to fit. pr. par. corresponding ; past, 
corresponded: s. correspondence, 
correspondency, pi. corresponden- 
cies: adj. correspondent: s. corres- 
pondent: adv. correspondingly. 

CORRIDOR, s. A gallery or long 
aisle round a building. 

CORRIGIBLE, adj. Relating to that 
which can be amended. 

CORROB'ORATE. v. To strength- 
en, by additional evidence; to 
confirm; to establish, pr. paf 
corroborating ; past, corroborated. 
s. corroboration, corroborater : adj. 
corroborative. 

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COR— COS 

CORRO'DE. v. To consume slowly; 
to prey upon. pr. par. corroding' ; 
past, corroded. 

CORROSION, s. Act of corroding, 
adj. corrosive: adv. corrosively. 

CORRUPT', v. To turn from a 
sound to a putrescent state ; to de- 
prave ; to bribe, pr. par. corrupt- 
ing; past, corrupted: adj. corrupt: 
s. corrupter, corruption, corrupt- 
ness. 

CORRUPTIBLE, adj. Possible to 
be corrupted, s. corruptibility. 

COR'SAIR. 5. A pirate. 

CORSE, s. A dead body, a carcass. 

CORSE'LET. s. A light armour, for 
the fore part of the body. 

CORSET, s. A pair of stays for a 
woman. 

CORTEGE. • s. A train of attend- 
ants. 

CORTICATED, adj. Resembling 
the bark of a tree. 

CORUS'CATE. v. To glitter, pr. 
par. coruscating; past, corusca- 
ted: adi. coruscant : s. coruscation. 

CORVETTE. 5. A small frigate ; a 
sloop of war. 

COSMETIC, s. A preparation for 
improving beautv. adj. cosmetic. 

COSMOG'ONY. 5. The formation of 
the world; the creation, s. cos- 
mogonist 

COSMOG'RAPHY. 5. The science 
of the general svstem of the world, 
s. cosmographer : adj. cosmograph- 
ical: adv. cosmographically. 

COSMOL'OGY. s. The science of 
the general svstem of the world. 

COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOP'O 
LITE. s. A citizen of the world 
one who is at home in everyplace 

COS'SACK. s. One of the people in- 
habiting the Ukraine, under the 
Russian government. 

COST. s. The price of any thing ; 
sumptuousness ; luxury, charge, 
expense, detriment, v. cost; pr. 
par. costing; past, cost: adj. cost- 
'ess, costly- s. costliness. 

COSTAL, adj. Belonging to the 
ribs. 



COS— COU 

COSTIVE, adj. Bound in body 
constipated, s. cosiiveness. 

COSTUME, s. In painting, the dif- 
ferent customs of times and places, 
to which a painter must conform, 
with regard to dress. 

COT. s. A small house ; a cottage ; 
s. small bed. s. cotter. 

COT. s. A little flat boat. 

COTE. s. A sheep-fold. 

COTEMTORARY, CONTEM'PO- 
RARY. s. Existing at the same 
time. pi. cotemporaries, contempo* 
raries. 

COTERIE', s. A friendly or fash* 
ionable association. 

COTILLON', COTIL'LION. s. A 
brisk, lively dance, in which eight 
or more persons are engaged. 

COTTAGE, s. A hut, a cot. s. cnU 
ta^er cotter. 

COTTON. 5. The down of the cct- 
ton-tree; cloth made of cotton v. 
cotton; pr. par. cottoning; pas', 
cottoned: adj. cottony. 

COUCH, v. To he down on a place 
of repose; to lie down in secret, 
or ambush ; to stoop ; to bend ; to 
operate in a particular manner 
upon the eye. pr. par. couching, 
past, couched: s. couch, coucher. 

COUCH' ANT. adj. Couching, squat 
ting. 

COUGH. 5. An expressed convul 
sion of the lungs, v. cough; pi. 
par. coughing; past, coughed: s 
cougher. 

COULD, v. The preterit of can. 

COULTER. 5. The sharp iron of 
the plough, which cuts the earth 

COUN'CIL. s. An assembly of per- 
sons met together in consultation; 
act of public deliberation; the 
bodv of privy counsellors. 

COUN'SEL. s. Advice, direction, 
consultation, interchange of opin- 
ions ; those that plead a cause, v. 
counsel; pr. par. counseling; past, 
counseled: s. counsellor. 

COUNT, v. To number, to tell, to 
reckon, to esteem, to impute, to 
charge, pr. par. counting: past 
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cou— cou 

counted: s. c<?un f : adj. countable, 
countless. 

COUNT. 5. A title of foreign no- 
bility ; supposed equivalent to an 
earl. 

COUNTENANCE s Form of the 
face; patronage, air, look. v. coun- 
tenance ; pr. par. countenancing ; 
past, countenanced: s. countenan- 
cer. 

COUNTER. 5. A false piece of mo- 
ney, used as a means of reckon- 
ing ; the table on which goods are 
viewed in a shop. 

COUNTER, adj. Contrary, oppo- 
site. 

COUNTERACT, v. To hinder by 
contrary agency, pr. par. counter- 
acting; past, counteracted: s. coun- 
leracttr, counteraction. 

COUNTERBALANCE, v. To 
weigh against, pr. par. conterbal- 
ancing , past, counterbalanced: s. 
counterbalance.. 

COUNTER-EVIDENCE, s. Testi- 
mony by which the deposition of 
some former witness is opposed. 

COUNTERFEIT, v. To forge, to 
imitate, to cooy. pr. par. counter- 
feiting; past, counterfeited: s. 
counterfeit, counterfeiter.- adj. coun- 
terfeit. 

COUN FERMAND. v. To repeal a 
command ; to prohibit, pr. par. 
countermanding ; past, counter- 
manded: s. countermand. 

COUNTERMARCH, v. To march 
back over the same ground, pr. 
par. countermarching; past, coun- 
termarched: s. countermarch. 

COUNTERMINE, s. A well or hole 
sunk into the ground, from which 
a gallery or branch runs out under 
ground, to seek out the enemy's 
mine : a stratagem by which any 
contrivance is defeated, v. coun- 
termine; pr. par. countermining; 
past, countermined: s. counter- 
miner. 

COUNTERMOTION. s. Contrary 
motion. 



COU— COU 

COUNTERMO'VEMENT. s. Con- 
trary movement. 

COUNTERPANE, s. A coverlet for 

! a bed. 

COUNTERPART, s. The corres- 

! ponding part. 

COUNTERPETI'TION. s. A pet) 
tion against another petition. \ 
counterpetition ; pr. par. counter 
petitioning; past, counterpetitioned 

COUNTERPLOT, v. To oppose one 
machination by another, pr. par. 
counterplotting; past, counter- 
plotted : s. counterplot. 

COUNTERPOINT, s. The act of 
composing harmony ; an opposite 
point or course. 
| COUNTERPOISE, v. To counter 

| balance; to act against, with equal 

j weight, pr. par. counterpoising 

j past, counterpoised: s. counterpoise. 

COUNTERPRESSIVE. s. Opposite 

i force. 

COUNTER-REVOLUTION, s. A 

I revolution succeeding another, and 

I opposite to it. 

COUNTERSCARF, COUNTER- 
SCARP, s. (In fortification.) That 
side of the ditch which is next the 
camp. 

COUNTERSIGN, v. To sign an or 
der or patent of a superior, in qual- 
ity of secretary, to render it more 
authentic, pr. par. countersigning , 
past, countersigned: s. counter 

COUNTERTEN'OR. s. A term in 
music. 

'COUNTERVAIL', v. To be equiva- 
lent to; to have equal force or 
value, pr. par. countervailing; past, 
countervailed: s. countervail. 

COUNTER VIEW. 5. Opposition^ 

| posture in which two persons front 

t each other. 

COUNTERVOTE. v. To oppose, to 
outvote, pr. par. countervoting , 
past, countervoted. 

COUNTERWEIGH', v. To weigh 
against, pr. par. counterweighing ; 
past, counttrweighed. 

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COU— cou 

COUNTERWORK', v. To counter- 
act, pr. par. counterworking ; past, 
counterworked. 

COUNTESS, s. The lady of an ear) 
or count, pi. countesses. 

COUNTING- HOUSE. 5. The room 
appropriated to the books and ac 
counts of a merchant. 

COUNTRY, s. A tract of land; a 
region ; the place of one's birth 
the native soil. pi. countries. 

COUNTRY-DANCE, s. A kind of 
dance. 

COUNTRYMAN, s. One born in 
the same country ; a rustic, a hus- 
bandman, pi. countrymen. 

COUNTY, s. A shire ; a circuit or 
portion of a country, under the 
jurisdiction of a sheriff, pi. coun- 

COUP-DE-GRACE', s. The stroke 
which terminated the sufferings of 
those who had been broken on the 
wheel. 

COUP-DE-MAIN', s. A military ex- 
pression, denoting an instanta- 
neous, unexpected,, and generally 
desperate attack. 

COUP-D'(EIL. 5. The first view of 
any thing; a slight view of it. 

COUPE'E. s. A motion in dancing. 

COUP'LE. s. A means of joining two 
things; two, a male and his female: 
a brace, v. couple ; pr. par. coup- 
ling; past, coupled. 

COUP'LE-BEGGAR. 5. One that 
makes it his business to marry beg 
!?ars to each other. 

COUPLET, s. Two verses; a pair 
of rhymes ; a pair. 

COUR'AGE. s. Bravery; active for- 
titude; spirit of enterprise, adj. 
courageous.' adv. courageously. 

COU'RIER. s. A messenger sent in 
haste ; an express. 

COURSE, s. Race : career; passage 
from place to place ; progress ; 
ground on which a race is run. v. 
course; pr. par. coursing; past, 
coursed: s. courser. 

COURT, s. The place where a prince 
resides ; a palace ; a hall or cham- 



cou— cov 

ber where just.ee is administered: 
open space before a house, adj. 
courtlike, courtly, courtliness. 

COURT. zj.To woo, to solicit, to seek» 
pr. par. courting; past, courted. 

COURTEOUS, adj. Having the re- 
fined manners of a court; polite 
adv. courteously: s. courteousness. 

COURTESAN', COURTEZAN', s. 
A woman of the town. 

COURTESY. 5. Elegance of man. 
ners ; civility ; a tenure or title de- 
rived from another, pi. courtesies. 

COURTESY, s. The reverence 
made by women, (pronounced 
curfse.) pi. courtesies: v. courtesy, 
pr. par. courtesying; past, cour* 
tesied 

COURTHAND. s. The hand or 
manner of writing used in records 
and judicial proceedings. 

COURTIER, s. One that frequents 
the courts of princes ; one that 
courts the favour of others. 

COURT-MARTIAL, s. A court con 
sisting of militarv officers. 

COURTSHIP, s. 'The solicitation 
of a woman to marriage. 

COUS'IN. 5. Any one collaterally 
related more remotely than a 
brother or sister ; a kinsman. 

COVE. s. A small creek or bay. 

COVE, v To arch over. pr. pz.r. 
coving; past, coved. 

COVENANT, s. A contract, a slip, 
ulation ; an agreement on certain 
terms, v. covenant; pr. par. cove- 
nanting; past, covenanted : s. cov- 
enanter. 

COVER, v. To overspread; to 
overwhelm; to bury; to shelter, to 
protect, pr. par. covering; past, 
covered: s. cover, covering, cov- 
erer. 

COVERLET, s. The outermost of 
the bed-clothes. 

COVERT, s. A shelter, a hiding 
place, adj. covert: adv. covertly. 

COVERTURE, s. Shelter, defence, 
in law, the condition of a woman 
during her marriage. 

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COV—CRA 

COVET, v. To desire inordinately 
pr. par. coveting; past, coveted 
adj. covetous: adv. covetously: s. 
coveter, covetousness. 

COVEY. 5. A brood of partridges ; 
an old bird and her young ones. 

COVING, s. A term in building, 
used of houses, that project over 
the ground-plot. 

COW. 5. The female of the bull. 

COW. v. To depress with fear. pr. 
par. cowing, past, cowed. 

COWARD, s. A poltroon, whose pre- 
dominant passion is fear. s. cow- 
ardice: adj. cowardlike: adj. and 
adv. cowardly. 

COWTR. v. To sink by bending the 
knees ; to stoop, pr. par. cower- 
ing; past, cowered. 

COWHERD. 5. One who attends 
cows. 

COW-HOUSE, s. A house in which 
cows are kept. 

COWL. s. A monk's hood. adj. 
cowled. 

COW-POCK. s. A disorder, derived 
from the teats of cows, now called 
the vaccine. 

COWSLIP, s. A species of prim- 
rose. 

COX'COMB. 5. A fop ; a superficial 
pretender to knowledge or accom- 
plishments, adj. coxcomical. 

COY. adj. Modest, decent, not. ac- 
cessible, adv. coyly: s. coyness. 

COZ'EN. v. To cheat, to trick, pr 
par. cozening; past, cozened: s, 
cozenage, cozener. 

CRAB. s. A crustaceous fish ; a 
wild, sour apple. 

CRAB'BED. adj. Peevish, morose, 
harsh, adv. crabbedly: s. crabbed- 
ness. 

CRACK, s. A narrow breach; the 
sound of any body bursting ; any- 
sudden and quick sound, v. crack; 
pr. par. cracking; past, cracked: 
s. cracker. 

CRACK'BRAINED. adj. Crazy. 
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CRA- CRA 

CRACK'ER. s. A small biscuit ; a 
squib ; a barbarous wagoner, from 
the interior of the southern states 

CRACK'LE. v. To make slight 
cracks ; to make small and fre- 
quent noises, pr. par. crackHiig, 
past, crackled: s. crackling. 

CRA'DLE. s. A movable bed, in 
which children are rocked ; a sort 
of frame affixed to a scythe, v. 
cradle; pr. par. cradling; past, 
cradled: s. cradler. 

CRAFT. 5. Manual art: trade; 
fraud, cunning, adv. craftily: s 
craftiness: adj. crafty. 

CRAFTSMAN, s. An artificer, a 
mechanic. 

CRAG. s. A rough, steep rock. adj. 
craggvd, craggy: s. craggedntss, 
cragginess. 

CRAM. v. To stuff with more than 
can conveniently be held; to thrust 
in by force, pr. par. cramming, 
past, crammed: s. crammer. 

CRAM'BO. s. A play at which one 
gives a word, to which another 
finds a rhyme. 

CRAMP, s. A spasm or contraction 
of the limbs ; a restriction : a con- 
finement, v. cramp; pr. par. cramp* 
ing; past, cramped. 

CRAN'BERRY. s. The whortleberry 
or bilberrv. pi. cranberries. 

( RANCH, CRAUNCH. v. To crush 
in the mouth, pr. par. cranching, 
past, crunched. 

CRANE, s. A bird with a long beak 
an instrument made with ropes 
pulleys, and hooks, by which great 
weight's are raised. 

CRANIUM, s. The skull. 

CRANK, s. The end of an iron axis, 
turned square down, and again 
turned square to the first turning 
down. 

CRAN'N Y. s. A chink, a fissure, pi. 
crannies: adj. crannied. 

CRAPE, s. A thin stuff, loosely 
woven. 

CRASH, v. To make a loud, com 
plicated noise, as of many things 
falling or breaking at once. pr. 



CRA— CRE 

par. crashing; past, crashed: s. 
crash, crashing. 

CRATE, s. A pannier or wicker 
basket. 

CRA'TER. 5, A vent, or aperture. 

CRAUNCH, CRANCH. v. To crash 
in the mouth, pr. par. craunch- 
ing, past, craunched. 

CRAVAT', s. A neckcloth; some- 
thing worn about the neck. 

CRAVE, v. To ask with earnest- 
ness : to entreat ; to long. pr. par. 
craving; past, craved: s. craver. 

CRA'VEN. 5. A coward, a recreant, 
adj. craven. 

CRAW. s. The crop or first stomach 
of birds. 

CRAWFISH, CRAY'FISH. s. A 
small crustaceous fish. 

CRAWL, v. To creep, to move as 
a worm. pr. par. crawling; past, 
crawled: s. crawler. 

CRAY'ON. s. A kind of pencil, used 
for drawing. 

CRAZE, v. To break, to crush, to 
weaken, to impair the intellect, 
pr. par. crazing; past, crazed: s. 
craziness: adj. crazy: adv.crazily. 

CREAK, v. To make a harsh, pro- 
tracted noise, pr. par. creaking; 
past, creaked. 

CREAM, s. The unctuous or oily 
part of milk ; the best part of any 
thing, v. cream ; pr. par. cream- 
ing; past, creamed: adj. creamy. 

CREASE, s. A mark made by doub- 
ling any thing, v. crease; pr. par. 
creasing; past, creased. 

CREA'TE. v. To form out of noth- 
ing; to cause to exist; to'produce; 
to cause, pr. par. creating; past, 
created: s. creation, creator: adj. 
creative. 

CRF/ATURE. s. A being not self- 
existent, but created by the Su- 
preme Power ; an animal, a gen- 
eral term for man. 

CREDENCE, s. Belief, credit, adj. 
credent. 

CREDEN'DA. s. Things to be be- 
lieved articles of* faith. 



CRE-CRE 

CREDENTIAL. 5. That which gives 
a title to credit ; the warrant upon 
which belief is claimed, adj. ere 
dential. 

CREDIBLE, adj. Worthy of credit 
s. credibility, pi. credibilities. 

CREDIT, s. Belief, honour, trust, 
respectability, allowance, v. cred- 
it; pr. par. crediting; past, cred- 
ited: adj. creditable: adv. credit- 
ably. 

CREDITOR. 5. He to whom a debt 
is owed ; one who credits. 

CRED'ULOUS. adj. Apt to believe 
unsuspecting, adv. credulously 
s. credulity, pi. credulities. 

CREED. 5. A form of words, in 
which articles of religious faith 
are comprehended. 

CREEK, s. A prominence or jut in 
a v/inding coast ; a small port ; a 
bay, a cove. 

CREEK, v. To make a harsh noise, 
pr. par. creeking ; past, creeked. 

CREEP, v. To move as a worm ; to 
grow along the ground, or on 
other supports; to move slowly 
and feebly, pr. par. creeping; past, 
crept: s. creeper: adv. creepingly. 

CRE'OLE. s. A native of the south- 
ern parts of America and the West 
Indies, born of white European 
parents. g 

CREPT. Preterit of the v. creep. 

CREPUS'CULE s Twilight, adj 
crepuscular. 

CRES'CENT. adj. Increasing, grow 
in £. s. crescent: adj. crescive. 

CRESS, s. A species of herb. pi. 
cresses. 

CREST, s. The plume of feathers 
on the top of the ancient helmet 
the comb of the cock ; any orna 
ment or tuft on the head. v. crest. 
pr. par. cresting; past, crested. 
adi. crestless. 

CRESTFALLEN, adj. Dejected, 
sunk ; dispirited. 

CREVICE. 5. A crack, a cleft. 

CREW. s. A company of people 
associated for any purpose; the 
company of a ship. 

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CRI— CRO 
CRIB. s. The rack or manger of a 

CRIB'BAGE. s. A game of cards. 

CRICK'ET. s. An insect that squeaks 
or chirps about ovens and fire- 
places ; a sport at which the con- 
tenders drive a ball with sticks. 

CRI'ER. s An officer whose busi- 
ness is to cry or make proclama- 
tion. 

CRIME. s. An act contrary to right ; 
an offence ; a great fault. 

CRIMINAL, adj. Partaking of 
x crime; contrary to right, s. crimi- 
nal, criminality, pi. criminalities: 
adv. criminally. 

CRIMINATE, v. To accuse, to 
charge with crime, pr. par. crimi- 
nating; past, criminated: s. crimi- 
nation: adj. criminatory. 

CRIMP, ii. To curl or crisp the hair, 
pr. par. crimping; past, crimped: 
adj. and s. crimp. 

CRIM'SON. s. Red, in a slight de- 
gree darkened with blue. v. crim- 
son; pr. par. ciimsoning; past, 
crimsoned. 

CRINGE, v. To bow, to fawn, to 
flatter, to contract, pr. par. cring- 
ing; past, cringed: s. cringer. 

CRIPPLE, s. One that is lame. v. 
cripple; pr. par. cnpphng; past, 
crippled. 

CRI'SIS. s. The height, or turn of 
a disease ; critical time. pi. crises. 

CRISP, adj. Indented, brittle, fria- 
ble, short, brisk, v. crisp; pr. par. 
crisping; past, crisped: s. crispness. 

CRITE'RION. s. A mark, a sign, pi 
criteria. 

CRITIC, s. One who is fond of ex- 
aminingand observing; a censurer. 
adj. critical: adv. critically. 

CRITICISE, v. To play the critic; 
to judg 3 . pr. par. criticising; past, 
criticised: s. criticiser, criticism. 

CRITIQ'UE. s. A critical examina- 
tion ; critical remarks. 

CROAK, v. To make a hoarse, low 
noise, like a frog. pr. par. croak- 
ing; past ,croaked: s. croak, croaker. 



CRO— CRO 

CROCK, s. A cup : any vessel made 

of earth, s. crockery. 
CROCODILE. 5. A kind of am. 

phibious, voracious animal. 
CRO'CUS. s. A kind of flower, pi 

crocuses. 
CRO'NY. 5. An old acquaintance ; a 

companion of ltfhg standing, pi. 

cronies. 
CROOK, s. Any crooked or bent in- 
strument; a sheep-hook. v. crook, 

pr. par. crooking; past, crooked. 
CROOK'ED. adj. Bent, not straight, 

winding, perverse, adv. crookedly: 

s. crookedness. 
CROOK'EN. v. To make crooked 

pr. par. crookening; past, crook- 

ened. 
CROP. s. The craw of a bird ; the 

harvest, v. crop ; pr. par. crop- 
ping; past, chopped. 
CROFPER. s. A kind of pigeon, 

with a large crop. 
CRO'SIER. 5. A bishop's staff. 
CROSS, s. One straight body laid at 

right angles over another. 
CROSS, adj. Transverse, oblique, 

adverse, peevish, adv. crossly • s. 

crossness. 
CROSS, v. To lay one body, or 

draw one line athwart another; to 

pass over; to thwart, pr. par. 

crossing ; past, crossed. 
CROSS'-BOW. 5. A missive weapon, 

formed by placing a bow across a 

CROSS'-CUT. v. To cut across, pr. 
par. cross-cutting ; past, cross-cut 

CROSS-EXAM'INE. v. To try the 
faith of evidence, bv captious 
questions of the contrary party, 
pr. par. cross-examining; past, 
cross-examined : s. cross-examina- 
tion. 

CROSS'-GRALNED. adj. Having the 
fibres transverse or irregular ; per- 
verse. 

CROSS'-LEGGED. adj. Having the 
leg-s crossed. 

CROSS-PHRTOSE. s. A conceit of 
conversation, proposing a diffi- 
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CRO— CRU 

culty to be solved ; a kind of enig- 
ma or riddle. 

CROSS-QUESTION, v. To cross- 
examine, pr.par. cross-questioning, 
past, cross-questioned. 

CROTCHET s. A term in music. 

CROUCH, v. To stoop low ; to lie 
close to the ground; to fawn 
pr. par. crouching ; past, crouch- 
ed: s. croucher. 

CROUP. 5. A kind of asthma or ca- 
tarrh, to which children are sub- 
ject. 

CROW. 5. A kind of bird; a bar of 
iron, used as a lever; the voice of 
a cock. 

CROW. v. To utter the noise which 
a cock makes in gayety or defiance 
pr. par. crowing; past, crowed. 

CROW-BAR. s. An iron crow. 

CROWD, s. A multitude confused- 
ly pressed together, v. crowd ; pr. 
par. crowding; past, crowded. 

CROWN. 5. The ornament of the 
head, which denotes imperial or 
regal dignity; a garland; the top; 
a piece of money, anciently 
stamped with a crown, v. crown 
pr. par. crowning; past, crowned 
s. crowner. 

CRU'CIBLE. s. A chymist's melt 



ing-pot. 
CRU'C" 



CRU'CIFY. v. To put to death by 
nailing the hands and feet to a 
cross set upright, pr. par. cruci- 
fying ; past, crucified: s. cruci 
fix, crucifixion, crucifier. 

CRU'CIFORM. adj. Having the 
form of a cross. 

CRUDE, adj. Unfinished, impure, 
raw, harsh, unripe, adv. crudely: 
s. crudeness, crudity, pi. crudities. 

CRU'EL. adj. Inhuman, hard-heart- 
ed, void of pity. adv. cruelly: s. 
cruelty, pi. cruelties. 

CRU'ET. 5. A vial for vinegar or oil, 
with a stopper. 

CRUISE, s. A sea-adventure ; a voy- 
age in search of plunder, v. 
cruise; pr. par. cruising; past, 
Cruised : s. cruiser. 



CRU— CUB 

CRUMB, CRUM. s. The soft part 
of bread ; a small {.article or frag- 
ment of bread. 

CRUM'BLE. v. To D reak into smal 1 
pieces, pr. par. crumbling, past 
crumbled. , 

CRUM' PET. 5. A soft cake. 

CRUMTLE. v. To draw into wrin- 
kles; to contract, pr. par. crump- 
ling; past, crumpled: s. crumpling. 

CRUP'PER. s. That part of the 
horseman's furniture that reaches 
from the saddle to the tail. 

CRU'RAL. adj. Belongingto the leg. 

CRUSA'DE. s. An expedition against 
infidels, s. crusader. 

CRUSH, v. To press between two 
opposite bodies ; to squeeze, pr. 
par. crushing; past, crushed: s 
crush, crusher. 

CRUST, s. A shell or external coat; 
the covering of a pie ; the outer 
hard part of bread. 

CRUSTA'CEOUS. adj. Shelly, with 
joints; not testaceous; not with 
one continued, uninterrupted shell. 

CRUSTILY, adv. Peevishly, snap- 
pishly, s. crustiness: adj. crusty. 

CRUSTY, adj. Covered with a 
crust ; morose, snappish, s. crusti- 
ness : adj. crusty. 

CRUTCH. 5. A support used by 
cripples, pi. crutches. 

CRY. v. To speak with vehemence ; 
to call importunately; to proclaim; 
to weep. pr. par. crying; past, 
cried : s. cry, pi. cries, crier, cryer. 

CRYPTOGRAPHY, s. The science 
of writing secret characters ; ci- 
phers, pi. crystographies. 

CRYPTOLOGY. s. Enigmatical lan- 
guage, pi. cryptologies. 

CRYSTAL, s. A hard, pellucid, and 
colourless body. adj. crystal, crys' 
talline. 

CRYSTALLIZE, v. To cause to 
congeal in crystals; to form into 
crystals, pr. par. crystallizing; 
past, crystallized: s. crystallization. 

CUB. s. The young of a beast, 
generally of a bear or fox. v. cub, 
pr. par. cubbing; past, cubbed 
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CUB— CUL 

CUBATION. 5. The act of lying 
down. adj. cubatory. 

CUBE. s. A regular, solid body, 
having six square and equal sides, 
and all its angles right angles. 

CUBE-ROOT. s. The origin of a 
cubic number ; or a number by the 
multiplication of which into itself, 
and again into the product, any 
given number is formed, adj. cu- 
bical: adv. cubieally: s. cubical- 
ness. 

CU'BIFORM. adj. Of the shape of 
a cube. 

CU'BIT. s. An ancient measure, 
equal to the length of a man's arm 
from the elbow to the extrem- 
ity of the fingers ; about eighteen 
inches. 

CUCK'OLD. s. One that is married 
to an adultress. v. cuckold,- pr. 
par. cuckolding; past, cuckolded: 
s. cuckoldom. 

CUCK'OO. 5. A species of bird. 

CU'CUMBER. s. The name of a 
plant, and the fruit of that plant. 

CUD. s. The food which is deposit- 
ed in the first stomach, in order to 
rumination. 

CUD'DLE. v To lie close, to squat. 
pr. par. cuddling; past, cuddled. 

CUDG'EL. s. A stick to strike with. 
Y. cudgel; pr. par. cudgeling; past, 
cudgeled: s. cudgeler. 

CUE. s. The tail or end of any 
thing, as, the long curl of a wig ; 
the last words of a speech, which 
the player who is to answer catch- 
es, and regards as an intimation to 
begin; a hint; an intimation. 

CUFF. s. A blow with the fist ; part 
of the sleeve, v. cuff; pr. par. 
cuffing; past, cuffed. 

CUI'RASS. s. A breastplate, pi. cui- 
rasses. 

CUl'RASSIER. s. A soldier who 

wears a cuirass. 
CULDEE'. s. One of the ancient 

monks in Scotland and Ireland. 
CU'LINARY. adj. Relating to the 

kitchen, or cookery 
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CUL— CUP 

CULL. v. To select from others; to 
pick out of many. pr. par. culling, 
past, culled: s. culler. 

GULLIBILITY, s. Credulity; easi 
ness of belief, pi. cullibilities. 

CULM. 5. A kind of pit-coal. 

CUL'MINATE., v. To be vertical , 
to be in the meridian, pr. par 
culminating; past, culminated: s 
culmination. 

CUL'PABLE. adj. Criminal, blama- 
ble, guilty, s. culpability, pi. cul- 
pabilities : adv. culpably. 

CUL'PRIT. s. A man arraigned be 
fore his judge ; one accused. 

CULTIVATE, v. To forward oi 
improve the product of the earth, 
by manual industry, pr. par. culti 
vating ; past, cultivated: s. culti 
vation, cultivator. 

CULTURE, s. The act of cultivi- 
ion ; tillage. 

CUM'BER. v. To encumber, to em* 
barrass, to entangle, to obstruct, 
pr. par. cumbering; past, cumber- 
ed: s. cumbrance : adj. cumbrous: 
adv. cumbrously. 

CU'MULATE. -j.' To heap togethc; 
to accumulate, pr. par. cumulat- 
ing; past, cumulated: s. cumula- 
tion: adj. cumulative. 

CU'NEAL. adj. Relating to a wedge, 
adj. cuneated. 

CU'NIFORM. adj. Having the form 
of a wedge. 

CUN'NING. adj. Skilful, knowing, 
artful, sly, designing, s. cunning, 
cunningness : adv. cunningly. 

CUP. s. A small vessel to drink out 
of; a small hollow vessel. 

CUP. v. To fix a glass bell or cii- 
curbite upon the skin, for the pur- 
pose of drawing the blood by 
scarification and rain action, pr. 
par. cupping; past, tupped: s 
cupper 

CUP'BEARER. s. An attendant who 
gives wine at a feast. 

CUP'BOARD. s. A case with shelves, 
in which victuals )r earthenware 
are r laced. , 

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CUP— CUR 

CUPID'ITY. s. Concupiscence ; un- 
lawful or unreasonable longing. 
pi. cupidities. 
CUTOLA. 5. A dome; the hemi- 
spherical summit of a building. 

CU'PREOUS. adj. Coppery; con- 
sisting of copper. 

CUR. s. A wortniess, degenerate 
dog. adj. cvrrish: adv. currishly: 
s. currishness. 

CURATE, s. A clergyman, hired to 
perform the duties of another ; a 
parish priest. 

CURACY, s. Employment or office 
of a curate, pi. curacies. 

CU'RATIVE. adj. Relating to the 
cure of diseases. 

CURATOR, s. One that has the care 
and superintendence of any thing; 
a guardian appointed oy law. 

CURB. s. An iron chain, made fast 
to the upper Dart of the branches 
of a bridle, and running over the 
beard of the horse ; restraint; in 
hibition. v. curb; pr. par. curbing 
past, curbed. 

CURB'-STONE. s. A thick kind of 
stone, placed at the edge of a foot 
way. 

CURD. s. The coagulation of milk; 
the concretion of the thicker parts 
of any liquor, v. curd; pr. par. 
curding; past, curded: adj. curdy. 

CURD'LE. v. To coagulate, to con- 
crete, pr. par. curdling; past 
curdled. 

CURE. s. Remedy, restorative, v 
cure; pr. par. curing; past, cured: 
adj. curable. 

CUR'FEW. s. An evening peal, by 
which William the Conqueror 
commanded that every man should 
cover his fire, and extinguish his 
light ; so that, in many places, at 
this day, where a bell is customa- 
rily rung towards bed-time, it is 
said to ring curfew. 

CURIO^O. s. A curious person; a 
virtuoso. 

CU'RIOUS. adj. Inquisitive; desir- 
ous of information ; exact; nice; 
laboured : worthy of examination ; 



CUR— CUR 

s. curiosity, pi. curiosities: adv. cu- 
riously. 

CURL. v. To turn the hair in ring- 
lets ; to writhe ; to twist, pr. par. 
curling; past, curled: s. curl, 
curliness: adj. curly. 

CURLEW, s. A kind of wild fowl 

CURMUD'GEON. s. An avaricious, 
churlish fellow; a miser. 

CURRANT, s. A small fruit. 

CURRENCY. 5. Circulation, gene- 
ral reception, continuance, pi. cur' 
rencies : adj. and s. current: adv. 
currently. 

CUR'RICLE. s. A chariot ; in mo- 
dern times, an open chaise with 
two wheels, drawn by two horsea 

CUR'RY. v. To dress leather; to 
drub; to rub a horse in order to 
smooth him. pr. par. currying, 
past, curried: s. currier. 

CUR'RY. s. A word imported from 
the East Indies, denoting- a mix- 
ture of various eatables. 

CUR'RYCOMB. s. An iron instru 
ment for currying horses. 

CURSE, v. To wish evil to ; to exe- 
crate ; to devote ; to afflict pr. 
par. cursing; past, cursed •. s. turse, 
cursedness, curser: adv. cursedly. 

CUR'SORY. adj. Hasty, quick, in- 
attentive, adv. cursorily: s. (ur» 
soriness. 

CURTAIL', v. To cut off, to cut 
short, pr. par. curtailing ; past, 
curtailed: s. curtailer, curtail' 
ment. 

CURTAIN, s. A cloth contracted 
or expanded at pleasure, for the 
purpose of regulating the admis- 
sion of light, or of displaying 01 
concealing an object, v. curtain , 
pr. par. eurtaminsr; past, curtained. 

CURT'SY. s. See Courted. 

CU'RULE. adj. An epithet applied 
to the chair in which the Roman 
magistrates sat. 

CURVE, v. To bend, to crook, pr 

par. curving: past., curved: s 

curve, curvature, cvrvation . adj 

curvatfd- s. curvity, pi. cum itiea 

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CUR— CUT 

CURVET, v. To leap, to bound, tor 
frisk, pr. par. curveting; past, 
curveted: s. curvet. 

CURVILLYEAR. adj. Consisting 
of a crooked line. 

CUSH'lON.s. A pillow for a seat; a 
soft pad placed upon a chair, v. 
cushion ; pr. par. cushioning ; past, 
cushioned. 

CUS'TARD. 5.. A kind of sweet- 
meat, made by boiling eggs with 
milk and sugar. 

CUS'TODY. 5. Imprisonment, re- 
straint of liberty, care. pi. custo- 
dies: adj. custodial 

CUSTOM, s. Habit; habitual prac- 
tice ; fashion ; established man- 
ner; application from buyers, 
adj. customary: adv. customarily. 
s. customer. 

CUSTOM-HOUSE, s. The house 
where the taxes upon goods im- 
ported or exported, are collected. 

i,UT. v. To penetrate with an edged 
instrument ; to hew ; to carve ; to 
separate, pr. par. cutting; past, 
cut: s. cut, cutter, cutting. 

CUTA'NEOUS. adj. Relating to the 
skin. 

CUTICLE, s. The first and outer- 
most covering of the body ; the 
scarf-skin. 

CUT'LASS. s. A broa.l cutting 
sword, pi. cutlasses. 

CUT! ER. s. One who makes or 
sells knives, and other edged in- 
struments, s. cutlery 9 pi. cutleries.] 



CUT— CZA 

CUTLET, s. A sieak ; properly, a 

rib. 
CUT'PURSE. s. A thief. 
CUTTER, s. An agent or instru- 
ment that cuts; a swift-sailing 

boat, that cuts the water. 
CUTTLE, s. A kind of fish. 
CY'CLE. s. A circle; a periodical 

space of time. 
CY'CLOID. s. A species of geomet 

rical curve, adj. cycloidal. 
CYCLOPEDIA, CYCLOPE'DIA. s 

A circle of knowledge ; a course 

of the sciences. 
CY'CLOPS. 5. A fabled race of men, 

of gigantic stature, who inhabited 

the western part of Sicily, and 

were said to have only one eye, in 

the middle of the forehead, adj. 

Cyclopean. 
CY'DER. s. See Cider. 
CYG'NET. s. A young swan. 
CYLINDER, s. A body having two 

flat surfaces, and one circular. 

adj. cylindrical^ cylindric. 
CYL'INDROID. s. A solid body, 

differing from the cylinder, as 

having its bases elliptical, but par 

allel and equal. 
CYM'BAL. s. A musical instrument. 
CYN'IC. s. A follower of Diogenes, 

a disagreeable, snarling fellow. 

adj. cynic, cynical. 
CY'PHER. 5. See Cipher. 
CY'PRESS. s. A kind of tree. pi. 

cypresses. 
CZAR. s. The title of the emperor 

of Russia, fem. czarina. 



DAB— DAC 



D 



DAC— DAF 



DAB. s. A small lump of any thing: 

a blow with something moist orj 

soft. 
DAB'BLE. v. To smear, to daub, to 

83*5 pr J M r r dahbUn S s P tot '||DAD"DADT)Y. s. A child's way of 
JahbUd: s. dabbler. expressing father, pi. daddies. 

DA OAFO. s. A term in music, j DAF'FADIL, DAF'FODIL. s. A 
signifying that the first part of theil kind of plant. 



tune should be repeated at the 
conclusion. 
DACTYLE. s. A poetical foot, con- 
sisting of one long sellable and 
two short. 



DAG— DAN 

DAG'GKR. 5. A short sword, a 
poignard. 

DAl'LY. adj. Happening every day, 
or very frequently, adv. daily. 

DAIN'TY. s. Something nice or del 
icate. pi. dainties: s. daintiness, 
adj. dainty: adv. daintily. 

DAl'RY. s. A place where milk is 
kept pi. dairies. 

DAI'RY-MAID. 5. The woman-ser 
vant whose business is to manage 
the milk. 

DAI'S Y. s. A spring-flower, pi. 
daisies. 

DALE. s. A low place between 
hills; a vale; a valley. 

DAL'LY. v. To trifle; to p\ay the 
fool ; to sport ; to delay, pr. par. 
dallying; past, dallied: s. dottier, 
dalliance. 

DAM. s. The mother; a term used 
for beasts. 

DAM. v. To confine, or shut up 
water by a bank. pr. par. damming; 
past, dammed: s. dam. 

DAM'AGE. s. Mischief, hurt, detri- 
ment, v. damage; pr. par. damag- 
ing; past, damaged: adj. damage 
able. 

DAM' ASK. s. Linen or silk invent- 
ed at Damascus, which, by a vari- 
ous direction of the threads, ex 
hibits flowers or other forms, v. 
damask; pr. par. damasking; past, 
damasked. 

DAME. 5. A woman of rank; mis- 
tress of a low family; a term appli- 
ed to women in general. 

DAMN. v. To condemn, to curse, 
pr. par. damning; past, damned 
s. damnation: adj. damnable, dam- 
natory . adv. damnably. 

DAMP. adj. Moist; inclining to wet; 
foggy, s. damp, damper, dampness: 
v. damp; pr. par. damping; past, 
damped: adj. dampish. 

DAM'SEL. s. A young gentlewo- 
man ; a countrv lass. 

DAMSON, s. A small black plum. 

DANCE. 1. To move in measure, 
with steps corresponding to the 
sound of instruments, pr. par. 



DAN— DAS 

dancing; past, danced: s. dance, 
dancer, dancing. 

DANDELI'ON. s. A species of plant. 

DAN'DLE. v. To shake a child on 
the knee, or in the hand. pr. par. 
dandling; past, dandled: s. dan- 
dier. 

DANE. s. A native of Denmark, tdj 
Danish. 

DANE'WORT. s. A species of elder. 

DAN'GER. s. Risk, hazard, peril, 
adj. dangerous: adv. dangerously 

DANG'LE. v. To hang loose and 
quivering; to hang upon any one. 
pr. par. dangling; past, dangled 
s. dangler. 

DAPPER, adj. Little and active 
lively, without bulk ; pretty; neat 

DAPPLE, v. To mark with various 
colours ; to streak, pr. par. dap- 
pling; past, dappled: adj. dapple. 

DARE. v. To have sufficient cour 
age; to challenge; to defy. pr. par 
daring; past, dared: s. darer : adj 
daring: adv. daringly: s. daring 
ness. 

DARK. adj. Not light; wanting 
light ; opaque ; obscure, s. dark, 
darkness: adv. darkly. 

DARKEN, v. To make danc; to 
cloud ; to perplex, pr. par. dark' 
ening; past, darkened: s. darkener: 
adj. darkish. * 

DAR'LING. s. A favourite; one 
much beloved, adj. darling. 

DARN. v. To mend holes, by imi- 
tating the texture of the stuff, pr. 
par. darning; past, darned: s. 
darn, dai-ner. 

DART. s. A missile weapon, ihrcwn 
by the hand. v. dart; pr. par. dart- 
ing; past, darted: s. darter. 

DASH. v. To throw or strike any 
thing suddenly ; to confound, pr. 
par. dashing; past, dashed: s. dash 
dasher. 

DAS'TARD. s. A coward, a pol- 
troon, adv. dastardly: s. dastard- 

DASTARDISE. v. To intimidate 
to deject with cownrdice. pr. par 
dastardisinsr ; past, dastardised. 
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DAT— DEA 

DA'TA. s. Truths admitted ; things 
given, or premises, as grounds of 
argument, sing, datum. 

DATE. s. The time at which a let- 
ter is written ; the time at which 
any event happened, v. date; pr. 
par. dating; past, dated: s. dater. 

DATE s. The fruit of the date-tree. 

DA'TIVE. adj. A case in grammar, 
denoting to whom given. 

DAUB. v. To smear with something 
adhesive \ to paint coarsely, pr. 
par. daubing; past, daubed: s. 
daub, dauber, daubing. 

DAUGHTER, s. The female off- 
spring of a woman; a woman, 
adj. daughterly. 

DAUNT, v. To discourage, to fright, 
pr. par. daunting; past, daunted: 
adj. dauntless: s. dauntlessness. 

DAUTHIN. s. The heir-apparent to 
the crown of France, fern, dau- 
phiness, pi. dauphinesses. 

DAW. s. A kind of crow. 

D.WVD'LER. s. A trifier, a dallier. 

DAWN. v. To grow luminous; to 
begin to grow light ; to glimmer 
obscurely, pr. par. dawning; past, 
dawned: s. dawn, daunting. 

T)\Y. s. The time between the 
rising and setting of the sun, call- 
ed the artificial day ; the time oc- 
cupied in a complete revolution 
of a planet on its axis, called a 
natural dav. 

DA Y'BREAK. s. The dawn ; the first 
appearance of light. 

DAY'LIGHT. s. The light of the 
day. 

DAYTIME, s. The time in which 
there is light. 

DAZ'ZLfc v. To overpower with 
light, p/. par. dazzling; past, daz- 
zled- s. dazzler. 

DEA CON. s. One of the lowest of 
the three orders of the clergy, 
fern, deaconess: s. deaconry, pi. 
deaconnes: s. deaconship. 

DEAD. adj. Deprived of life ; inan- 
imate ; senseless, s. dead, dead- 
ness: adj and adv. deadly 

DEAD'EN. v. To deprive of Any 



DEA— DEB 

kind of force or sensation , to 
make vapid or spiritless, pr. par. 
deadening; past, deadened. 

DEAD-LIFT. s. A lift without any 
mechanical aid; hopeless exi- 
gence. 

DEAD-RECK'ONING. s. That esti 
mation or conjecture which the 
seamen make of the place where 
a ship is, by keeping an account 
of her way. 

DEAF. adj. Wanting the sense of 
hearing, v. deafen; pr. par. deaf- 
ening; past, deafened: adv. deaf- 
ly: s. deafness. 

DEAL. s. Quantity ; degree of, more 
or less; fir-wood, or the wood of 
the pine. 

DEAL. v. To distribute cards at a 
game; to traffic; to behave well or 
ill in any transaction, pr. par. deal- 
ing; past, dealt: s. dealer, dealing. 

DEALT. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. deal. 

DEAN. 5. The second dignitary of 
a diocese ; the name of an officer 
in some colleges, s. deanery, pi. 
deaneries. 

DEAR. adj. Beloved, favourite, dar- 
ling; not plentiful; high-priced, 
s. dear, dearness, deary : adv. 
dearly. 

DEAR'-BOUGHT. adj. Purchased 
at a high price. 

DEARTH, s. Scarcity which m:ikea 
food dear ; want ; famine. 

DEATH, s. The extinction of life : 
mortality; destruction, adj. death- 
ful, deathless, deathlike. 

DEATH -BED. s. The bed to which 
a person is confined by mortal 
sickness. 

DEATH'S-DOOR'. s. A near ap- 
proach to death. 

DEBAR', v. To exclude, to hinder, 
pr. par. debarring ; past, debarred, 

DEBARB'. v. To deprive of the 
beard, pr. par. debarbing; past, 
debarbed. 

DEBARK', v. To disembark, pr 
par. debarking ; past, debarked. 9 
debarkation. 

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DEB -DEC 

DEBA'SE. v. To reduce from a 
higher to a lower state; to de- 
grade, pr. par. debasing; past, 
debased: s. debasement, debaser. 

DEBA'TE. 5. A personal dispute ; a 
controversy, v. debate; pr. par. 
debating; past, debated: s. debater : 
ad], debatable. 

DEBAUCH', v. To corrupt; to viti- 
ate ; to corrupt by intemperance, 
pr. par. debauching ; past, debauch- 
ed: s. debauch, debauchee', debauch- 
er, debauchery, pi. debaucheries. 

DEBENTURE, s. A writ or note, 
by which a debt is claimed ; (in 
commerce) allowance, on export- 
ation, of a certain part of a duty 
which had been paid on goods pre- 
viously imported. 

DEBIL'ITATE. v. To weaken, to 
make faint, pr. par. debilitating; 
past, debilitated: s. debilitation, de- 
bility, pi. debilities, debilitator. 

DEB'IT. s. Money due for goods 
sold on credit ; the debtor side of 
an account, v. debit; pr. par. debit- 
ing; past, debited. 

DKBONAl'R. adj. Elegant, civil, 
well-bred. adv. debonairly. 

DEBOUCH', v. To march out of a 
wood, or a narrow pass, in order 
to meet or retire from an enemy, 
pr. par. debouching; past, debouch- 
ed. 

DEBT. s. That which one mane wes 
to another, s. debtor. 

DEBU'T. s. A French word, de- 
noting the commencement or 
opening of a discourse, or of any 
design ; first appearance before 
the public, pronounced de-bu. 

DECADE, s. The sum of ten; a 
number containing ten. 

DECA'DENCE. s. Decay, fall. 

DECAGON. 5. A plain figure in 
geometry, having ten sides and 
angles. 

DECALOGUE, s. The ten com- 
mandments. 

DECAL'VATE. v. To make bald, 
pr. par. deactivating , past, decal- 
vaied: s. decalvation. 



DEC— DEC 

DECAMP, v. To shift the camp; 
to move off; to depart, pr. par. 
decamping; past, decamped: s. de- 
campment. 

DECANT', v. To pour off gently, 
by inclination, pr. par. decanting ; 
past, decanted: s. decantation, de- 
canter. 

DECAPITATE, v. To behead. P r. 
par. decapitating; past, decapiia* 
ted: s. decapitation, decapitator. 

DECAY', v. To decline from a state 
of perfection ; to fall towards a 
state of dissolution, pr. pir. de- 
caying; past, decayed: s. decay, 
. decay er. 

DECEA'SE. s. Death; depirture 
from life. par. adj. deceased. 

DECEIT', s. Fraud, a cheat, strata- 
gem, artifice, adj. deceitful: adv. 
deceitfully: s. deceitfulness. 

DECEI'VE. v. To cause one to mis- 
take, to delude by stratagem ; to 
mock. pr. par. deceiving; past, 
deceived: s. deceiver, Qtceiving; 
adj. deceivable. 

DECEMBER, s. The last month of 
the year. 

DECEM'VIR. s. One of the ten gov- 
ernors of Rome. pi. decemviri. 

DECEM'VIRATE. s. The dignity 
and office of the ten governors of 
Rome ; any body of ten men. adj 
decemvir a I. 

DE'CENCY. s. Propriety of form, 
becoming ceremony; modesty, pi. 
decencies: adj. decent: adv. de- 
cently. 

DECEP'TIBLE. adj. Liable to be 
deceived, s. deceptibiliiy, pi. decep 
abilities. 

DECEPTION, s. The act or means 
of deceiving; cheat; fraud, adj. 
deceptive, decretory. 

DECERPT'. adj. Cropped, taker 
off. adj. decerptible: s. decerption. 

DECES'SION. 5. A departure; going 
awav. 

DECI'DE. v. To fix the event of; to 
determine, pr. par. deciding; past, 
decided: s. decider' adj. decidable. 
adv. decidedly. 

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DEC— DEC 

DECID'UOUS. adj. Falling; not per- 
ennial, s. deciduousness. 

DE'CIMAL. adj. numbered by ten ; 
multiplied by ten ; increasing by 
ten. adv. decimally. 

DE'CIMATE. v. To tithe ; to take 
the tenth, pr. par. decimating; 
past, decimated: s. decimation, de- 
cimator. 

DECI'PHER. v. To explain that 
which is written in ciphers; to 
write out; to unravel, pr. par. de- 
ciphering; past, deciphered. 

DECISION, s. Act of deciding; de- 
termination, adj. decisive: adv. 
decisively: s. decisiveness. 

DECK. s. The floor of a ship. 

DECK. v. To cover, to overspread, 
to dress, to adorn, pr. par. decking; 
past, decked. 

DECLAIM', v. To harangue; to 
speak to the passions, pr. par. de- 
claiming; past, declaimed: s. de- 
claimer. 

DECLAMATION, s. Act of de- 
claiming; a discourse addressed to 
the passions, adj. declamatory. 

DECLARATION, s. A proclama- 
tion, or affirmation; (in law) a 
written statement of the cause of 
action, adj. declaratory. 

DECLA'RE. v. To free from obscu- 
rity; to clear; to make known, pr. 
par. declaring; past, declared: adv. 
declaredly. 

DECLEN'SION. s. Act of declining; 
declination; decay; inflexion of 
nouns. 

DECLI'NE. v. To bend from, to re- 
fuse, to decay, pr. par. declining; 
past, declined: s. decline, declina- 
tion: adi. declinable, declinatory. 

DECLIVITY, s. Inclination, reck- 
oned downwards, pi. declivities: 
adi. declivous. 

DECOCT', v. To prepare by boil- 
ing; to digest by the heat of the 
stomach, pr. par. decocting; past, 
decocted: s. decoction: adj. decoct- 
ible. 

DECOL'LATE. v. To cut through 
the neck; to behead, pr. par. de- 



DEC— DED 

collating; past, decollated • s. decol- 
lation. 

DECOLORATION, s. Absence of 
colour. 

DECOMPO'SE. v. To decompound, 
to dissolve, pr. par. decomposing , 
past, decomposed: s. decomposer % 
decomposition. 

DEC'ORAMENT. s. Ornament. 

DECORATE, v. To adorn, to em- 
bellish, pr. par. decollating ; past, 
decorated: s. decoration, decorater. 

DECORTICATE, v. To divest oi 
the bark or husk. pr. par. decorti- 
cating; past, decorticated: s. de- 
cortication. 

DECO'RUM. s. Decency, propriety 
adj. decorous: adv. decorously. 

DECOY', v. To lure into a cage ; to 
entrap, pr. par. decoying; past, 
decoyed: s. decoy, decoy er. 

DECREA'SE. v. To grow less ; !o 
diminish, pr. par. decreasing; pa: t, 
decreased: s. decrease. 

DECREE', v. To make an edict; (o 
enact ; to resolve, pr. par. decree 
ing; past, decreed: s. decree. 

DE'CREMENT. s. Decrease; the 
quantity lost by decreasing. 

DECREPIT, adj. Wasted and worn 
out with age ; infirm, s. decrepit 
ness, decrepitude. 

DECRETAL, adj. Appertaining 1.0 
a decree, s. decretal: adj. dec?> 
tory. 

DECRUSTATION. s. Act of taking 
off the crust. 

DECRY', v. To clamour against; to 
censure, pr. par. decrying; pant, 
decried: s. decry er. 

DECUPLE, adj. Ten-fold. * 

DEDECORATE. v. To strip of or- 
nament ; to disgrace, pr. par. de- 
decorating; past, dedecorated: s. 
dedecoration : adj. dedecorous. 

DEDICATE, v. To devote to some 
divine power ; to consecrate to 
sacred uses; to devote to a par 
ticular thing, pr. par. dedicating, 
past, dedicated: s. dedication, de 
dicator: adj. dedicatory. 

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DED- DEF 

DEDU'CE. v. To draw in a regular, ! 
connected series ; to subtract ; to 
deduct, pr. par. deducing,' past, 
deduced; adj. deducible. 

DEDUCT', v. To subtract, to take 
away, to separate, pr. par. deduct* 
ing; past, deducted: s. deduction. 

DEED. s. Written evidence of any 
legal act ; action, whether good 
or bad; exploit; performance. 

DEEM. v. To judge, to think, to 
estimate, pr. par. deeming; past, 
deemed. 

DEEP. adj. Having length down- 
wards; descending far; profound, 
politic; grave, s.deep: adv. deep- 
ly: v. deepen; pr. par. deepening; 
past, deepened. 

DEEP-MOUTHED, adj. Having a 
hoarse and loud voice. 

DEER. s. A kind of quadruped, pi. 
deer. 

DE'ESS. s. A goddess, pi. deesses. 

DEFA'CE. v. To destroy, to raze, 
to disfigure, pr. par. defacing; 
past, defaced: s. defacement, de- 
facer. 

DEFAL'CATE. v. To cut off, to 
lop, to abate, to deduct, pr. par. 
defalcating; past, defalcated: s. de- 
falcation. 

DEFALK', v. To cut off, to lop, to 
abate, to deduct, pr. par. defalkat- 
ing; past, defalkated. 

DEFA'ME. v. To make infamous; 
to censure falsely in public; to 
calumniate, pr. par. defaming; 
past, defamed: s. defamation, de- 
famer: adj. defamatory. 

DEFAULT', s. Omission of that 
which we ought to do; crime; 
failure; defect, s. defaulter. 

DEFEASANCE, s. The act of an- 
nulling or abrogating a contract, 
adj. defeasible. 

DEFEAT', s. Overthrow; preven- 
tion, v. defeat; pr. par. defeating ; 
past, defeated 

DE'FECATE. v. To purge from 
lees or foulness; to purify, pr. par. 
defecating; past, defecated: s. defe- 
cation. 



DEF— DEF 

DEFECT', s. Want; absence of 
something necessary ; failing ; im 
perfection, adj. defective: adv, 
defectively: s. defectiveness. 

DEFECTION, s. A falling away 
apostasy ; revolt. 

DEFEN'CE. s. Guard, protection, 
vindication, justification, apology, 
adj. defenceless, defensible, defen 
sive: adv. defencelessly : s. defence- 
lessness. 

DEFEND', v. To stand in defence 
of; to protect; to vindicate; to 
uphold, pr. par. defending; past, 
defended: s. defendant, defender 
adj. defendable. 

DEFER', v. To put off, to delay, pr 
par. deferring; past, deferred 
s. deferment, deferrer. 

DEFERENCE, s. Regard, respect 
complaisance, condescension. 

DEFI'ANCE. s. A challenge, s. de 
fier. 

DEFI'CIENCY. s. Want; some- 
thing less than is necessary ; de- 
fect, imperfection, pi. deficiencies 
adj. deficient: adv. deficiently. 

DE'FICIT. 5. Want, deficiency. 

DEFI'LE. v. To make foul or im 
pure; to pollute, pr. par. defiling, 
past, defiled: s. defilement, defile? 

DEFI'LE. v. To march off in files. 
pr. par. defiling; past, defiled: s 
defile, a long narrow pass. 

DEFI'NE. v. To give the definition 
to explain, pr. par. defining; past 
defined: s. definer : adj. definable. 

DEFINITE, adj. Certain, limited, 
bounded, exact, adv. definitely: 
s. definiteness, definition: adj. de- 
finitive: adv. definitively. 

DEFLECT', v. To turn aside; to 
deviate from a true course, pi. 
par. deflecting; past, deflected; s. 
defection^ deflexure. 

DE'FLUOUS. adj. Flowing down- 
wards. 

DEFLUX\DEFLUX'ION. s. Down- 
ward flow. 

DEFORM', v. To disfigure, pr. par, 
deforming; past, deformed: a 
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DEF- DEJ 

deformation, deformer, deformity, n 
pi. deformities. 

DEFRAUD', v. To cheat, pr. par. 
defrauding; past, defrauded: s. 
defrauder. 

DEFRAY', v. To bear the charges. 

- pr. par. defraying; past, defrayed : 
s. defrayer, defrayment. 

DEFUNCT, adj. Dead, deceased, s. 
defunct, defunction. 

DEFY', v. To call to combat; to 
challenge ; to slight, pr. par. defy- 
ing; past, defied: s. defiance, de- 
fer. 

DEGEN'ERATE. v. To fall from the 
virtue of ancestors ; to become of 
inferior quality, pr. par. degene- 
rating ; past, degenerated: s. de- 
generacy, pi. degeneracies, degen- 
erateness: adj. degenerate: adv. de- 
generately. 

DEGLUTITION, s. The act of 
swallowing. 

DEGRA'DE. v. To put one from his 
degree ; to deprive him of office, 
dignity, or Mle. pr. par. degrad- 
ing; pa"st, degraded: s. degrada- 
tion: adv. degradingly. 

DEGREE', s. Quality, rank, station; 
step, measure, rate, collegiate 
honour. 

DEHOR'TATORY. adj. Dissuasive. 

DEIFICATION, s. The heathenish 
act of deifying, or making a god. 

. s. deifer. 

DE'IFY. v. To make a god of; to 
adore as a god. pr. par. deifying; 
past, deifed. 

DEIGN, v. To vouchsafe, to grant, 
to consider worth notice, pr. par. 
deigning; past, deigned. 

DEIN TEGRATE. v. To take from 
the whole ; to spoil, pr. par. dein- 
tegrating; past, deintegrated : s. 
deintegration. 

DE'ISM. s. The opinion of those who 
only acknowledge one God, with- 
out the reception of any revealed 
religion, s. deist: adj. deistical. 

DEITY, s. Divinity; the nature and 
essence of God. pi. deities. 

DEJECT', v. To cast down, to af- 
I 



DEL—DEL 

flict. pr. par. dejecting; past, de~ 
jected: s. dejecledness, dejecter, a\ 
jection: adv. dejectedly, dtjectly. 

DELA'CERATE. v. To tear into 
pieces, pr. par. delacerating ; past, 
delacerated: s. delaceration. 

DELACTATION. s. Act of wean- 
ing from the breast. 

DELAY', v. To defer, to put off, to 
hinder, to frustrate, to detain, pr. 
par. delaying; past, delayed: s. 
delay, delayer. 

DELECTABLE, adj. Pleasing, de- 
lightful, adv. delectably. 

DEL'EGATE. v. To send upon an 
embassy; to intrust, pr. par. dele 
gating; past, delegated: s. delegate 
delegation. 

DELETE, v. To blot out. pr. pr 
deleting; past, deleted: s. deletion 
adj. deletory. 

DELETERIOUS, adj. Deadly, de- 
structive. 

DELF, DELFT, s. Earthenware first 
made at Delft. 

DELIBERATE, v. To think, in or- 
der to choose; to consider; to 
hesitate, pr. par. deliberating, 
past, deliberated: s. deliberation, 
deliberateness, deliberator : adj. ric- 
liberate, deliberative: adv. delibir' 
ately. 

DEL'IBLE. adj. Capable of being 
destroyed, or effaced. 

DELICACY, s. Daintiness; pleas- 
antness to the taste; softness; neat 
ness. pi. delicacies: adj. delicate: adv 
delicately: s. delicaieness. 

DELI'CIOUS. adj. Sweet, delicate, 
delightful to the palate, adv. de 
liciously : s. deliciousness. 

DELIGHT', v. To please, to con- 
tent, to afford pleasure, pr. par. 
delighting; past, delighttd : s. de- 
light, delighter. 

DELIGHTFUL, adj. Full of de- 
light; charming, adv. delightfully : 
s. delight fulness. 

DELIN'EAMENT. 5. Painting; re- 
presentation by delineation. 

DELIN'EATE. v. To make the first 
draught ; to design ; to sketch, pr. 
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DEL— DEM - 

par. delineating; past, delineated. 
s. delineation, delineator. 

DELINQUENCY, s. A fault, a mis- 
deed, pi. delinquencies: s. delin- 
quent. 

DELIQ'UIDATE. v. To melt; to be 
dissolved, pr. par. deliquidaiing ; 
past, deliquidated. 

DELIR'IUM. s. Alienation of mind ; 
dotage, adj. delirious: s.delirious- 
ness. 

DELIVER, v. To set free, to res- 
cue, to release, to speak, pr. par. 
delivering; past, delivered: s. de- 
liverance, deliverer, delivery, pi. 
deliveries. 

DELL. 5. A little dale. 

DELU'DE. v. To beguile, to cheat, to 
disappoint, pr. par. deluding; past, 
deluded: s.deluder: adj. deludable. 

DEL'UGE. s. A general inundation; 
calamitous state of lying entirely 
under water, v. deluge; pr. par. 
deluging; past, deluged. 

DELU'SION. s. The act of deluding; 
state of being deluded ; a cheat ; 
guile; deceit, adj. delusive, delu- 
sory. 

DELVE, v. To dig; to open the 
ground with a spade, pr. par. delv- 
insr; past, delved: s. delve, delver. 

DEMAGOGUE, s. A ringleader of- 
the rabble; a popular and factious 
orator. 

DEMAND', v. To claim; to ask 
with authority, pr. par. demand- 
ing; past, demanded: s. demand, 
demander, demandant: adj. de- 
mandable. 

DEMARCATION, s. Division; sep 
aration of territory. 

DEMEAN', v. To behave ; to lessen, 
to debase, pr. par. demeaning; 
past, demeaned: s. demeanour. 

DEMENTATE. v. To deprive of 
reason ; to make mad. pr. par. de- 
mentating; past, dementated: s. 
dementation. 

DEMER'IT. 5. The opposite to mer- 
it; want of merit. 

DEME'SNE. s. That part of an estate 
which is occupied by the lord 



DEM— DEM 

himself; the improved land around 
a mansion. 

DEM'I. s. Half; one of two equal 
parts. 

DEM'IGOD. s. In the heathen my- 
thology, signifies the partaking of 
the divine nature ; half a god. 

DEMI'SE. v. To grant at one's death, 
to grant by will. pr. par. demising, 
past, demised. 

DEMI'SE. 5. Death, decease. Used 
only in relation to a crowned head, 
or to the crown itself. 

DEMOCRACY. 5. Sovereign power 
lodged in the collective body of 
the people, pi. democracies: s. 
democrat: adj. democratic, demo- 
cratical: adv. democratically. 

DEMOLISH, v. To throw down •, 
to raze; to destroy, pr. par. de- 
molishing; past, demolished: s.de- 
molisher. 

DEMOLITION, s. The act of de- 
molishing; destruction. 

DE'MON. s. A spirit; generally an 
evil spirit, a devil, s. demoniac: 
adj. demoniac, demoniacal. 

DEMONOL'ATRY. s. Tb<s worship 
of the devil. 

DEMON'STRATE. v. To prove with 
the highest degree of certainty, 
pr. par. demonstrating; past, de- 
monstrated: s. demonstration, de* 
monstrator: adj. demonstrable, de- 
monstrative: adv. demonstratively. 

DEMORALIZE, v. To destroy mor 
als and moral feeling, pr. par. d t * 
moralizing : past, demoralized: s, 
demoralization, demoralizer. 

DEMUR', v. To delay a process in 
law, by formal objections; to hes 
itate. pr. par. demurring ; past 
demurred : s. demur, demurrer. 

DEMU'RE. adj. Sober, decent, grave 
adv. demurely: s. demureness. 

DEMUR'RAGE. s. An allowance 
made by freighters, to owners of 
ships, for their stay in a poit be 
yond the time appointed. 

DEMY', s. A term relating to the 
size of paper. 



DEN— DEN 

DEN. 5. A cavern or hollow m der 
ground; the cave of a wild beast. 

DENATIONALIZE, v. To take away 
national rights, pr. par. denation- 
alizing ; past, denationalized. 

DENDROL'OGY. s. The natural 
history of trees, pi. dendrologies. 

DEN'IZEN. s. A freeman ; an alien 
invested with the rights of a cit- 
izen, s. denization. 

DENOMINATE, v. To name. pr. 
par. denominating ; past, denomi- 
nated: s. denomination, denomina- 
tor: adj. denominative. 

DENOTE, v. To mark ; to be a sign 
of; to betoken, pr. par. denoting; 
past, denoted: s. denotement: adj. 
denotative. 

DENOTEMENT, s. The discovery 
of the plot of a drama, or of any 
other work of the imagination. 

DENOU'NCE. v. To threaten by, 
proclamation, pr. par. denouncing; 
past, denounced: s. denouncer. 

DENSE, adj. Close, compact, ap- 
proaching to solidity, s. density,' 
pi. densities. 

DENT. 5. A mark caused by a stroke^ 
or blow. adj. dented. 

DENTAL, adj. Belonging to the 
teeth. 

DENTICULATED, adj. Set with: 
small teeth, or prominences re- 
sembling the teeth of a saw. 

DENTIFRICE, s. A powder made to 
clean the teeth. 

DENTIST. 5. One who professes 
to heal the diseases of the teeth ; 
one who dresses or who draws 
teeth. 

DENU'DATE. v. To divest, to strip.' 
pr. par. denudating ; past, denu- 
dated: s. denudation. 

DENU'DE. v. To strip ; to make na- 
ked, pr. par. denuding; past, de- 
nuded. 

DENUNCIATION, s. The act of 
denouncing, s. denunciator. 

DENY', v. To contradict, to refuse, 
to disown, to renounce pr. par. 



DEO— DEP 

DEOBSTRUCT. v. To clear from 
obstruction, pr. par. deobstrucl 
ing; past, deobstructed • s. deob 
struction. 

DE'ODAND. s. A thing given or for- 
feited to God, in case of any mis- 
fortune, by which a human being 
comes to a violent end, without 
the fault of any reasonable crea- 
ture. 

DEON'ERATE. v. To unload, pi 
par. deonerating; past, deonet tted 

DEPART', v. To go away from a 
place ; to quit ; to leave, pr. par. 
departing; past, departed: s. de- 
parture. 

DEPARTMENT, s. Separate allot- 
ment • province or business as- 
signed to a particular person, adj 
departmental. 

DEPEND', v. To hang from ; to be 
in a state of dependence, pr. par 
depending; past, depended: s. de- 
pendence, dependency, pi. depen 
dencies: adj. and s. dependent: s 
dependant. 

DEPICT, v. To paint, to portray, 
to describe, pr. par. depicting, 
past, depicted: s. depicter. 

DEPICTURE, v. To represent in 
colours, pr. par. depicturing; past, 
depictured. 

DE'PILATE. v. To pull off hair 
pr. par. depilating; past, depilated. 
s. depilation: adj, depilatory. 

DEPLETION, s. Act of emptying; 
state of being emptv. 

DEFLO'RE. v. To lament, to be- 
wail, to mourn, pr. par. deploring, 
past, deplored: adj. deplorable. 
adv. deplorably: s. deplorer, de- 
plorableness. 

DEPLOY', v. To display; a column 
of troops is deployed, when the 
divisions spread wide, or open 
out. pr. par. deploying; past, de> 
ployed. 

DEPLU'ME. v. To strip of its feath- 
ers, pr. par. depluming; past, de- 
plumed, s. deplumation. 



denying; past, denied: s. denial, DEPCNENT. s. One that deposes 
deniei adj. deniable. j| his testimony; an evidence; a 

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DEP— DEP 

witness ; (in grammar) such verbs 
as have no active voice are called 
deponents, adj. deponent. 

DEPOPULATE, v. To unpeople; 
to lay waste, pr. par. depopulating ; 
past, depopulated: s. depopulation, 
depopulator. 

DEPORT, v. To carry away; to 
demean, to behave, pr. par. de- 
porting; past, deported. 

DEPORTATION, s. Transporta- 
tion ; act of carrying beyond sea. 

DEPORTMENT, s. Conduct, de- 
meanour. 

DEPOSE, v. To degrade from a 
throne; to testify, pr. par. depos- 
ing; past, deposed : s. deposer, de- 
position. 

DEPOSIT, v. To lay up ; to lodge 
in any place, pr. par. depositing; 
past, deposited: s. deposit, deposit- 
ary, depository, pi. depositaries, 
depositories. 

DEPOSITION, s. The act of depos- 
ing; written evidence. 

DE'POT. s. A place in which stores 
are deposited, for the use of an 
army, pronounced, de'po. 

DEPRA'VE. v. To vitiate, to corrupt, 
to contaminate, pr. par. deprav- 
ing; past, depraved: s. deprava- 
tion, depravement, depraver, de- 
pravedness, depravity, pi. depravi- 
ties: adv. depravedly. 

DE'PRECATE. v. To beg off; to 
avert by praver. pr. par. deprecat- 
ing ; past, deprecated: s. depreca- 
tion, deprecator: adj. deprecative, 
deprecatory. 

DEPRE'CIATE. v. To bring down 
to a lower price ; to fall in value ; 
to undervalue, pr. par. depreciat 
ing; past, ' depreciated : s. depre- 
ciation. 

DE'PREDATE. v. To rob, to pil- 
lage, to spoil, pr. par. depredat- 
ing; past, depredated: s. depre- 
dation, depiedator. 

DEPRESS', v. To press or thrust 
down: to humble; to deject, pr. 
par depressing; past, depressed: s. 



DEP-DES 

depression, depressor: adj. depres- 
sion 

DEPRl'VE. v. To bereave of a 
thing ; to hinder, pr. par. depriv- 
ing; past, deprived: s. deprivation, 
depriver: adj. deprivable. 

DEPTH, s. Deepness; deep place, 
abstruseness, profundity. 

DEPUL'SION. s. A driving or thrust 
ing away. adj. depulsory. 

DEPUTE, v. To send with a spe- 
cial commission, pr. par. deput 
ing; past, deputed: s. deputation. 

DE'PUTY. 5. A person deputed by 
another; a subordinate officer, pi. 
deputies. 

DERANGE', v. To turn out of the 
proper course; to disorder, pr. 
par. deranging; past, deranged ; 
s. derangement. 

DERELICTION, s. The act of for* 
saking or leaving. 

DERIDE, v. To laugh at, to mock, 
pr. par. deriding; past, derided 
s. derider : adv. deridins:ly. 

DERf S'lON. s. Act of deriding : con 
tempt, scorn, adj. derisive, deriso- 
ry : adv. derisively. 

DERI'VE. v. To deduce from iti» 
original ; to descend from ; to re 
ceive by transmission, pr. par 
deriving; past, derived: s. dcrica 
tion, derivcr : adj. derivable, deriva 
five: adv. derivatively. 

DE'ROGATE. v. To do an act so 
far contrary to a law or custom, as 
to diminish its former extent ; to 
detract ; to degenerate, pr. par. 
derogaf : ^ past, derogated: s. 
derogation: adj derogative, dero- 
gatory: adv. derogatorily 

DER'VIS. s. A Turkish priest or 
monk. pi. dervises. 

DESCANT, v. To sing in parts ; to. 
discourse at large, pr. par. descant- 
ing; past, descanted: s. descanter. 

DESCEND', v. To go downwards; 
to sink ; to fall, in order of inheri- 
tance, to a successor, pr. par. de- 
scending; past, descended: s. de- 
scendant, descent: adj. dependent. 
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DESCENDIBLE, adj. Such as may 
be descended ; transmissible by in- 
heritance, s. descendibility, pi. de- 
scendibilities. 

DESCEN'SiON. s. Act of descend- 
ing, adj. descensive. 

DESCRI'BE. v. To delineate, to 
mark out, to characterize, pr. par. 
describing ; past, described: s. de- 
scriber. 

DESCRIPTION, s. Act of describ- 
ing ; a sentence or passage in 
which any thing is described, adj. 
descriptive. 

DESCRY', v. To give notice of any 
thing suddenly discovered ; to spy 
out at a distance ; to detect, pr. 
par. descrying; past, descried: s. 
deserter. 

DE'SECRATE. v. To divert from 
the purpose to which any thing 
was originally consecrated, pr. 
par. desecrating; past, desecrated: 
s. desecration. 

DESERT', v. To forsake, to aban- 
don, to leave, pr. par. deserting; 
past, deserted: s. deserter, desertion. 

DES'ERT. s. A wilderness, solitude, 
adj. desert. 

DESE'RVE. v. To merit; to be 
worthy of reward, pr. par. deserv- 
ing; past, deserved: s. deserver: 
adv. deservedly, deservingly. 

DESICCATE, v. To dry up; to ex- 
haust of moisture, pr. par. desiccat- 
ing ; past, desiccated: s. desicca- 
tion: adj. desiccative. 

DESIDERATUM. 5. Something 
which inquiry has not yet been able 
to ascertain, or discover; some- 
thing desired, pi. desiderata. 

DESIGN', v. To purpose, to intend, 
to plan. pr. par. designing; past, 
designed: s. design, designer: adj. 
designabk: adv. designedly. 

DESIGNATE, v. To point out, to 
distinguish, pr. par. designating ; 
past, designated: s. designation. 
adj. designative. 

DESl'RE. s. Wish; eagerness to ob- 
tain or enjoy v. desire, pr. par. 
uesiring; past, desired: s. desire/: |i 
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DES— DES 

adj. desii-able, desirous: adv desir. 
ously. 

DESiST'. v. To cease from; lu 
stop. pr. par. desisting ; past, di 
sisted. 

DESK. s. An inclining table, for tne 
use of writers or readers. 

DE'SOLATE. v. To deprive of in- 
habitants; to lay waste, pr. par. 
desolating; past, desolated: s. de' 
solation, desolater : adj. desolate: 
adv. desolately. 

DESPAI'R. s. Hopelessness, de- 
spondence, v. despair; pr. par. 
despairing ; past, despaired: adj. 
despairable : s. despairer : adv. de- 
spairingly. 

DESPATCH', v. To send away 
hastily; to put to death; to per- 
form quickly, pr. par. despatching , 
past, despatched: s. despatch, de- 
spatcher. 

DESPERA'DO. s. One who is des- 
perate, without fear of danger, 
pi. desperadoes. 

DE'SPERATE. adj. Without Inpe; 
irretrievable, mad, furious, adv. 
desperately: s. desperation. 

DE'SPICABLE. adj. Contemptible, 
vile, worthless, s. despicableness: 
adv. despicably. 

DESPI'SE. v. To scorn, to contemn 
pr. par. despising; past, despised 
s. despiser: adj. despisable. 

DESPITE, s. Malice, anger, malig 
nity, defiance, adj. despiteful: adv 
despitefully : s. despitefulness. 

DESPOIL', v. To rob, to deprive, to 
strip, pr. par. despoiling; past, 
despoiled: s. despoiler, despoliation. 

DESPOND*, v. To despair, to lose 
hope. pr. par. desponding ; past, 
desponded: s. despondency, pi. de- 
spondencies, desponder: adj. de- 
spondent: adv. despondingly. 

DES'POT. s. An absolute prince , 
one that governs with unlimited 
authoritv. adj. despotic, despotical • 
adv. despotically : s. despotism. 

DESSERT', DESERT', s. The fruil 
or sweetmeats set on the table af- 
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ter the meat. French pronuncia- 
tion, dessa'ir. 

DESTINATION, s. The purpose 
for which any thing is appointed ; 
the ultimate design. 

DESTINE, v. To doom unalterably; 
to devote, pr. par. destining; past, 
destined : s. destiny. . pi. destinies. 

DESTITUTE, adj. Forsaken, aban- 
doned, abject, s. destitution. 

DESTROY', v. To overturn; to ruin; 
to lay waste; to kill. pr. par. de- 
stroying; past, destroyed: s. de- 
stroyer. 

DESTRUCTION, s. Act of destroy- 
ing ; state of being destroyed, adj. 
destructible: s. destructibility, pi. 
destructibilities. 

DESTRUCTIVE, adj. Having the 
quality of destroying; wasteful, 
adv. destructively: s. destructive- 
ness. 

DESUDATION. s. A profuse and 
inordinate sweating. 

DE'SUETUDE. s. Cessation to be 
accustomed; discontinuance of 
practice or habit. 

DESULTORY, adj. Roving from 
thing to thing; unsettled; waver- 
ing, s. desultoriness. 

DETACH', v. To separate, to dis- 
engage, to part from. pr. par. de- 
taching; past, detached: s. detach- 
ment. 

DETAIL', v. To relate particularlv, 
to display minutely, pr. par de- 
tailing; past, detailed: s. detail, 
detaxler. 

DETAIN/ v. r t% keep that which 
belongs to another; to withhold; 
to keep back. pr. par. detaining; 
past, detained .- s. detainer. 

DETECT', v. To discover ; to find 
out any crime or artifice, pr. par. 
detecting; past, detected: s. detect- 
or, detection. 

DETExYTION. s. The act of detain- 
ing 

DETER', v. To discourage by ter- 
ror, pr par. deterring; past, de--\ 
ter? ed. 



DET— DEU 

DETERGE', v. To cleanse, pr. par. 
deterging; past, deterged: adj. and 
s. detergent. 

DETERIORATE, v. To impair, to 
make worse, pr. par. deteriorating 
past, deteriorated: s. deterioration 

DETERMINATE, adj. Settled, def 
inite; established; certain, adj 
determinable: adv. determinately . 
s. determination. 

DETERMINE, v. To fix, to settle, to 
conclude, to form a resolution, pr. 
par. determinmg; past, determined. 

DETER'SION. s. The act of cleans 
ing. adj. detersive. 

DETEST', v. To hate, to abhor. 
pr. par. detesting; past, detected: s. 
detestation, detester: adj. detesta- 
ble: adv. detestably. 

DETHRO'NE. v. To divest of re- 
gality, to depose, pr. par. dethron- 
ing; past, dethroned: s. dethrone' 
ment, dethroner. 

DETONATE, v. To make a noiso 
like thunder, pr. par. detonating, 
past, detonated : s. detonation. 

DETORT'. v. To wrest from the 
original import, meaning, or de- 
sign, pr. par. detorting ; past, de* 
torted: s. detortion. 

DETOU'R. s. A turning; a way about. 
v. detour; pr. par. detour ing; past, 
del our ed. 

DETRACT', v. To derogate; to 
take away, by envy, any thing 
from the reputation of another, pr 
par. detracting; past, detracted: s. 
detraction, detractor: adj. detrac 
tious, detractive, detractory. 

DETRIMENT, s. Loss, damage, 
liiischief. adj. detrimental. 

DETRITION, s. The act of wear 
inor awav. 

DETRU'DE. v. To thrust down, to 
force into a lower place, pr. par. 
detruding ; past, detruded: s. de* 
trusion. 

DETRUN'CATE. v. To lop, to cut 
pr. par. detruncating; pest, de 
truncated: s. detruncaiion. 

DEUCE, s. Two; a word - se d fbf 
a card or die with two spots. 
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DEUTERONOMY. 5. The second 
book of the law ; the fifth book of 
Moses. 

DEVASTATE, v. To lay waste. 
pr. par. devastating; past, devas- 
tated: s. devastation, devastator. 

DEVEL'OP. v. To disengage, to dis- 
entangle, pr. par. developing-; past, 
developed: s. development. 

DEVEST', DIVEST, v. To deprive 
of clothes, to strip, to annul, pr 
par. devesting; past, devested. 

DEVEX'IVY. 5. Incurvation down- 
wards, declivity, pi. devexities. 

DE'VIATE. v. To wander from the 
right or common way ; to err ; to 
sin. pr. par. deviating; past, de- 
viated: s. deviation. 

DEVl'CE. s. A contrivance ; a strat- 
agem ; a design ; the emblem on 
a shield, adj. deviceful: adv. de- 
vicefully. 

DEV'iL. s. The prince of hell. adj. 
devilish: adv. devilishly: s. devil- 
ishness. 

DE'VIOUS. adj. Out of the common 
track; wandering; roving, adv 
deviously. 

DEVi'SE. v. To contrive, to invent, 
to plan; to grant by will. pr. par. 
devising; past, devised: adj. de- 
visable: s. devise, deviser. 

DEVISEE', s. He to whom something 
is bequeathed bv will. 

DEVOCATION. s. A calling away ; 
a seduction. 

DEVOID', adj. Empty, vacant, void. 

DEVOl'R. s. Act of civility or obse- 
quiousness. 

DEVOLVE', v. To roll down; to 
fall in succession, into new hands 
pr. par. devolving ; past, devolved. 

DEVOLUTION, s. The act of roll- 
ing down. 

DEVOTE, v. To dedicate, to con- 
secrate, to appropriate by vow. 
pr. par. devrting ; past, devoted: s. 
devoledness, devotee', devoter. 

DEVOTION, s. Act of devoting; 
the state of being consecrated or 
dedicated; p r ayer. adj. devotional. 



DEV— DIA 

DEVOUR', v. To eat up ravenously, 

j to destroy or consume with rapid- 

I ity and violence, pr. par. devour- 

j wig; past, devoured: s. devour er : 
adv. devouringly. 

DEVOUT', adj. Pious, religious, s. 
devoutness : adv. devoutly. 

DEW. v. The moisture on the 
ground, adj. dewy. 

DEWBERRY, s. A species of fruit, 
resembling the blackberry, pi. 
dewberries. 

DEWLAP, s. The flesh that hangs 
down from the throats of oxen. 

DEXTER, s. The right; not the 
left : a term used in heraldry, adj. 
dextral. 

DEXTERITY, s. Readiness of 
limbs; activity; readiness of con- 
trivance, pi. dexterities: adj. dex 
trous: adv. dextrously. 

DEY. s. The title of the supreme 
governor of Algiers, Tunis, and 
Tripoli. 

DIABOLICAL, DIABOLIC, adj. 
Devilish ; partaking of the quali- 
ties of the devil; impious; atro- 
cious, adv. diabolically .- s. diaboU 
icalness. 

DI'ADEM. s. A tiara ; an ensign of 
royalty bound about the head of 
eastern monarchs ; a crown, adj. 
diademed. 

DIURESIS, s. The separation or 
disjunction of syllables; the mark 
( •• ) of that separation, pi. dicere- 
ses. 

DIA'GONAL. adj. Reachiqg from 
one angle to another, so as to di- 
vide a parallelogram into equal 
parts, adv. diagonally. 

DI'AGRAM. s. A delineation of a 
geometrical figuie. 

Dl'AL. s. A plate marked with lines, 
where a hand or shadow show 
the hour. s. dialist, dialinr 

DI'ALECT. s. The subdivision of a 
language ; style ; manner of ex- 
pression : language. 

DIALECTICS, s. Logic ; the art of 
reasoning, adj. dialectic: s. diaUc* 
tician. 

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DIALOGUE, s. A conference; a 
conversation between two or more, 
adj. dialogistic. 

DIA'METER. s. A right line which 
divides the area of a circle into 
two equal parts. 

DIAMETRICAL, adj. Describing a 
diameter; crossing in the manner 
of a diameter ; and hence denot- 
ing division or opposition, adv, 
diametrically. 

DI'AMOND. s. The most valuable 
and the hardest of all gems ; pro- 
nounced di'mund: adj. diamonded. 

DIAPA'SON. s. A curd which in- 
eludes all tones; an octave. 

Dl'APER. s. Linen cloth, woven in 
flowers and other figures; the 
finest species of figured linen after 
damask. 

Dl'APHRAGM. s. The midriff, which 
divides the upper cavity of the 
body from the lower; any division 
or partition which divides a hollow 
bod v. 

DIARRHCET'IC. adj. Solutive, pur- 
gative. 

Dl'ARY. s. An account of the trans- 
actions and observations of every 
day ; a journal, pi. diaries: s. 
diarist. 

DI'ASTOLE. s. A figure in rhetoric, 
by which a short syllable is made 
long ; the dilation of the heart. 

DI'ASTYLE. s. A sort of edifice, 
where the pillars stand at so great 
a distance from one another, that 
three diameters of their thickness 
are allowed for intercolumniation 

DIATRIBE, s. A disputation, or 
continued discourse. 

DIB'BLE. s. A small spade; a point- 
ed instrument, with which gar- 
deners make holes for planting, v 
dibble; pr. par. dibbling; past, 
dibbled. 

DICE. s. The plural of die. 

DICTATE, v. To deliver to ano- 
ther with authority ; to declare 
with confidence, pr. par. dictating; 
past, dictated: s. dictate, dictation. 

DICTA TOR. s. A magistrate ap- 



DIC-DIF 

pointed in time of exigence and 
danger, and invested with abso- 
lute authority ; one who dictates, 
adj. dictatorial, adv. dictatorially. 
s. dictatorship. 

DICTION, a. Style, language, ex- 
pression. 

DICTIONARY, s. A book contain. 
ing the words of any language, in 
alphabetical order, with explana- 
tions of their meaning; a lexicon, 
a vocabulary, pi. dictionaries. 

DID. v. The preterit of do.- second 
person, didst. 

DIDACTIC, adj. Preceptive; giv- 
ing precepts. 

DEDUCTION, s. Separation, by 
withdrawing one part from the 
other. 

DIE. v. To lose life, to expire, pr 
par. dying; past, died. 

DIE. s. A small cube, marked on its 
faces with numbers from one to 
six, which gamesters throw in play. 
pi. dice. 

DIE. 9. The stamp used in coinage, 
pi. dies. 

Dl'ET. 5. Food, provisions, victuals, 
v diet; pr. par. dieting; past, 
dieted. 

Dl'ET. s. An assembly of princes 
or estates. 

DIF'FER. v. To be distinguished 
from; to contend; to be of a con- 
trary opinion, pr. par. differing, 
past, differed: s. difference: adj. 
different: s. differently. 

DIFFICULT, adj. Hard, not easy, 
not facile, troublesome, vexatious, 
adv. difficultly: s. difficulty, pi. 
difficulties. 

DIFFIDENCE, s. Distrust; want of 
confidence; doubt, adj. diffident. 
adv. diffidently. 

DIFFLU'ENCE, DIFFLU'FNCY. s. 
The quality of falling away on ajl 
sides; the effect of fluidity, pi. 
diffluences, drffluencies : adj. dif 
fluent. 

DIFFRANCH'ISEMENT. £ The 
act of taking away privileges. 

DIFFU'SE. v. To pour out upon a 
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piano, so that the liquor may run 
every way ; to spread ; to scatter 
pr. par. diffusing; past, diffused, 
adj. diffuse , diffusive: adv. diffuse- 
ly: s. diffuseness, diffuser, diffu- 
sion. 

DIFFU'SIBLE. adj. Capable of being 
diffused, s. diffusibility, pi. diffu- 
sibilities. 

DIG. v. To pierce with a spade ; to 
work with a spade, pr. par. dig- 
ging; past, dug: s. digger. 

DIGEST', v. To distribute into va- 
rious classes; to arrange method- 
ically ; to concoct in the stomach, 
pr. par. digesting; past, digested: 
s. digest, digestion, digester: adj. 
digestible, digestice. 

DI'GIT. s. Three-fourths of an inch. 

DIG'NIFY. v. To advance, to pre- 
fer, to exalt, to honour, pr. par. 
dignifying; past, dignified: s. 
dignity, pi. dignities, dignifi cation. 

DIGNITARY, s. A clergyman ad- 
vanced to some rank above that 
of a parochial priest, pi. dignita- 
ries. 

DIGRESS', v. To turn aside out of 
the road ; to deviate ; to speak of 
something incidental, pr. par. di- 
gressing; past, digressed: s. di- 
gression: adj. digressional, digres- 
sive: adv. digressively. 

DIKE, DYKE. s. A channel to re- 
ceive water; a mound to hinder 
inundations, v. dike; pr. par. 
diking; past, diked. 

DILA'CERATE. v. To tear, to rend, 
pr. par. dilacerating ; past, dilace- 
rated: s. dilaceraiion. 

DILAPIDATE, v. To go to ruin ; 
to fall by decav. pr. par. dilapi- 
dating; past, dilapidated: s. dilap- 
idation, dilapidator. 

DILA'TE. v. To extend, to spread 
out, to enlarge, pr. par. dilating; 
past, dilated, s. dilation, dilator. 

DIL'ATORY. adj. Tardy; slow; 
given to procrastination, adv. dil- 
atorily: s. dilatoriness. 

DILEM'MA. s. An argument equallv 
conclusive by contrary supposi- 



DIL— DIN 

tions: a difficult or doubtfu. 
choice. 

DILETTANTE, s. One who de- 
lights in cultivating or promoting 
science. 

DILIGENT, adj. Constant, in ap- 
plication; assiduous, s. diligence: 
adv. diligently. 

DILU'CID. adj. Clear, not opaque, 
v. dilucidate; pr. par. dilucidating, 
past, dilucidated: s. dilucidation. 

DILU'ENT. adj. Having the power 
to thin and attenuate other matter. 

DILUTE, v. To make thin, to make 
weak. pr. par. diluting; past, di- 
luted: s. diluter, dilution. 

DILU'VIAN. adj. Relating to the 
deluge. 

DILU'VIATE. v. To run as a flood, 
pr. par. diluviating ; past, diluvu 
atcd. 

DIM. adj. Not having a quick sight; 
obscure, v. dim; pr. par. dimming, 
past, dimmed: adv. dimly: s. dim' 
ness. 

DIME. s. A silver coin of the United 
States, of the vaiue often cents. 

DIMENSION, s. Space contained in 
anything; bulk; extent, adj. di- 
mensionless. 

DIMIN'ISH. v. To make less, to 
impair, to lessen, pr. par. dimin- 
ishing; past, diminished. 

DIMIN'UTIVE. adj. Small, little 
s. diminution: adv. diminutively 
s. diminutiveness 

DIMIS'SION. s. Leave to depart, 
adj. dimissory. 

DIM'ITY. s. A kind of fustian, or 
cloth of cotton, pi. dimities. 

DIM'PLE. s. A little hole, as in the 
cheek, v. dimple; pr. par. dim- 
pling; past, dimpled. 

DIN. s. A loud noise ; a violent and 
continued sound, v. din; pr. par. 
dinning; past, dinned. 

DINE. v. To eat dinner, pr. par. 
dining; past, dined: s. diner. 

DING. v. To dash with violence, 
pr. par. dinging; past, dinged. 

DING'LE. s. A hollow between hills 
a dale. 

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DIN'GY. adj. Dark brown; dun; 
dirty, s. dinginess. 

DIN'NER. s. The chief meal; the 
meal eaten about the middle of 
the day. 

DINT. s. A blow, a stroke, violence, 
force, v. dint; pr. par. dinting; 
past, dinted. 

DIO'CESAN, DIOCE'SAN. 5. A bish- 
op as he stands related to his own 
clergy or flock. 

DI'OCESE, DI'OCESS. s. The cir- 
cuit of a bishop's jurisdiction. 

DIOPTRIC, adj. Affording a medi- 
um for the sight; assisting the 
sight in the view of distant ob- 
jects, s. dioptric. 

DIP. v. To immerge; to put into 
any liquor; to moisten, pr. par. 
dipping; past, dipped: s. dip i dip- 
per. 

Dl PET' A LOUS. adj. Having two 
flower-leaves. 

DIPHTHONG, s. A coalition of 
two vowels, to form one sound 
as in vain, leaf, Caesar. 

DIPLO'MA. s. A letter or writing 
conferring some privilege, adj 
diplomatic. 

DIPLO'MACY. s. A body of envoys 
or ambassadors, pi. diplomacies. 
adj. diplomatic: adv. diplomatically, 

DIP'TOTE. s. A noun consisting 
only of two cases. 

DIRE, DIR'EFUL. adj. Dreadful, 
dismal, mournful, s. direfulness. 

DIRECT', adj. Straight, not crook- 
ed, not oblique; (in astronomy) 
not retrograde ; plain, express, 
adv. directly. 

DIRECT', v. To regulate, to adjust, 
to order, to command, pr. par. 
directing; past, directed: s. direct- 
er, direction, directness, director. 
adj. directive. 

DIRECTORY, s. A book containing 
directions: an executive council 
pi. directories: adj. directorial. 

DIRGE, s. A mournful ditty; a 
song of lamentation. 



DIR- DIS 

DIRK. s. \ kind of dagger, used in 
the Highlands of Scotland, v. dirk; 
pr. par. dirking; past, dirked. 

DIRT. s. Excrement, mud, tilth, 
mire. v. dirty; pr. par. dirtying; 
past, dirtied: adj. dirty: adv. dir- 
tily: s. dirtiness. 

DIRUP'TION. s. Bursting or break- 
ing. 

DISABILITY, s. Want of power; 
weakness; legal impediment, pi. 
disabilities. 

DISA'BLE. v. To deprive of force; 
to weaken; to impair, pr. par. dis- 
abling; past, disabled. 

DISABU'SE. v. To set free from a 
mistake ; to set right, pr. par. dis- 
abusing; past, disabused. 

DISADVANTAGE, s. Loss; injury 
to interest, v. disadvantage; pr. 
par. disadvantaging; past, disad- 
vantaged: adj. disadvantageous: 
adv. disadvantageously : s. dis- 
advantageousness. 

DISAFFECTED, adj. Not disposed 
to zeal or affection ; disloyal, adv. 
disaffectedly : s. disaffectedncss, dis- 
affection. 

DISAFFIRM', v. To contradict, pr 
par. disaffirming; past, disaffirmed; 
s. disaffirmance. 

DISAGREE', v. To differ; to be in 
a state of opposition, pr. par. dts 
agreeing; past, disagreed: s. dis- 
agreement. 

DISAGREE'ABLE. adj. Contrary, 
unsuitable, unpleasing, offensive, 
s. disagreeableness: adv. disagree- 
ably. 

DISALLOW, v. To deiy authority, 
to consider unlawful; to censure, 
pr. par. disallovnng; past, disal- 
lowed: s. disalloicance : adj. dis- 
allowable. 

DISAPPAR'EL. v. To disrobe, pr. 
par. disappareling ; past, disap- 
pareled. 

DISAPPE'AR. v. To be lost to view: 
to vanish out of sight, pr. par. dis- 
appearing; past, disappeared: s. 
disnppearan ce disappearing. 

DISAPPOINT 'v. To defeat of ex- 
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pectation ; to deprive or bereave 
of any thing, pr. par. disappoint- 
ing ; past, disappointed: s. dis- 
appointment. 

DISAPPROVE, v. To disiiKe, to 
censure, pr. par. disapproving; 
past, disapproved: s. disapproba- 
tion, disapproval. 

DISARM', v. To spoil or divest of 
arms. pr. par. disarming; past, 
disarmed: s. disarmer. 

DISARRANGE', v. To disorder, to 
unsettle, pr. par. disarranging; past, 
disarranged: s. disarrangement. 

DISARRAY', v. To undress, to dis- 
comfit, to overthrow, pr. par. dis- 
arraying; past, disarrayed. 

DISASTER. 5. The blast or stroke 
of an unfavourable planet; mis- 
fortune; grief, adj. disastrous: adv. 
disastrously : s. disastrousness. 

DISA VOUCH', v. To retract pro- 
fession; to disown, pr. par. disa- 
vouching; past, disavouched. 

DISAVOW, v. To disown, to deny 
knowledge of. pr. par. disavowing; 
past, disavowed: s. disavowal, dis- 
avowment. 

DISBAxW. v. To dismiss from mili- 
tary service ; to break up an army, 
pr. par. disbanding; past, dis- 
banded. 

DISBELIEVE', v. Not to believe, 
pr. par. disbelieving; past, disbe- 
lieved: s. disbelief, disbeliever. 

DISBURDEN, DISBUR'THEN. v. 
To ease of a burden; to unload, pr. 
par. disburdening; past, disbur- 
dened. 

DISBURSE', v. To spend or lay out 
money, pr. par. disbursing; past, 
disbursed: s. disburser, disburse- 
ment. 

DISCARD', v. To throw out of the 
hand such cards as are useless; to 
dismiss from service or employ- 
ment, pr. par. discarding; past, 
discarded. 

DISCERN', v. To descry, to see. pr. 
par. discerning; past, discerned: 
s. discemer, discernment: adj. dis- 
cernable: adv. discerningly. 



DIS— DIS 

DISCHARGE', v. To disburden, to 
exonerate, to unload, to disembark, 
to dismiss, pr. par. discharging, 
past, discharged: s. discharge, diS' 
charger. 

DISCI'PLE. s. A scholar ; one who 
professes to receive instruction 
from another. 

DISCIPLINE, s. Education, instruc- 
tion, rule of government ; military 
regulation, v. discipline; pr. par. 
disciplining; past, disciplined: s. 
disciplinarian: adj. disciplinary. 

DISCLAIM', v. To disown ; to deny 
any knowledge of; to renounce, 
pr. par. disclaiming; past, dis- 
claimed: s. disclaimer. 

DISCLO'SE. v. To uncover, to open 
to reveal, pr. par. disclosing; past 
disclosed: s. discloser, disclosure. 

DISCOL'OUR. v. To change from 
the natural hue; to stain, pr. par. 
discolouring ; past, discoloured: s. 
discoloration. 

DISCOM'EIT. v. To defeat, to con- 
quer, to vanquish, pr. par. discom- 
fiting; past, discomfited: s. dis- 
comfiture. 

DISCOM'FORT. s. Uneasiness, sor- 
row, 'melancholy, v. discomfort. 
pr. par. discomforting; past, dis- 
comforted. 

DISCOMPO'SE. v. To disorder, to 
unsettle, to offend, to fret, to vex. 
pr. par. discomposing; past, dis- 
composed: s. discomposure. 

DISCONCERT, v. To unsettle the 
mind, to discompose, to defeat a 
machination, pr. par. disconcert- 
ing; past, disconcerted. 

DISCONNECT', v. To break the 
ties. pr. par. disconnecting; past, 
disconnected : s. disconnection. 

DISCONSOLATE, adj. Void of 
comfort; hopeless: sorrowful, adv. 
disconsolately : s. disconsolateness, 
disconsolation. 

DISCONTENT'. 5. Want of content, 

unensiness. v. discontent; pr. par. 

discontenting ; past, discontented ; 

adi. discontented: adv. discontent- 

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DIS— DIS 

tdly: s. discontentedness, discon-' 
tentment. 

DISCONTINUE, v. To lose the co- 
hesion of parts ; to lose an estab- 
lished custom or right, pr. par. 
discontinuing ; past, discontinued: 
s. discontinuance , discontinuation, 
discontinuer. 

DISCONTINUITY, s. Disunity of 
parts, pi. discontinuities: adj. dis- 
continuous. 

DIS'CORD. 5. Disagreement, oppo- 
sition, mutual anger, a combina- 
tion of disagreeing sounds, s. dis- 
cordance, discordancy, pi. discord- 
ancies: adj. discordant: adv. dis- 
cordantly. 

DIS'COUNT. s. The sum refunded 
in a bargain ; an allowance made 
on a bill, or any other debt, not 
yet due, in order to receive money 
for the same. v. discount ; pr. par. 
discounting-; past, discounted. 

DISCOUNTENANCE, v. To dis- 
courage by cold treatment ; to 
abash, pr. par. discountenancing ; 
past, discountenanced: s. discoun- 
tenances 

DISCOUR'AGE. v. To depress, to 
deprive of confidence, to deter. 
pr. par. discouraging; past, dis- 
couraged: s. discourager, discour- 
agement. 

DISCOURSE'. 5. Conversation ; mu- 
tual intercourse of language ; 
speech ; a treatise ; a dissertation. 
v. discourse; pr. par. discoursing; 
past, discoursed: s. discourser: 
adj. discoursive. 

DISCOURTEOUS, adj. Uncivil, un- 
complaisant. adv. discourteously. 

DISCOVER, v. To show, to dis- 
close, to make visible, to detect. 
pr. par. discovering; past, discov- 
ered: s. discovery, pi. discoveries, 
discoverer: adj. discoverable. 

DISCREDIT, s. Ignominy, reproach, 
disgrace, want of trust, v. dis- 
credit; pr. par. discrediting ; past, 
discredited: adj. discreditable. 



DIS— DIS 

iDISCRE'ET. adj. Prudent, t.Ircum. 
spect, cautious, modest, adv. dis 
creetly: s. discreetness. 

DISCREPANCY, s. Difference, con 
trariety. pi. discrepancies: adj 
discrepant. 

DISCRETION, s. Prudence; know 
ledge to govern or direct one's 
self; wise management, adj. dis- 
cretional. 

DISCRETIVE. adj. Separate, dis 
tinct. 

DISCRIMINATE, v. To distinguish 
by certain tokens ; to select ; to 
separate; to sever, pr. par. dis 
criminating; past, discriminated- 
s. discrimination, discriminator. 
adv. discriminate^ : adj. discrimi 
native. 

DISCUR'SIVE. adj. Moving here 
and there; roving; desultory adj. 
discursively : s. discursiveness. 

DISCUR'SORY. adj. Argumental, 
rational. 

DIS'CUS. s. A quoit; a heavy piece 
of iron, thrown in the ancient 
sports. 

DISCUSS', v. To examine, to clear 
by disquisition, pr.par. discussing, 
past, discussed: s. discussion, ais- 
cusser. 

D1SCUTIENT. s. A medicine that 
has the power to repel or drive 
back the matter of tumours in the 
blood. 

DISDAIN', v. To scorn, to think 
unworthy, pr. par. disdaining; 
past, disdained: s. disdain, dis- 
dainfulness: adj. disdainful: adv. 
disdainfully. 

DISEASE', s. Distemper, malady, 
uneasiness, adj. diseased. 

DISEMBARK', v. To carry to land ; 
to go on shore, pr. par. disembark- 
ing ; past, disembarked : s. disem- 
barkation. 

DISEMBAR'RASS. v. To free from 
embarrassment, pr. par. disembar- 
rassing ; past, disembarrassed a. 

I disembarrassment. 

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DISEMBAY'. v. To clear from the 
bay. pr. par. disembaying ; past, 
disembayed. 

DISEMBODY, v. To free from the 
body; to discharge from military 
incorporation, pr. par. disembody- 
ing; past, disembodied. 

DISEMBOGUE', v. To pour out at 
the mouth of a river ; to vent ; to 
eject, pr. par. disemboguing ; past, 
disembogued. 

DISEMBOWEL, v. To take out the 
bowels, pr. par. disemboweling; 
past, disemboweled. 

DISENCUM'BER. v. To discharge 
from encumbrances ; to disbur- 
then. pr. par. disencumbring; past, 
disencumbred : s. disencumbrance. 

DISENGAGE', v. To disentangle; 
to clear from impediments or dif- 
ficulties ; to separate, pr. par. dis- 
engaging; past, disengaged: s. dis- 
engagement. 

DISENNO'BLE. v. To deprive of 
that which ennobles, pr. par. dis- 
enabling ; past, disennobled. 

DISENTAxYGLE. v. To set free 
from impediments; to disengage; 
to separate, pr. par. disentangling ; 
past, disentangled: s. disentangle- 
ment. 

DISENTHRAL', v. To set free; to 
restore to liberty, pr. par. disen- 
thralling; past, disenthralled: s. 
disenthralment. 

DISENTHRO'NE. v. To depose 
from sovereignty, pr. par. disen- 
throning; past, disenthroned. 

D1SESTEEM'. s. Slight regard. 

DISESTIMA'TION. s. Disrespect, 
disesteetn. 

DISFA'VOUR. s. Discountenance, 
unpropitious regard, v. disfavour; 
pr. par. disfavouring; past, disfa- 
voured: s. disfavovrer. 

DISFIG'URE. v. To change to a 
worse form ; to deform ; to man- 
gle, pr. par. di figuring; past, dis- 
figured: s. disfiguration. 

DISFRANCHISE, v. To deprive of 

privileges or immunities, pr. par.' 

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DIS- DIS 

disfranchising; past, disfranchis 
ed: s. disfranchisement. 

DISGORGE', v. To discharge by 
the mouth, pr. par. disgorging; 
past, disgorged: s. disgorgement. 

DISGRA'CE. s. State of being out 
of favour; dishonour; cause of 
shame, v. disgrace; pr.'par. dis- 
gracing; past, disgraced: adj. dis- 
graceful: adv. disgracefully, s. 
disgracer, disgracefulness. 

DISGUI'SE. v. To conceal by an 
unusual dress ; to hide by a coun- 
terfeit appearance, pr. par. dis- 
guising; past, disguised: s. dis- 
guise, disguisement, disguiser. 

DISGUST'. 5. Aversion of the pal- 
ate to any thing; ill-humour; 
malevolence, v. disgust; pr. par. 
disgusting; past, disgusted: adv. 
disgustingly. 

DISH. s. A broad, wide vessel, in 
which food is served up at the ta- 
ble, pi. dishes: v. dish; pr. par. 
dishing; past, dished. 

DISHABILLE', s. Undress, loose 

DISHEARTEN, v. To discourage, 
to deject, to terrify, to depress, 
pr. par. disheartening; past, dis- 
heartened. 

DISHERIT, v. To cut off from 
hereditary succession, to debar 
from an inheritance, pr. par. dis- 
heriting; past, disherited: s. dis- 
heritance. 

DISHERISON. 5. The act of de- 
barring from inheritance; dis- 
heriting. 

DISHEVEL, v. To spread the hair 
disorderly, pr. par. disheveling, 
past, disheveled. 

DISHON'EST. adj. Void of probity ; 
faithless; wicked; fraudulrnt. adv. 
dishonestly: s. dishonesty, pi. dis- 
honesties. 

DISHON'OUR. s. Reproach, dis- 
grace, ignominy, v. dishonour; pr. 
par. dishonouring; past, dishon- 
oured: adj. dishonourable: Adv 
dishonourably: s. dishonourer. 
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DISINCARCERATE, v. To set at 

liberty ; to free from prison, pr. 
par. disincarcerating ; past, disin- 
carcerated. 

DISINCLINE, v. To produce dis- 
like to. pr. par. disinclining; past, 
disinclined: s. disinclination. 

DISINGEN'UOUS.arf/. Unfair; mean- 
ly artful; cunning; illiberal, adv. dis- 
ingenuously: s. disingenuousness. 



DISINHERIT. 



To cut off from 



an hereditary right ; to deprive of 
an inheritance, pr. par. disinherit- 
ing; past, disinherited. 
DISINTER', v. To unbury; to take, 
as out of the grave, pr. par. dis- 
interring; past, disinterred: s. dis- 

DISINTEREST'ED. adj. Superior 
to regard of private advantage; 
without any concern in an affair, 
adv. disinterestedly, s. disinterest- 
edness. 

DISJOIN', v. To separate ; to part 
from each other; to sunder, pr. 
par. disjoining; past, disjoined. 

DISJOINT', v. To put out of joint ; 
to break into pieces, pr. par. dis- 
jointing; past, disjointed: adv. 
disjointly. 

DISJUNCT', adj. Disjoined, sepa- 
rate, s. disjunction: adj. and s. 
disjunctive: adv. disjunctly. 

DISK. s. The face of the sun, or of 
any planet, as it appears to the 
eye ; a quoit. 

DISLI'KE. v. To disapprove, to re- 
gard without affection, pr. par. 
disliking; past, disliked: s. dis- 
like, disliker. 

DISLI'KEN. v. To make unlike, pr. 
par. dislikening ; past, dislikened. 

DIS'LOCATE. v. To put out of the 
proper place ; to put out of joint ; 
to disjoint, pr. par. dislocating ; 
past, dislocated: s. dislocation. 

DISLODGE', v. To remove from a 
place, to remove from a habita- 
tion, pr. par. dislodging; past, dis- 
lodged. 

DTSLOY'AL. adj. Not true to alle- 
giance; faithless; dishonest, adv. 



DIS— DIS 

disloyally: s. disloyalty, pi. dis 
loyalties. 

DIS'MAL. adj. Sorrowful, dire, hor 
rid, melancholy, adv. dismally: s 
dismalness. 

DISMANTLE, v. To deprive of a 
dress ; to strip ; to denude, pr. par. 
dismantling; past, dismantled. 

DISMASK'. v. To divest of a mask, 
pr. par. dismasking; past, dis* 
masked. 

DISMAY', v. To terrify, to discour 
age, to depress, to deject, pr. par. 
dismaying; past, dismayed: s. dis- 
may. 

DISMEM'BER. v. To divide mem- 
ber from member ; to cut into- 
pieces, pr.par. dismembering; past 
dismembered: s. dismemberment. 

DISMISS', v. To send away, tod's 
card, to divest of an office, pr 
par. dismissing; past, dismissed: 
s. dismissal, dismission: adj. d\s* 
m,issive. 

DISMOUNT', v. To throw off a 
horse ; to alight from a horse ; to 
throw from any elevation or place 
of honour, pr. par. dismounting, 
past, dismounted. 

DISOBEDIENCE, s. Violation of 
lawful command or prohibition; 
breach of duty due to superiors 
adj. disobedient: adv . disobediently. 

DISOBEY', v. To break commands, 
or transgress prohibitions, pr. par. 
disobeying; past, disobeyed. 

DISOBLIGA'TION. 5. Act of dis- 
obliging, adj. disobligatory. 

DISOBLl'GE. v. To refuse an act 
of convenience; to offend, pr. par. 
disobliging; past, disobliged: s. 
disobliger, disobligingness: ad\ 
disobligingly. 

DISORDER, s. Want of regular 
disposition; irregularity; confu- 
sion; tumult, v. disorder; pr.par. 
disordering; past, disordered: adv. 
disorderly. 

DISORGANIZE, v. To break into 
pieces; to destroy the order of. 
pr. par. disorganizing; past, disor- 
ganized: s. disorganization. 

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DIS— D1S 

DISOWN'. 9. To deny, to renounce, 
pr. par. disowning; past, disowned. 

DISPAR'AGE. v. To match une- 
qually ; to treat with contempt, 
pr. par. disparaging; past, dispar- 
aged: s. disparagement, disparager: 
adv. disparagingly. 

DISPARITY, s. Inequality; differ- 
ence in rank or excellence, pi. 
disparities. 

DISPART', v. To divide, to separate, 
pr. par. disparting; past, dispart- 
ed. 

DLSPAS'SIONATE. adj. Cool, calm, 
impartial, adv. dispassionately. 

DISPATCH', v. See Despatch. 

DISPEL', v. To drive, by scattering; 
to dissipate, pr. par. dispelling; 
past,' dispelled : s. dispeller. 

DISPENSARY, s. The place where 
medicines are dispensed, pi. dis- 
pensaries. 

DISPENSA'TOR. s. One employed 
in dealing out any thing, a distrib- 
uter. 

DISPENSE', v. To deal out, to dis- 
tribute, to excuse, pr. par. dis- 
pensing; past, dispensed: s. dis- 
penser, dispensation: adj. dispen- 
sative, dispensable adv. dispensa- 
tively. 

DISPEO'PLE. v. To depopulate, to 
empty of people, pr. par. dispeo- 
pling; past, dispeopled. 

DISPERSE', v. To scatter, to dissi- 
pate, to distribute, pr. par. dis- 
persing; past, dispersed: zdv.dis- 
persedly: s. dispersedness, disperser, 
dispersion: adj. dispersive. 

DISPIRIT, v. To discourage, to de- 
ject, to depress, pr. par. dispirit- 
ing, past, dispirited. 

DISPLA'CE. v. To put out of place; 
to disorder, pr. par. displacing; 
past, displaced. 

DISPLANT'. v. To remove a plant ; 
to drive a people from their resi- 
dence, pr. par. displanting; past, 
displanted: s. displantation. 

DISPLAY', v. To spread wide; to 
exhibit to the sight or mind; to 



DIS— DIS 

open. pr. par. displaying; past,, 
displayed: s. display, display sr. 

DISPLEA'SE. v. To offend, to make 
angry, to make sad. pr. par dis 
pleasing; past, displeased: s. dis' 
pleasingness. 

DISPLEAS'URE. s. Uneasiness; 
pain received; offence; anger; 
indignation. 

DISPLUME, v. To strip of feathers 
pr. par. displuming; past, dis- 
plumed. 

DISPORT', v. To divert, pr. par. 
disporting; past, disported. 

DISPO'SE. v. To give, to place, to 
bestow, to frame the mind, to ap- 
propriate, pr. par. disposing; past, 
disposed: s disposal, disposer: adj 



DISPOSITION, s. Act of disposing 
order; distribution; method; tem 
per of mind. 

DISPOSSESS', v. To put out of pos 
session; to deprive of. pr. par, 
dispossessing; past, dispossessed, 
s. dispossession. 

DISPRAl'SE. s. Blame, censure, 
dishonour, v. dispraise; pr. par. 
dispraising ; past, dispraised: s. 
dispraiser: adj. dispraisable : adv. 
di^praisiagly. 

DISPROF'IT. 5. Loss, damage, de- 
triment, v. disprofit; pr. par. dis- 
profiting; past, disprojited. 

DISPROOF', s. Confutation. 

DISPROPORTION. 5. Want of sym- 
metry; disparity, v. disproportion t 
pr. par. disproportinning ; past, 
disproportioned : adj. dispropor- 
tional, disproportionate : adv. dis* 
proportionally, disproportionately : 
s. disproportionateness. 

DISPRO'VE. v. To confute an as- 
sertion ; to disapprove; to disal- 
low, pr. par. disproving; past, 
disproved: s. disprover. 

DISPUTE, v. To contend by argu- 
ment; to debate, pr. par. dilut- 
ing; past, disputed: s. dispute, 
disputer, disputant: adj. di:puta> 
ble. 

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DIS—DIS 

DISPUTATION, s. Act of disputing; 
argumentation, adj. disputatious, 
disputative. 

DISQUALIFY, v. To make unfit ; 
to disable by some natural or le- 
gal impediment, pr. par. disquali- 
fying; past, disqualified: s. dis- 
qualification. 

DISQUl'ET. s. Uneasiness, rest- 
lessness, vexation, anxiety, v. dis- 
quiet; pr. par. disquieting; past, 
disquieted: s. disquicter, disquie- 
tude. 

DISREGARD', s. Slight notice, ne- 
glect, contempt, v. disregard; 
pr. par. disregarding; past, dis- 
regarded: s. disregarder : adj. dis- 
regardful: adv. disregardfully. 

DISREL'ISH. s. Bad taste; dislike 
of the palate, v. disrelish ; pr. par. 
disrelishing; past, disrelished. 

DISREPUTE, s. Ill character; dis- 
honour ; want of reputation, s. 
disreputation: adj. disreputable. 

DISRESPECT', s. Incivility; want 
of reverence, v. disrespect ; pr. par. 
disrespecting ; past , disrespected : 
adj. disrespectful: adv. disrespect- 
fully. 

DISRO'BE. v. To undress, to un- 
cover, to strip, pr. par. disrobing; 
past, disrobed: s. disrober. 

DISRUPTION, s. The act of break- 
ing asunder; breach; rent. 

DISSATISFACTION, s. The state 
of being dissatisfied; discontent, 
adj. dissatisfatory. 

DISSATISFY, v. To discontent, to 
displease, pr par. dissatisfying; 
past, dissatisfied. 

DISSECT", v. To cut into pieces ; 
to divide and examine minutely, 
pr. par. dissecting; past, dissected : 
s. dissection, dissector. 

DISSEIZE', v. To dispossess of a 
freehold; to deprive, pr. par. dis- 
seizing; past, disseized: s. disseizin, 
disseizor. 

DISSEM'BLE. v. To hide under a 
false appearance; to pretend that 
not to be, which is so. pr. par. 
dissembling past, dissembled: s. 



DIS—DIS 

dissemblance, dissembler: adv. dis- 
semblingly. 

DISSEMINATE, v. To scatter as 
seed; to sow; to spread every 
way. pr. par. disseminating; past, 
disseminated: s. dissemination, dis- 
seminator. 

DISSENT', v. To disagree in opinion; 
to differ, pr. par. dissenting ; past, 
dissented: s. dissent. 

DISSEN'SION. s. Act of dissenting; 
disagreement ; strife, adj. dissen- 
tious. 

DISSENTA'NEOUS. adj. Disagree- 
able,contrary. adv. dissentaneously. 

DISSENT'ER. s. One that disagrees 
from an opinion; one who refuses 
the communion of the English 
church, adj. dissentient. 

DISSERT', v. To discourse, to dis- 
pute, pr. par. disserting; past, dis- 
serted: s. dissertation, dissertator. 

DISSERVE', v. To do injury to; to 
hurt. pr. par. disserving; past, 
disserved: s. disservice: adj. dis- 
serviceable. 

DISSEVER, v. To part in two ; to 
divide, pr. par. dissevering ; past, 
dissevered: s. disseverance. 

DISSIMILAR, adj. Unlike, hetero- 
geneous, s. dissimilarity, pi. dis- 
similarities. 

DISSIMILITUDE. 5. Unlikeness, 
want of resemblance. 

DISSIMULATION, s. The act of 
dissembling; hvpocrisy. 

DIS'SIPATE. v. To scatter ev^ry 
way; to disperse ; to live intern- 
perately. pr. par. dissipating ;pasl, 
dissipated: s. dissipation. 

DISSOCIATE, v. To separate, to 
disunite, pr. par. dissociating, 
past, dissociated: s. dissociation. 

DISSOL'UBLE. adj. Capable of be- 
ing dissolved, s. dissolubility, pi. 
dissolubilities. 

DIS'SOLUTE. adj. Loose, wanton, 
unrestrained, adv. dissolutely: s. 
dissoluteness. 

DISSOLUTION, s. The act of dis 
solving: destruction, by the sepa 
ration of parts; death. 

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DISSOLVE', v. To melt, to liquefy, 
to break, pr. par. dissoloing; past, 
dissolved: s. dissolver: adj. dissolv- 
able, dissolvent. 

fclS'SONANCE, DIS'SONANCY. s, 
A mixture of harsh, unpleasing, 
unharmonious sounds, pi. of dis- 
sonancy, dissonancies . adj. dis- 
sonant. 

DISSUADE', v. To dehort, to divert 
by reason or importunity, pr. par. 
dissuading ; past, dissuaded. 

DISSUA'SIVE. adj. Dehortatory; 
tending to dissuade, s. dissuader, 
dissuasion. 

DISSYLLABIC, adj. Consisting of 
two syllables. 

DIS'SYLLABLE. s. A word of two 
syllables. 

D [STAFF, s. The staff from which 
the material is drawn, in spinning. 

DISTANCE, s. Space, considered 
barely in length, between any two 
places ; contrariety ; opposition ; 
respect, v. distance; pr. par. dis- 
tancing; past, distanced : adj. dis- 
tant: adv. distantly. 

DISTASTE', s. Aversion of the pal- 
ate ; disrelish ; dislike, adj. dis- 
tasteful. 

DISTEM'PER. 5. A disproportionate 
mixture of parts ; a disease ; a dis- 
order; a term used, when colours 
are worked up with something be- 
sides mere water or oil. v. dis- 
temper; pr. par. distempering; past, 
distempered: s. distemper ance, dis- 
temperature. 

DISTEND, v. To stretch out in 
breadth, pr. par. distending ; past, 
distended. 

DISTENTION, s. The act of dis- 
tending; breadth, adj. distent. 

DISTICH. 5. A couplet, a couple of 
lines. 

DISTIL', v. To drop; to fall by 
drops ; to flow gently and silently. 
pr. par. distilling; past, distilled: 
b. distillation, distiller: adj. distil- 
labk. 

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DIS— DIS 

(DISTILLERY, s. The place where 
any thing is distilled, pi. distille 
ries. 

DISTINCT', adj. Different, separate, 
clear, specified, adv. distinctly. 

DISTINCTION. 5. The act of dis- 
tinguishing; difference; discrim- 
ination ; honourable note of supe- 
riority, adj. distinctive: adv. dis* 
tinctively: s. distinctiveness. 

DISTINGUISH, v. To note by the 
diversity of things ; to separate by 
some mark of honour or prefer- 
ence; to judge; to make known 
or eminent, pr. par. distinguish- 
ing; past, distinguished: adj. dis- 
tinguishable: s. distinguishes 

DISTORT', v. To writhe; to twist; 
to deform by irregular motions ; 
to wrest from the true meaning, 
pr. par. distorting; past, distorted: 
s. distortion. 

DISTRACT', v. To pull different 
ways at once ; to divide, to per- 
plex, to derange, pr. par. distract- 
ing; past, distracted: adv. dis- 
tractedly: s. distractedness, dis- 
traction. 

DISTRAIN', v. To seize; to lay 
hold on, as an indemnification for 
debt. pr. par. distraining; past, 
distrained: s. distrainer. 

DISTRESS', s. The act of making 
a legal seizure; calamity; misery; 
misfortune, v. dish-ess; pr. par. 
distressing; past, distressed: adj. 
distressful: adv. distressfully. 

DISTRIBUTE, v. To divide amongst 
more than two; to deal out. pr. 
par. distributing; past, distributed: 
s. distributer, distribution: adj. 
distributive : adv. distributivelv. 

DISTRICT, s. The circuit or terri- 
tory within which a man may be 
compelled to appearance ; prov- 
ince, region. 

DISTRUST', v. To regard with dif- 
fidence ; not to trust, pr. par. dts 
trusting; past, distrusted: s. dis 
trust, distrustfulness : adj . distrust 
ful,distrustless: adv. distrustfully. 
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DIS— DIV 

DISTURB', v. To put into irregu- 
lar motions; to perplex; to dis- 
quiet, pr. par. disturbing ; past, 
disturbed: s. disturbance, disturber. 

DISU " T ON. s. Separation, disjunc- 
tion, breach of concord. 

DISUNITE, v. To separate, to di- 
vide, to fall asunder, pr. par. dis- 
uniting; past, disunited: s. dis- 
uniter. 

DISU SE. 5. Cessation of use ; de- 
suetude, v. disuse; pr. par. dis- 
using; past, disused: s. disusage. 

DITCH, s. A trenjh cut in the 
ground, usually between fields; 
any long, narrow receptacle of 
water, pi. ditches: v. ditch ; pr. par. 
ditching; past, ditched: s. ditcher. 

DITHYRAM'BIC. adj. Wild, en 
thusiastic. 

DITTANY, s. An herb. 

DITTO, s. A word in the accounts 
of tradesmen, signifying "the 
same.' 1 

DITTY, s. A poem to be sung ; a 
song. pi. ditties. 

DIURETIC, adj. Having the pow 
er to provoke urine. 

DIUR'NAL. adj. Relating to the day; 
daily; quotidian, adv. diumally: 
s. diurnalist. 

DIVAN'. 5. The council of the ori- 
ental princes. 

DIVE. v. To sink voluntarily under 
water ; to go deep into any ques- 
tion, doctrine, or science, pr. par. 
diving; past, dived: s. diver. 

DIVERGE', v. To tend various ways 
from one point, pr. par. diverging; 
past, diverged: s. divergence: adj. 
divergent. 

DI'VERS. adj. Several, sundry. 

DIVERSE', adj. Different from an- 
other; various; multiform, adv. 
diversely. 

DIYER'SIFY. v. To make different; 
to vary ; to variegate, pr. par. di- 
versifying; past, diversified: s. 
diversification. 
DIVER'SION. s. The act of turning 
any thing off from its course:. 



DIV— DIV 

sport ; something that unbends the 
mind by turning it from care. 

DIVERSITY, s. Difference, dis- 
similitude, variety, variegation, pi. 
diversities. 

DIVERT', v. To turn off from any 
direction ; to withdraw the mind 
from ; to please, pr. par. diverting, 
past, diverted: s. diver ter. 

DIVERTISEMENT. 5. Diversion, 
delight, pleasure, a musical com- 
position. 

DIVEST', v. To strip, to make na. 
ked. pr. par. divesting; past, di 
vested. 

DIVI'DE. v. To separate ; to part 
one whole into different pieces ; to 
give in shares, pr. par. dividing, 
past, divided: s. divider: adv. di 
videdly: adj. dividual. 

DIVIDEND, s. The number to be 
divided ; a share ; the part allotted 
in division. 

DIVI'NE. adj. Partaking of the na- 
ture of God ; excellent in a su- 
preme degree. 

DIVI'NE. s. A minister of the Gos- 
pel; a priest; a clergyman; a theo- 
logian. 

DIVI'NE. v. To foretel ; to utter 
prognostication, pr. par. divining, 
past, divined: adv. divinely: s. du 
vineness, diviner, divination: adj. 
divinatory. 

DIVIN'ITY. s. Participation of the 
nature and excellence of God; 
deity; godhead; God, the Deity, 
pi. divinities. 

DIVISION, s. The act of dividing; 
partition ; distinction ; disunion, 
adj. divisible : s. divisor. 

DIVORCE', s. The legal separation 
of husband and wife. v. divorce, 
pr. par. divorcing ; past, divorced. 
s. divorcer. 

DIVULGE', v. To publish ; to reveal 
to the world, pr. par. divulging; 
past, divulged: s. divulger. 

DIVUL'SION. s. Plucking a* ay; 
laceration, adj. divulsive. 

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DIZ—DOG 

DIZ'ZY. adj. Giddy, vertiginous, j.DOG'GER 
whirling, v. dizzy; pr. par. dizzy- ' 
ing; past, dizzied: s. dizziness. 

DO. v. To act or behave in any man- 
ner, well or ill ; to make an end ; 
to conclude, pr. par. doing, past, 
done: s. doer. 

DOAT. v. See Dote. 

DCCILE. adj. Teachable; easily 
instructed, s. docility, pi. docilities. 

DOCK. s. A species of weed. 

DOCK. s. A place \>here water is 
let in or out at pleasure, where 
ships are built, or laid up. 

DOCK. v. To cut off a tail, to cut 
any thing short, pr. par. docking ; 
past, docked. 

DOCK'ET. s. A direction tied upon 
goods; a summary of a larger 
writing; a list of cases in court. 

DOCK'- YARD. s. A place or yard 
where ships are built, and naval 
stores deposited. 

DOCTOR, s. One that has taken the 
highest degree in the faculties of 
divinity, law, physic, or music ; a 
physician, v. doctor; pr. par. doc- 
toring; past, doctored: s. fem. doc- 
toress. 

DOCTRINE, s. The principles or 
positions of any sect or master, 
adj. doctrinal: adv. doctrinally. 

DOCUMENT, s. Precept, instruc 



DOG— EOM 

s. A small ship, with 

I one mast. 

DOG'GREL. adj. Loosed from the 
measures or rules of regular po- 
etry ; vile, despicable, s. doggrel. 

DOG'-KENNEL. *. A little hut or 
house for dogs. 

DOG'MA. s. Established principle; 
doctrinal notion, auj. dogmatic, 
dogmatical: adv. dogmatically : s. 
dogmatism, dogmatist. 

DOG'MATIZE. v. To assert posi- 
tively, pr. par. dogmatizing; past, 
dogmatized: s. dogmatizer. 

DOl'LY. s. A species of woollen 
stuff; the name of a small napkin 
placed on our tables, after dinner, 
pi. doilies. 

DO'INGS. s. Things done; events, 
transactions ; feats, actions. 

DOIT. s. A small piece of money. 

DOLE. v. To deal, to distribute, pr. 
par. doling; past, doled: s. dole. 

DOLE'FUL. adj. Sorrowful, dismal, 
melancholy, adv. dolefully: s 
dolefulness. 

DOLL. s. A contraction of Dorothy 
a little girl's puppet or baby. 

DOL'LAR. 5. A silver coin of differ 
ent value; equal to four shilling* 
and six-pence, British. 

DOLORIF'IC. adj. Causing grief 01 
pain. 



tion, direction; a written evidence, ||DO'LOROL T S. adj. Sorrowful, dole 
a record, adj. documental, docu-\ ful, dismal, adv. dolorov.sly. 



mentary. 
DODGE, v. To use craft; to shift- 

place, as another approaches, pr. j 

par. dodging; past, dodged: s. 

dodger. 
DOE. s. A female deer; the female! 

of a buck. 
DOES. v. The third person from do, | 

svnonymous with doth. 
DOG. s. A well known domestic 

animal, v. dogging; past, dogged., 
DOG'DA YS. s. The days in which the j 

dog-star rises and sets with the sun. I 
DOGE. s. The title of the chief j 

rna^btrate of Venice and Gem. a. ; 
DOG'GED. adj Sullen, sour, morose.! 

adv. doggedly: s. doggedness. 



DOL'PHIN. s. A kind of fish. 
DOLT. 5. A heavy, stupid fellow 

a blockhead, adj. doltish: s. dolt- 

ishness. 
DOMAIN', s. Dominion, empire 

possession, estate. 
DOME. s. A building, a house, a far* 

ric, a cupola 
DOMES'DAY. s. See Doomsday 
DOMESTIC, adj Belonging to the 

house; private; not foreign, s. 

domestic: v. domesticate : pr. par 

domesticating ; past, domesticated 

adv. domestically. 
DOMICILE. 5. A house : place of 

residence, adj. domiciliary. 
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DOM— DOR 

DOMICILIATE, v. To render do- 
mestic, pr. par. domiciliating; past, 
domiciliated. 

DOMINATE, v. To predominate; 
to govern, pr. par. dominating; 
past, dominated: adj. dominant 
s. domination, dominator. 

DOMINEER', v. To rule with inso- 
lence ; to bluster, pr. par. domi- 
neering; past, domineered. 

DOM IN' LC AL. adj. Noting the Lord's 
day, or Sunday. 

DOMINICAN, s. One of the orders 
of St. Dominick. 

DOMINION, s. Sovereign authority; 
unlimited power; territory; re- 
gion. 

DOM'INO. s. A kind of hood, worn 
by canons of cathedral churches 
in Italy ; a masquerade garment. 

DON. s. The Spanish title for a gen- 
tleman. 

DONATION, s. The act of giving 
any thing; the thing given, s. 
donative. 

DONE. The past par. of the v. to do. 

DO'NOR. s. A giver, a bestower. 

DOOM. v. To judge ; to condemn 
to any punisnment; to destine. 
pr. par. dooming; past, doomed: 
s. doom. 

DOOMS'DAY. s. The day of final 
and universal judgment. 

DOOMS'DAY-BOOK. s. A book 
made by order of William the Con- 
queror, in which the estates of the 
kingdom were registered. 

DOOR. s. The gate of a house ; en- 
trance, portal, passage. 

DOQ'UET. s. See Docket. 

DORTC. adj. A species of ancient 
music ; an order of architecture. 

DOR'MANT. adj. Sleeping; in a 
sleeping posture ; private ; con- 
cealed. 

DOR'MITIVE. s. A soporific medi- 
cine ; an opiate. 

DOR'MITORY. s. A place to sleep 
in. pi dormitories. 

DOR'MOUSE. s. A small animal 
which passes a large part of the 
winter in sleep. 



DOR— DOU 

DOR'SAL. adj. Belonging to the 
back. 

DOSE. 5. So much of any medicine 
as is taken at one time. v. dose 4 
pr. par. dosing; past, dosed. 

DOST. v. The second person of do. 

DOT. s. A small point or spot, made 
to mark any place in a writing, 
usually a period, v. dot; pr. par. 
dotting; past, dotted. 

DOTATION. 5. The act of giving 
a dowry or portion. 

DOTE. v. To have the intellect im- 
paired by age or passion; to be 
delirious; to be in love to extrem- 
ity, pr. par. doting; past, doted 
adv. dotinghj: s. dotage, dotard. 

DOTH. v. The third person of do. 

DOUANEE'R. s. An officer of cus 
toms. 

DOUB'LE. adj. Two of a sort; one 
corresponding to the other; in 
pairs ; twice as much ; deceitful 
v. double; pr. par. doubling ; past, 
doubled: s. double: adv. doubly. 

DOUB'LE-DEALER. s. A. deceitful, 
subtle, insidious fellow. 

DOUBLE-EJVTEjV'DRE. s. a 
double signification of a sentence 
or expression. 

DOUB'LET. 5. The inner garment 
of a man; the waistcoat; two; a 
pair. 

DOUBLOON', DOUBLON'. s. A 
Spanish coin, of the value of two 
pistoles. 

DOUBT, v. To question ; to be in 
uncertainty; to fear; to suspect; 
to hesitate, pr. par. doubting; past, 
doubted: s. doubt, doubter. 

DOUBT'FUL. adj. Dubious; not 
settled in opinion ; ambiguous, 
hazardous, adv. doubtfully: s 
doubtfulness: adv. doubiingly t 
doubtless, doubtlessly. 

DOUCEUR', s. A lure; a coaxing 
temptation : a bribe. 

DOUGH, s. The paste of bread, or 
of pies, vet unbaked. 

DOUGHTY, adj. Brave, noble, il- 
lustrious, eminent: — it is now sel 
dom used, except ironically. 
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DOU— DOZ 

DOUSE, DOWSE, v. To put over 

head suddenly in the. water. pr. 
par. dousing; past, doused. 

DOVE. 5. A wild pigeon. 

DOVECOT, s. A small building in 
which pigeons are bred and kept.i 

DOVETAIL. 5. A form of joining 
two bodies together, where that 
which is inserted has the form of 
a wedge reversed, and therefore 
cannot fall out. adj. dovetailed. 

DOW'ABLE. adj. Capable of being 
dowered. 

DOWAGER, s. A widow with a join- 
ture ; the title given to ladies who 
survive their husbands. 

DOWDY, s. An awkward, ill dress- 
ed, inelegant woman, pi. dowdies: 
adj. dowdy. 

DOWER, DOWRY, s. That which 
the wife brings to her husband 
in marriage; that which a widow 
possesses, pi. of dowry, dowries. 

DOWLAS, s. A coarse kind of linen. 

DOWN. s. Soft feathers; soft wool,; 
or tender hair; the soft fibres of ; 
plants which wing the seeds; a 
large, open plain, properly a flat 
on the top of a hill. adj. downy. 

DOWN. prep. Along a descent ; 
from a higher place to a lower, 
adv. down. 

DOWN'CAST. adj. Bent down ; di- 
rected to the ground. 

DOW T N'FAL. 5. Ruin, calamity, 
adj. down/ alien. 

DOW 7 NHEART'ED. adj. Dejected. 

DOWN'RIGHT. adj. Plain, open, 
apparent, undisguised, unceremo- 
monious. adv. downrightly. 

DOWN'SITTING. s. Rest, repose. 

DOWN'WARDS. adv. Towards the 
centre; from a higher situation 
to a lower, adj. downward. 

OOWRY. s. See Dower. 

DOWSE, v. See Douse. 

DOXOL'OGY. s. A form of giving 
glory to God. pi. doxologies: adj. 
doxological. 

DOX'Y s. A loose wench, pi. doxies. 

DOZE. v. To slumber; to sleep 



DOZ— DRA 

lightly, pr. par. dozing; past 
dozed: s. doze, doziness. 

DOZ'EN. s. The number of twelve. 

DRAB. s. A strumpet; a slut; a 
colour. 

DRACHM, DRAM. 5. An old 
Greek coin; the eighth part ol 
an ounce. 

DRAFT. 5. A corrupt spelling from 
draught. 

DRAFT, s. A check drawn for 
money; a requisition for part of 
an army. v. draft; pr. par. draft' 
ing; past, drafted. 

DRAG. v. To pull along the ground 
by main force ; to pull roughly and 
forcibly, pr. par. dragging; past, 
dragged: s. drag: 

DRAG'GLE. v. To make dirty by 
dragging on the ground, pr. par 
draggling; past , draggled. 

DRAG'OMAN. s. An Asiatic inter 
preter. 

DRAGON, s. A kind of winged ser- 
pent, perhaps imaginary. 

DRAGOON'. 5. A soldier that serves 
on horseback, v. dragoon; pr. par. 
dragooning; past, dragooned. 

DRAIN, v. To draw off gradually; 
to empty by drawing gradually 
away. pr. par. draining; past, 
drained: s. drain : adj. drainable. 

DRAKE, s. The male of a duck. 

DRAM. s. Such a quantity of dis- 
tilled spirits as is usually drunk 
at once. 

DRA'MA, s. A poem accommodated 
to action ; a poem in which the 
action is not related, but repre- 
sented, adj. dramatic, dramatical: 
adv. dramatically: s. dramatist. 

DRA'MATIZE. v. To form into a 
drama, pr. par. dramatizing ; past, 
dramatized : s. dramatizer. 

DRANK. Preterit of the v. drink. 

DRA'PER. s. One who sells cloth. 

DRA'PERY. s. Cloth-work; the 
dress of a picture or statue, pi. 
draperies. 

DRAUGHT, DRAFT, v. To draw 
out ; to call forth, pr. par. draught 
ing; past, draughted. 

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DRA— DRE 

DRAW. v. To pull along; to pull 
forcibly ; to pluck ; to practise 
the art of delineation, pr. par. 
draiving; past, drawn: s. draw, 
drawing, drawer. 

DRAWBACK, s. Money paid back 
for ready payment, or any other 
reason; reduction. 

DRAWBRIDGE. 5. A bridge made 
to be lifted up, to hinder or admit 
communication at pleasure. 

DRAWINGROOM. s. The room in 
which company assembles. 

DRAWL, v. To utter any thing in 
a slow manner, pr. par. drawling; 
past, drawled: s. drawl. 

DRAWN, part. Collected, pulled, 
equal, open. 

DRAW-WELL. s. A deep well, 
from which water is drawn with 
a bucket. 

DRAY. s. A sort of cart. 

DRAY'MAN. s. One that attends a 
dray. 

DREAD, s. Fear, terror, habitual 
fear, awe. v. dread; pr. par. dread- 
ing; past, dreaded: adj. dread: s. 
dreader. 

DREAD'FUL. adj. Terrible, fright- 
ful, awful, adv. dreadfully: s. dread- 
fulness : adj. dreadless: s. dread- 
lessness. 

DREAM, s. A phantasm of sleep; 
an idle fancy ; a wild conceit, v. 
dream; pr. par. dreaming; past, 
dreamed, dreamt: s. dreamer. 

DREAR, DREAR'Y. adj. Mournful, 
sorrowful, dismal, adv. drearily : 
s. dreariness. 

DREDGE. 5. A kind of net. v. dredge; 
pr. par. dredging; past, dredged: 



DREGS. 5. The sediment of liquors 
the lees ; the grounds, dross, re- 
fuse. 

DRENCH, v. To wash, to soak, to 
steep, to physic by violence, pr. 
par. drenching; past, drenched : s. 
drench, drencher. 

DRESS, v. To clothe, to adorn, to 
embellish ; to prepare victuals for 
the table, pr. par. dressing; past, 



DRI— DRO 

dressed: s. dress, dresser, dressing-, 
adj. dressy. 

DREW. Pret. of the v. to draw. 

DRIB'BLE. v. To fall in drops ; to 
fall weakly and slowly, pr. pa* 
dribbling; past, dribbled. 

DRIFT, s. Force impellent; im- 
pulse, course ; a storm ; a deep 
body of snow. v. drift; pr. par 
drifting; past, drifted. 

DRIFT'WOOD. s. Wood carried by 
a flood. 

DRILL, v. To pierce any thing with 
a drill ; to perforate ; to bore ; to 
teach the military exercise, pr. 
par. drilling; past, drilled: s. drill. 

DRIL'LING. s. A kind of strong, 
twilled linen, worn by soldiers at 
the drill. 

DRINK, v. To swallow liquors ; to 
suck up ; to absorb, pr. par. drink- 
ing; past, drunk: s.drink,drinker: 
adj. drinkable. 

DRIP. v. To fall in drops, pr. par. 
dripping; past, dripped: s. drip. 

DRIPPING-PAN. s. A pan in which 
the fat of roast meat is caught. 

DRIVE, v. To produce motion by 
violence ; to force along by im- 
petuous pressure; to chase, to 
hunt, to expel, pr. par. driving, 
past, driven: s. driver. 

DRIVEL, v. To let the spittle fall 
in drops, like a child, an idiot, or 
a dotard; to be weak or foolish, 
pr. pnr. driveling; past, driveled: 
s. driveler. 

DRIZ'ZLE. v. To shed in small, 
slow drops, as winter rains, pr. par. 
drizzling; past, drizzled: s. driz 
zle: adj. drizzly. 

DROLL, s. One whose business is to 
raise mirth by petty tricks; a jest- 
er, a buffoon, adj. droll: s. drol- 
lery, pi. drolleries. 

DROM'EDARY. 5. A sort of camel, 
pi. dromedaries. 

DRONE, s. The bee which makes 
no honev; the hum, or instrument 
of humming; an idler, v. drone, 
pr. par. droning; past, droned 
adj. dronish. 

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DRO— DRU 

DROOP, v. To languish with sor- 
row ; to faint ; to grow weak. pr. 

par. drooping; past, drooped. 
DROP. s. A globule of moisture ; an 

ornament hanging in the ear. v. 

drop; pr. par. dropping; past, 

dropped. 
DROPSY, s. A collection of water 

in the body. pi. dropsies: adj 

dropsical, dropsied. 
DROSS, s. The recrement or de 

spuniation of metals ; rust, refuse 

adj. drossy: s. drossiness. 
DROUGHT, s. Dry weather, want 

of rain, thirst, s. droughtiness. 
DROVE. The preterit of the v. drive. 
DROVE. 5. A body or number of 

cattle, s. drover. 
DROWN, v. To suffocate in water; 

to deluge, pr. par. drowning; past, 

drowned: s. dr owner. 
DROWSY, adj. Sleepy, heavy, lazy. 

adv. drowsily : s. drowsiness. 
DRUB. v. To thresh, to beat, to bang. 

pr. par. drubbing; past, drubbed. 
DRUDGE, v. To labour in mean 

offices ; to work hard ; to slave. 

pr. par. drudging ; past, drudged: 

s. drudge, dimdger, drudgery, pi. 

drudgeries : adv. dru dgingly. 
DRUDG'ING-BOX. s. The box out 

of which flour is sprinkled. 
DRUG. 5. An ingredient used in 

physic ; a medicinal simple, v. 

drug; pr. par. drugging; past, 

drugged: s. druggist. 
DRUG'GET. s. A slight kind of 

woollen stuff. 
DRU'ID. s. One of the priests and 

philosophers of the ancient Brit- 
ons and Gauls, adj. druidical: s. 

druidism. 
DRUM. s. An instrument of military 

music ; the tympanum of the ear. 

v. drum; pr. par. drumming; past, 

drummed: s. drummer. 
DRUM'FISH. s. The name of a fish. 



DRU-DUC 

DRUNK adj. Intoxicated witn strong 
liquor; inebriated, adj. drunken: 
adv. drunkenly : s. drunkenness* 
drunkard. 

DRY. adj. Arid, not wet, not moist, 
plain, hard, severe, adv. drily ; 
s. dryness. 

DRY. v. To free from moisture ; to 
exhale moisture; to drain, pr. par 
drying; past, dried: s. dryer. 

DRY'AD. s. A wood-nymph. 

DRY'NURSE. s. A woman who 
brings up and feeds a child with- 
out the breast, v. drynurse; pr. 
par. drynursing; past, drynursed. 

DRY'SALTER. s. A dealer in salted 
or dried meats, sauces, oils, pic 
kles, drugs,, and various other 

DRY'SHOD. adj. Without wet feet. 

DUAL. adj. Expressing the number 
two. s. duality. 

DUB. v. To make a man a knight; 
to confer any kind of dignity or 
new character, pr. par. dubbing; 
past, dubbed: s. dub. 

DUBIOUS, adj. Doubtful, uncer- 
tain, not plain, adv. dubiously: 
s. dubiousness. 

DU'BITABLE. adj. Doubtful, uncer- 
tain, s. dubitancy, dubitation. 

DU'CAL. adj. Pertaining to a duke. 

DUC'AT. s. A coin struck by dukes; 
in silver, worth four shillings and 
six-pence ; in gold, nine shillings 
and six-pence. 

DUCH'ESS. s. The wife of a duke 
a female who presides over a 
dutchv. pi. duchesses. 

DUCH'Y. s. See Dutchy. 

DUCK. s. A species of water-fowl 

DUCK. v. To dive under water, as 
a duck ; to put under water, pr. 
par. ducking; past, ducked: s. 
ducker. 

DUCK'ING-STOOL. s. A chair in 



which scolds are tied, and put 

R. s. The chief drum-; D ucKilNG er 5. A young duck. 

DUCT. s. Guidance, direction ; a 



mer of a regiment. 
DRUM'-STICK. s. A stick 
which a drum is beaten. 



with 



passage through which any thing 
is conducted. 

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DUC— DUN 

DUCTILE, adj. Easy to be drawn 
out into length; flexible; pliable, 
s. ductility, pi. ductilities. 

DUDG'EON. 5. A small dagger; sul- 
lenness, malignity. 

DUE. adj. Owed; that which any 
one has a right to demand; prop- 
er, fit. s. due : adv. duly. 

DU'EL. 5. A combat between two. 
s. dueling, duelist. 

DUEN'NA. 5. An old woman, kept 
to guard a younger. 

DU'ET. s. An air for two perform- 
ers. 

DUG. s. A pap, a nipple. 

DUG. The pret. and past par. of the 
v. dig. 

DUKE. s. One of the highest order 
of nobility. 

DUKE'DOM. s. The seigniory or 
possession of a duke. 

DUL'CET. adj. Sweet, luscious, har- 
monious. 

DUL'CIFY. v. To sweeten, pr. par. 
dulcifying ; past, dulcified: s. dul- 
cification. 

DUL'CIMER. s. A kind of musical 
instrument. 

DULL. adj. Stupid, doltish, blunt, 
obtuse, melancholy, adv. dully: s. 
dulness. 

DU'LY. adv. Properly, fitly, regular- 
ly, exactly. 

DUMB. adj. Mute; incapable of 
speech; silent, adv. dumbly: s 
dumbness. 

DUM'PLING. s. A sort of pudding. 

DUMPS, s. In a state of sorrow, mel- 
ancholy, or sadness, adj. dumpish: 
adv. dumpishly : s. dumpishness. 

DUN. adj. A colour partaking of 
brown and black ; dark, gloomy. 

DUN. s. A clamorous, importunate 
creditor; an importunate demand 
for money, v. dun; pr. par. dun- 
ning; past, dunned: s. dunner. 

DUN. s. An eminence, a mound. 

DUNCE, s. A dolt ; one who is slow 
in learning. 

DUNG. s. The excrement of animals. 
v. dung; pr. par. dunging; past, 
dunged. 



DUN— DUT 

DUN'GEON. 5. A close prison. 

DUODECIMO, s. A book is said to 
be in duodecimo, when a sheet is 
folded into twelve parts. 

DUPE. s. A credulous man; a man 
easily tricked, v. dupe; pr. par. 
duping; past, duped: s. duper. 

DUPLICATE, v. To double, pr. par. 
duplicating; past, duplicated: s. 
duplication. 

DU'PLICATE. adj. Duplicate pro- 
portion is the proportion of 
squares. 

DU'PLICATE. s. Another, corres- 
pondent to the first; a second 
thing of the same kind. 

DUPLl'CITY. s. Doubleness, deceit, 
pi. duplicities. 

DU'RABLE. adj. Lasting, s. dura- 
bility, pi. durabilities: adv. dura. 

bly. 

DU'RANCE. s. Imprisonment, en- 
durance, duration. 

DURATION. 5. Power of continu- 
ance ; length of continuance. 

DURESSE', s. Imprisonment, con- 
straint. 

DU'RING. prep. For the time of the 
continuance of; while any thing 
lasts. 

DURST. Preterit of the v. dare. 

DUSK. adj. Tending to darkness, 
dark-coloured, adv. duskily: s. 
duskiness: adj. duskish, dusky. 

DUST. 5. Earth or other matter re- 
duced to small particles, v. dust, 
pr. par. dusting; past, dusted: s. 
duster, dustiness: adj. dusty. 

DUSTMAN, s. One whose employ- 
ment is to carry away the dust, pi 
dustmen. 

DUTCH, s. The people of Holland; 
the Dutch language. 

DUTCH'ESS. s. See Duchess. 

DUTCH' Y s. A territory which 
gives title to a duke, pi.* dutchies. 

DUTIFUL, adj. Obedient; submis- 
sive to natural or legal superiors, 
adv. dutifully: s. duiifulness. 

DU'TY. s. That to which a man is 
by any natural or legal obligation 
bound, pi. duties: adj. duteous. 
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DUU—DWE 

DUUM'VIRATE. s. A government 
or jurisdiction among the Romans, 
exercised by two. 

DWARF, s. A man below the com- 
mon size of men ; any animal or 
plant below its natural bulk. adj. 
dwarfish: s. dwarjishness. 

DWELL, v. To remain, to inhabit ; 
to live in a place, pr. par. dwelling; 
past, dwelt: s. dweller, dwelling. 

DWEL'LING-HOUSE. 5. The house 
in which a person lives. 



DWI-DYS 

DWIN'DLE. v. To shrink ; to lose 
bulk ; to grow little, pr. par. dwin- 
dling; past, dwindled. 

DYE. v. To tinge, to colour, to 
stain, pr. par. dying; past, dy&l. 
s. dyer, dying. 

DY'NASTY. s. Government, sove 
reignty ; a race or family of rulers, 
pi. dynasties. 

DYS'ENTERY. s. A looseness of 
the bowels, pi. dysenteries. 

DYSPEP'SY. s. A difficulty of diges 
tion. pi. dyspepsies. 



EAC— EAR 



E 



EAR— EBR 



EACH. pron. Either of two; every 
one of any number. 

EA'GER. adj. Struck with desire; 
ardently wishing, adv. eagerly: s. 
eagerness. 

EA'GLE. s. "A bird of prey; the 
standard of the ancient Romans ; 
a gold coin of the United States, 
of the value often dollars. 

EAG'LET. s. A young eagle. 

EAR. s. The whole organ of hear- 
ing ; that part of the ear which 
stands prominent ; a spike of corn. 

EARL. s. A title of nobility, next 
in rank below a marquis, s. earl- 
dom. 

EAR'LY. adj. Soon, with respect to 
something else. adv. early: s. ear- 
liness. 

EARN. v. To gain as the reward or 
wages of labour, or any perform- 
ance; to obtain, pr. par. earning, : 
past, earned: s. earner, earning. 

EAR'NEST. adj. Ardent in any af- 
fection ; zealous, importunate, s. 
earnest, earnestness : adv. earnestly. 

EARTH, s. The element distinct 
from air, fire, or water ; the world ; 
soil ; terrene matter, v. earth ; pr. 
par. earthing; past, earthed: adj. 
earthen: adv. earthly. 

EARTH'QUAKE. s. Tremor or con- 
vulsion of the earth 



EAR'- WIG. s. A sheath-winged in- 
sect, imagined to creep into the 
ear. 

EASE. s. Quiet; rest; undisturbed 
tranquillity; facility, v. ease; pr 
par. easing; past, eased: s. ease- 
ment, easiness: adv. easily: acj. 
easy. 

EA'SEL. s. The frame on which 
painters strain their canvas. 

EAST. s. The quarter where the 
sun rises, opposite to the west, 
adv. easterly: adj. eastern, east' 
ward. 

EASTER, s. The day on which 
the Christian church commemcr- 
ates our Saviour's resurrection. 

EAT. v. To devour with the mouth; 
to corrode, pr. par. eating; pawt, 
eat, eaten: adj. eatable, s. eater. 

EAVES. 5. The edges of the roof 
which overhancr the house. 

EAVES'-DROPPER. s. An insidious 
listener, s. eaves-dropping. 

EBB. s. The reflux of the tide to- 
wards the sea; decline, decay, v. 
ebb; pr. par. ebbing; past, ebbed. 

EB'ONY. s. A kind of black wood. 
pi. ebonies. 

EBRI'ETY. s. Drunkenness. pL 
ebrieties. 

EBRIOS'ITY. 5. Habitual drunken- 
ness, pi. ebriosiiies. 

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EBU— EDD 

EBULLITION, s. The act of boil- 
ing up with heat ; any intestine 
motion, adj. ebullient. 

ECCENTRIC, adj. Deviating from 
the centre ; not terminating in the 
same point; irregular; anoma- 
lous, s, eccentricity, pi. eccentrici- 
ties. 

ECCLESIASTIC, s. A person dedi- 
cated to the ministries of religion, 
adj. ecclesiastical. 

ECH'O. s. The return or repercus- 
sion of sound, v. echo,' pr. par. 
echoing; past, echoed. 

ECHOM'ETER. 5. (In music;)— a 
kind of scale, serving to measure 
the duration of sounds. 

ECCLAIRCIS'SEMEJVT. s. Ex- 
planation ; the act of clearing up 
an affair. 

E'CLAT. s. Spendour, show, lustre, 
pronounced e'klaw. 

ECLECTIC, adj. Selecting. 

ECLIPSE', s. An obscuration of the 
luminaries of heaven; darkness, 
obscuration, v. eclipse; pr. par. 
eclipsing; past, eclipsed. 

ECLIPTIC. 5. A great circle of the 
sphere, supposed to be drawn 
through the middle of the zodiac, 
adj. ecliptic. 

ECLOGUE. 5. A pastoral poem. 

ECON'OMIES. s. Things which ap- 
ply to the management of house- 
hold affairs. 

ECON'OMY. s. The management of 
a family; frugality; regulation; 
system of matter, pi. economies: 
v. economize ; pr. par. economiz- 
ing; past, economized: adj. eco- 
nomical: adv. economically: s. econ- 
omist. 

EC'STACY. s. Any passion by 
which the thoughts are absorbed, 
and in which the mind is for a 
time lost ; rapture, pi. ecstacies : 
adj. ecstatic. 

EDA'CITY. s. Voracity, greediness, 
pi. edacities. 

ED'DY. s. The water that runs con- 
rary to the main stream, pi. ed- 



EDE— EFF 

dies: v. eddy; pr. par. eddying, 
past, eddied. 

E'DEN. 5. Paradise. 

EDGE. s. The thin or cutting part 
of a blade; brink, extremity, keen- 
ness, v. edge; pr. par. edging; past, 
edged: s. edging: adj. edgeless. 

EDGEWISE, EDGEWAYS adv. 
With the edge put into any par- 
ticular direction 

EDIBLE, adj. Fit to be eaten. 

EDICT, s. A proclamation, com 
mand, or prohibition ; a law pro 
mulgated. 

EDIFICATION. 5. Instruction, im 
provement. adj. edificatory. 

EDIFICE, s. A fabric, a building 
a structure. 

ED'IFY. v. To instruct, to improve, 
pr. par. edifying; past, edified. 

E'DILE. s. The title of a magistrate 
in ancient Rome. 

EDIT. v. To revise or prepare a 
work for publication, pr. per. 
editing; past, edited. 

EDITION, s. Publication of any 
thing, particularly of a book ; the 
number of copies of any book, 
printed with the same types. 

EDITOR. 5. He that revises or pre- 
pares any literary work for pub- 
lication, adj. editorial: adv. edito- 
rially: s. editorship. 

EDUCATE, v. To bring up; to in 
struct youth, pr. par. educating, 
past, educated: s. education, edu 
cator. 

EDU'CE. v. To bring out, to ex- 
tract, pr. par. educing; past, 
educed: s. eduction. 

EEK. v. To supply any deficiency; 
to makelarger, by the addition o- 
another piece, pr. par. eeking, 
past, eeked. 

EEL. s. A serpentine, slimy fish, 
that lurks in the mud. 

EF'FABLE. adj. Expressive, utter- 
able. 

EFFA'CE. v. To destroy any thing 
painted or carved; to destroy 
pr. par. effacing; past, effaced. 
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EFF— EFF 

EFFECT. 5. That which is pro- 
duced by an operating cause ; con- 
sequence ; event, v. effect; pr. 
par. effecting; past, effected: adj. 
effectible, effective, effectual: s. ef- 
fectless, effector: adv. effectually. 

EFFECTUATE, v. To bring to 
pass; to fulfil, pr. par. effectuat- 
ing; past, effectuated. 

EFFEMINATE, adj. Womanish, 
voluptuous, tender, s. effeminacy, 
pi. effeminacies: v. effeminate; 
pr.par. effeminating; past, effemi- 
nated: adv. effeminately: s. effemi- 
nateness, efftmination. 

EFFERVESCE', v. To generate heat 
by intestine motion, pr. par. effer- 
vescing ; past, effervesced: s. effer- 
vescence. 

EFFETE, adj. Barren; worn out 
with age. 

EF'FICACY. s. Power to produce 
effects ; production of the conse- 
quence intended, pi. efficacies. 
adj. efficacious: adv. efficaciously. 

EFFICIENCY. 5. The act of pro- 
ducing effects ; agency, pi. efficien- 
cies: adj. and s. efficient: adv. 
efficiently. 

EF'FIGY. s. Resemblance; image, 
in painting or sculpture, pi. effi- 
gies. 

EFFLORESCENCE, EFFLORES'- 
CENCY. s. Production of flowers; 
excrescences in the form of flow- 
ers ; (in physic) the breaking out 
of some humours in the skin. pi. 
efflorescences, effiorescencies : adj. 
efflorescent. 

EFFLUENCE, s. That which issues 
from some other principle, adj. 
effluent. 

EFFLU'VIA. s. Those small parti- 
cles which are continually flying 
off from bodies. 

EFFLUX, EFFLUXION. 5. The 
act of flowing out ; effusion ; ema- 
nation : that which flows out. 

EF'FORT. s. Struggle, strain, vehe- 
ment action, laborious endeavour. 

EFFRONTERY, s'. Impudence, 
ehamelessness. pi. effronteries. 



EFF— ELA 

EFFULGE'. v. To send forth lustre 
or effulgence, pr. par. effulging, 
past, effulged: s. effulgtnce: adj. 
effulgent. 

EFFUSION, s. The act of pouring 
out ; waste ; bounteous donation, 
adj. effusive. 

EGG. s. That which is laid by feath 
ered and some other animals, from 
which their young is produced. 

EG'LANTINE. 5. A species of rose, 
sweet-briar. 

E'GOTISM. s. Too frequent mention 
of a man's self. s. egotist: adj. ego- 
tistical: adv. egotistically. 

EGREGIOUS, adj. Remarkable, ex 
traordinary, eminently bad. adv 
egregiously : s. egrcgiousness. 

E'GRESS. s. The power or act of 
going out of any place; departure. 

EGRES'SION. 5/ The act of going 
out. 

EIGHT, adj. Twice four. adj. eighth . 
adv. eighthly. 

EIGHTEEN, adj. Twice nine. adj. 
eighteenth. 

EIGHTY. 047. Eight times ten. 
adj. eightieth. 

EITHER. ;>ron. Whichsoever of the 
two; each; both. conj. cither. 

EJACULATE, v. To throw, to 
shoot, to dart out. pr. par. ejacu- 
lating; past, ejaculated: s. ejacu- 
lation: adj. ejaculutory. 

EJECT, v. To throw out ; to cast 
forth ; to expel, pr. par. ejecting, 
past, ejected: s. ejection. 

EJECTMENT, s. A legal writ, by 
which any inhabitant of a house, 
or tenant of an estate, is command- 
ed to depart. 

EKE. v. To increase, to supply, to 
fill up deficiencies, pr. par. eking; 
past, eked. 

ELAB'ORATE. v. To produce with 
labour ; to heighten and improve 
by successive endeavours or oper 
ations. pr. par. elaborating ; past, 
elaborated, adj. elaborate s. dab 
orateness, elaboration. 

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ELA— ELE 

ELAPSE', v. To pass away; to glide 
away. pr. par. elapsing; past, 
elapsed. 

ELAS'TIC. adj. Having the. power 
of returning to the form, from 
which it is distorted or withheld ; 
springy, s. elasticity, pi. elastici- 
ties. 

ELA'TE. adj. Flushed with success ; 
haughty, v. elate; pr. par. elating; 
past, elated: s. elation. 

EL'BOW. s. The next joint or cur- 
vature of the arm below the shoul- 
der; any flexure, or angle, v. e/- 
bow; pr. par. elbowing; past, el- 
boived. 

EL'DER. adj. Surpassing another in 
years, adv. elderly. 

EL'DER. s. The name of a tree. 

EL'DEST. s. The oldest; having the 
right of primogeniture. 

ELECT', v. To choose for any office 
or use. pr. par. electing; past, elect- 
ed: adj. elect, elective: s. election, 
elector: adj. electoral. 

ELEC'TARY, ELECTUARY, s. A 
form of medicine made of con- 
serves and powders, of the con- 
sistence of honey, pi. electaiies, 
electuaries. 

ELECTIONEER', v. To be active 
previous to an election, pr. par. 
electioneering; past, electioneered. 

ELECTORATE, s. The territory of 
an elector. 

ELECTRESS s. The wife or widow 
of an elector, pi. electresses. 

ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL, adj. 
Attractive without magnetism ; 
attractive by a peculiar property, 
supposed onr c to belong chiefly to, 
amber. 

ELECTRl'CITY. s. The name of an 
unknown natural power, which 
produces a great variety of pecu- 
liar and surprising phenomena, pi. 
electricities: s. electrician. 

ELECTRIFY, v. To render electric; 
to communicate electricity, pr. 
par. electrifying-; past, electrified. 

ELECTROMETER 5. An instru- 
ment for measuring the quantity, 



ELE-ELI 

and determining the quality, of 
electricity, in any electrified body. 

ELECTUARY, ELEC'TARY. s. A 
form of medicine made of con- 
serves and powders, of the con- 
sistence of honey, pi. electuaries, 
electaries. 

ELEEMOS'YNARY. adj. Living up- 
on alms; depending upon charity; 
given in charity. 

EL'EGANT. adj. Nice; accurate in 
discerning; pleasing by minuter 
beauties, adv. elegantly: s. ele 
gance. 

ELEGY, s. A mournful song; a fu 
neral song. pi. elegies: adj. elegiac, 
elegiacal: s. eligiasl. 

EL'EMENT. s. The first or consti- 
tuent principle of any thing ; the 
proper habitation or sphere of 
any thing ; an ingredient, adj. ele- 
mental, elementary. 

ELEPHANT, s. The largest of 
quadrupeds, adj. elephantine. 

ELEVATE, v. To raise, to exalt, to 
dignify, pr. par. elevating; past, 
elevated: s. elevation, elevator. 

ELE'VE. s. Literally, a scholar or 
disciple; one who has studied 
under a particular master; one 
brought up, or protected by an- 
other. 

ELEVEN, adj. Ten and one. adj. 
eleventh. 

ELF. s. A wandering spirit, sup- 
posed to be seen in wild, unfre- 
quented places; a fairy, pi. elves; 
adj. elfish. 

ELF'-LOCK. 5. Hair twisted by elves, 
a common superstition. 

ELI'CIT. v. To strike out ; to fetch 
out by labour or art. pr. par. elicit' 
ing ; past, elicited : s. elicitation. 

ELIGIBLE, adj. Fit to be chosen; 
preferable; desirable, s. eligibility, 
pi. eligibilities. 

ELI'SION. s. The act of cutting off; 
separation of parts. 

ELI'TE. adj. A military word, de- 
noting the flower or chosen part 
of an army. 

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ELI— EMA 

ELIX'IR. s. A kind of medicine 
made by strong infusion; the ex- 
tract or quintessence of any thing. 

ELK. s. A large and stately animal 
of the stag kind. 

ELL. s. A measure containing, in 
England, a yard and a quarter. 

ELLIPSIS. 5. A figure of rhetoric, 
by which something is left out 
in geometry, an oval figure, gen- 
erated from the section of a cone, 
pi. ellipses. 

ELLIPTIC, ELLIPTICAL, adj. 
Having the form of an ellipsis ; 
oval. adv. ellipiically. 

ELM. s. The name of a tree. 

ELOCUTION, s. The power of flu 
ent speech; eloquence; beauty 
of words, adj. elocutive. 

ELON'GATE. v. To lengthen; to 
draw out ; to put further off. pr. 
par. elongating ; past, elongated: 
s. elongation. 

ELOTE. v. To run away ; to break 
loose, pr. par. eloping; past, 
eloped: s. elopement. 

EL'OQUENCE. s. The power of 
speaking with fluency and ele- 
gance; oratory, adj. eloquent: 
adv. eloquently. 

ELSE. pron. Other; one besides, 
adv. else. 

ELSEWHE'RE. adv. In any other 
places ; in some other place. 

ELU'CIDATE. v. To explain, to 
clear, to make plain, pr. par. elu- 
cidating; past, elucidated: s. elu- 
cidation^ elucidaior : adj. elucida- 
tive. 

ELU'DE. v. To escape by stratagem ; 
to avoid by artifice, pr. par. elud- 
ing; past, eluded: adj. eludible. 

ELU'SION. s. The act of eluding ; 
artifice, adj. elusive, elusory: s. 
elusonness. 

ELY'SILWI. s. The place assigned 
by the heathens to happy souls; 
any place exquisitely pleasant, 
adj. eh/si an. 

EMA'CIATE. v. To waste; to de- 
prive of flesh, pr. pax. emaciating; 
past, emaciated \: s. emaciation. 
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EMA— EMB 

EMAC'ULATE. v. To make clean : 
to take out spots, pr. par. emac- 
vlating; ^>&s\.,emaculated: s.emac- 
ulation: adj. emaculaie. 

EM'ANATE. v. To issue or flow 
from. pr. par. emanating; past, 
emanated: s. emanation: adj. ema 
native. 

EMAN'CIPATE. v. To set free from 
servitude, pr. par. emancipating 
past, emancipated: s. emancipa 
tion, emancipator. 

EMAS'CULATE. v. To vitiate by 
unmanly softness ; to effeminate, 
pr. par. emasculating, past, emas- 
culated. 

EMBALM', v. To impregnate a body 
with aromatics, that it may resist 
putrefaction, pr. par. embalming , 
past, embalmed: s. embalmer. 

EMBAR'GO. s. A prohibition to 
pass ; a stop put to trade, pi. em- 
bargoes: v. embargo; pr. par. em- 
bar going ; past, embargoed. 

EMBARK', v. To put on'shipboard, 
to go on shipboard ; to engage an 
other in any affair, pr. par. embark' 
ing; past, embarked: s. embarka- 
tion. 

EMBARRASS, v. To perplex, to 
entangle, pr. par. embarrassing , 
past, embarrassed: s. embarrass- 
ment. 

EMBASSADOR, AMBAS'SADOR 
s. One sent on a public message, 
adj. embassadonal^ ambassadorial. 

EMBAS'SADRESS, AMBAS'SA- 
DRESS, s. A woman sent on a 
public message, pi. embassadresses 
ambassadresses. 

EM'BASSY. s. A public message 
pi. embassies. 

EMBATTLE, v. To arrange in or 
der or array of battle, pr. par. em 
battling; past, embattled. 

EMBED'DED. adj. Sunk in another 
substance. 

EMBEL'LiSH. v. To adorn, to beau- 
tifv. pr. par. embellishing ; past, 
embellished : s. embellishment. 

EM'BERS. s. Hot cinders ; ashes not 
yet extinguished, 



EMB— EMB 

EMBEZ'ZLE. v. To appropriate by 
breach of trust, pr. par. embez- 
zling 1 ; past, embezzled: s. embez- 
zlement, embezzler. 

EMBLA'ZON. v. To adorn with 
figures of heraldry ; to deck in 
glaring colours, pr. par. emblazon- 
ing; past, emblazoned: s. embla- 
zoner, emblazonry, pi. emblazon- 
ries. 

EM'BLEM. s. Inlay; enamel; an 
allusive picture ; a typical desig- 
nation, adj. emblematic, emblemat- 
ical: adv. emblematically. 

EMBOD'Y. v. See Imbod*. 

EMBOSS', v. To form with protu- 
berances ; to engrave with relief 
or rising work ; to cover, pr. par. 
embossing; past, embossed: s. em- 
bossment. 

EMBOWEL, v. To eviscerate; to 
deprive of the entrails, pr. par 
emboweling; past, emboweled: s 
emboweler. 

EMBOWER, v. To lodge, to build, 
to bower, pr. par. embowering; 
past, embowered. 

EMBRA'CE. v. To hold fondly in 
the arms ; to squeeze in kindness: 
to include ; to seize, pr. par. em- 
bracing; past, embraced: s. em- 
bracement, embracer. 

EMBRASURE'. 5. An aperture in a 
wall, through which a cannon is 
pointed ; battlement. 

EM'BROCATE. v. To rub any part 
diseased with medicinal liquors, 
pr. par. embrocating ; past, embro- 
cated: s. embrocation. 

EMBROI'DER. v. To border with 
ornaments; to decorate with fig- 
ured work. pr. par. embroidering; 
past, embroidered : s. embroiderer, 
embroidery, pi. embroideries. 

EMBROIL', v. To disturb, to con 
fuse, to distract, pr. par. embroil- 
ing; pa^t, embroiled: s. embroilment. 

EMBRUE'. v. See Imbrue. 

EM'BRYO. s. The offspring yet un 
finished in the womb ; the state 
of anv thing not fit for production 
pi. embryoes. 



EME-EMP 

EMEND', v. To amend, to correct 
pr. par. emending; past, emended: 
adj. emcndable: s. emendation, 
emcndator: adj. emend atory. 

EM'ERALD. s. A green, precious 
stone. 

EMERGE', v. To rise out of any 
thing in which it is covered ; to 
rise into view. pr. par. emerging 
past, emerged. 

EMERGENCE, EMERGENCY, s. 
Any sudden occasion ; unexpect- 
ed casualty, pi. emergences, emev 
gencies. 

EMER'SION. s. The act of rising out 
of any fluid; the time when a star, 
having been obscured by its ap- 
proach to the sun, appears again. 

EM'ERY. s. An iron ore, useful in 
cleaning and polishing steel, pi 
emeries. 

EMET'IC. adj. Having the quality 
of provoking vomits, adv. emeit* 
cally : s. emetic. 

EMIGRATE, v. To remove from 
one place to another pr. par. end 
grating; past, emigrated: s. emi 
grant, emigration. 

EMINENT, adj. High, lofty, exalt 
ed, conspicuous, adv. eminently 
s. eminence. 

E'MIR. s. A title of dignity among 
the Turks and Persians. 

EMISSARY, s. One sent on a pri- 
vate message ; a spy ; a secret 
agent, pi. emissaries: adj. emis- 
sary. 

EMIS'SION. s. The act of emitting, 
adj. emissive. 

EMIT', v. To send forth ; to let go; 
to dart. pr. par. emitting; past, 
emitted, 

EM'MET. s. An ant, a pismire. 

EMOL'LIENT. adj Softening, sup- 
pling. 

EMOLUMENT. 5 Profit, advan- 
tage. ad], emolumental. 

EMOTION 5. Disturbance of mind; 
vehemence of passion. 

EMPA'LE, IMPA'I.E. v. To fence 
with a pale; to fortify; to put tr 
death by spitting on a stake fixed 
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EMP-EMP 

upright, pr. par. empaling; past, 
empaled: s. empalement. 

EMPAiN'NEL. v. To put on the pan- 
nel ; to summon to serve on a ju- 
ry, pr. par. empanneling ; past, 
empanneled. 

EMPARLANCE, IMPARLANCE. 
s. A desire or petition, in court, 
of a day to consider what is best 
to do. 

EM'PEROR. 5. A monarch, of title 
and dignity superior to a king. 

EM'PHASIS. s. A remarkable stress; 
laid upon a word or sentence;! 
particular force impressed by style! 
or pronunciation, pi. emphases: v.j 
emphasize; pr. par. emphasizing; 
past, emphasized. 

EMPHATIC, EMPHATICAL. adj. 
With emphasis ; forcible, strong, 
striking, adv. emphatically. 

EM'PIRE s. Imperial power; su- 
preme dominion ; command over 
any th'iig; dominions of an em- 
peror. 

EMPIR'IC. 5. An experimenter, a 
quack, adj. empiric, empirical: 
adv. empirically : s. empiricism. 

EMPLOY', v. To busy ; t keep at 
work ; to exercise ; to use as an 
instrument, pr. par. employing; 
past, employed: s. employer, em- 
ployment. 

EMPO'RIUM. s. A place of mer- 
chandise ; a mart, a commercial 
citv. 

EMPOV'ERISH, IMPOVERISH, v. 
To make poor ; to reduce to indi- 
gence, pr. par. empoverishing ; 
past, emporerhhed: s. empouerisher, 
impoverishment 

EMPOWER, v. To authorize; to 
commission; to give power; to 
enable, pr. par. empowering ; past, 
empowered. 

EM'PRESS. s. The wife of an em 
peror: a female invested with im- 
perial dign if. ol. empresses. 

EMPTY adj Void, not full, evac. 
uated, unsatisfactory, v. empty 
pr. par. emptying; past, emptied 
B. emptier, emptiness. 



EMP— ENC 

EMPUR'PLE, IMPUR'PLE. v. To 
make of a purple coloui. pr. par 
empurpling; past, empurpled. 

EMPY'REAN. s. The highest heav- 
en, where the pure element of fire 

I is supposed to subsist, adj. emyy 

\ real. 

EM'ULATE. «. To rival ; to propose 
as one to be equalled or excelled; 
to imitate, pr. par. emulating; past, 
emulated: s. emulation, emulator* 
adj. emulative. 

EMULGE'. v. To milk out. pr. par. 
emulging; past, emulged: adj. 
emulgent. 

EM'ULOUS. adj. Rivaling; en- 
gaged in competition; desirous 
of superiority. 

ENA'BLE. v. To make able ; to em 
power, pr. par. enabling; past. 
enabled. 

ENACT', v. To establish by law; 
to decree, pr. par. enacting; past, 
enacted: s. enactor. 

ENAM'EL. v. To inlay; to varie- 
gate with colours, properly with 
colours fixed by fire. pr. pur. en- 
ameling; past, enameled: s. enam- 
el, enameler. 

ENAM'OUR. v. To inflame with 
love; to make fond. pr. par. en- 
amouring; past, enamoured. 

ENCAMP', v. To pitch tents; to sit 
down for a time in a march, pr. 
par. encamping, past, encamped 
s. encampment. 

ENCHAIN', v. To fasten with a 
chain ; to hold in chains : to bind, 
pr. par. enchaining; past, enchain- 
ed. 

ENCHANT, v. To subdue bv charms 
or spells; to delight in a high de- 
gree, pr. par. enchanting ; past, 
enchanted: s. enchanter, enchant- 
ment: adv. enchantingly. 

ENCHANTRESS. 5. A sorceress 
a woman whose beautv ond ex 
cellencies give irresistible influ 
ence. pi. enchantresses. 

ENCHA'SE. v. To infix; to enclose 
in any body, so as to be held fast. 
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ENC-- END 

but not concealed ; to engrave, 
pr. par. enchasing; past, enchased. 

ENCIRCLE, v. To surround, to en- 
viron, to enclose in a ring. pr. par. 
encircling ; past, encircled. 

ENCLiT'IC. s. A particle which 
throws hack the accent upon the 
foregoing syllable. 

ENCLO'SE, lNCLCSE. v. To part 
from things or grounds common, 
by a fence ; to environ ; to encir- 
cle, pr. par. enclosing; past, en 
closed: s. encloser, enclosure. 

ENCO'MIAST. s. A panegyrist; a 
proclaimer of praise, adj. encomi- 
astic, encomiastical. 

ENCO'MIUM. s. Panegyric, praise, 
eulogy. 

ENCOM'PASS. c- ~> enclose, to 
encircle, to surround, pr. par. en- 
compassing; past, encompassed: s. 
encompassment. 

EWCURE. adv. In French, signi- 
fies again ; once more. v. encore; 
pr. par. encoring; past, encored. 

ENCOUNTER, v. To engage, to 
fight, to come together by chance 
pr. par. encountering; past, en- 
countered: s. encounter, encoun- 
terer. 

ENCOUR'AGE. v. To animate; to 
incite; to embolden, pr. par. en 
couraging; past, encouraged: s. 
encouragement, encourager : adv. 
encourn shingly. 

ENCRIM'SONED. adj. Having a 
crimson colour. 

ENCROACH', INCROACH'. v. To 
make invasions upon the right of 
another; to pass bounds, pr. par. 
encroaching ; past, encroached: s. 
encroacher, encroachment: adv. 
encroachingly. 

ENCYCLOPE'Dl A, C YCLOPE'DIA. 
9. The circle of sciences; the 
round of learning, adj. encyclope- 
dias: s. encyclopedist. 

END. s. The extremity of the length 
of any thing, materially extended ; 
ultimate state; final doom, pur- 
pose, intention, v. end; pr. par. 
ending; past, ended. 



END— ENE 

ENDAN'GER. v. To put into haz 
ard : to bring into peril, pr. par. 
endangering; past, endangered. 

KNDEAR'. v. To make dear ; to make 
beloved, pr. par. endearing; past, 
endeared: s. endearment. 

ENDEAVOUR, s. Labour. directed 
to some certain end. v. endeavour; 
pr. par. endeavouring; past, en- 
deavoured: s. endeavovrer. 

ENDEM'IC, ENDEM'ICAL.fl^*. Pe- 
culiar to a country ; used in re- 
spect to any disease proceeding 
from some cause peculiar to the 
country where it reigns. 

EN'DIVE. s. A species of plant. 

ENDLESS, adj. Having no end; 
being without conclusion or termi- 
nation, adv. endlessly: s. endless- 

ENDORSE', v. To register on the 
back of a writing, to superscribe ; 
to write on the back of a bill of 
exchange, pr. par. endorsing; past, 
endorsed: s. endorsement, endorser. 

ENDOW, v. To enrich with a por- 
tion ; to supply with any external 
goods, pr. par. endowing; past, 
endowed: s. endowment. 

ENDU'E. v. To supply with mental 
excellencies ; to invest with other 
powers and advantages than tho.' e 
of the mind. p*\ par. enduing, 
past, endued. 

ENDURE, v. To bear, to sustain, 
to support, to bear with patience, 
pr. par. enduring; past, endured : 
s. endurance, endurer : adj. endur 
able. 

ENDWISE, ENDWAYS. adv. 
Erectly, uprightly, on end. 

EN'EMY. 5. A public foe ; a private 
opponent, pi. enemies. 

EN'ERGY. s. Power not exerted in 
action ; force ; vigour, pi. ener- 
gies: adj. energetic: adv . energeti- 
cally. 

EN'ERGIZE. v. To give energy; to 
excite action, pr. par. energizing, 
past, energized: s. cnergizer. 

ENER'VATE. v. To weaken, to de- 
prive of force, pr. par. enervating, 
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ENF- ENG 

past, enervated: adj. enervate, s. 
enervater, enervation. 

ENFEEBLE, v. To weaken, to en- 
ervate, pr. par. enfeebling; past, 
enfeebled. 

ENFILA'DE. v. To pierce in a rightj 
line. pr. par. enfilading; past, enfi- 
laded. 

ENFORCE', v. To strengthen ; to 
put in act by violence: to urge 
with energy; to compel, pr. par. 
enforcing; past, enforced: s. en- 
forcement, enforcer. 

ENFRANCHISE, v. To admit to the 
privileges of a freeman ; to set free 
from slavery; to denizen, pr. par. 
enfranchising ; past, enfranchised ; 
s. enfranchisement, enfranchiser. 

ENGAGE', v. To make liable for a 
debt to a creditor; to embark in 
an affair ; to contract, pr. par. en- 
gaging; past, engaged : s. engage- 
ment, engager: adv. engagingly. \ 

ENGEN'DER. v. To produce, to 
form, to cause, pr. par. engender- 
ing; past, engendered: s. engen-, 
dere.r. 

EN'GINE. 5. Any mechanical com- 
plication, in which various move- 
ments and parts concur to one ef- 
fect. 

ENGINE'ER. s. An officer in an ar- 
mv or fortified place, whose bu-j 
siness is to contrive and inspect! 
attacks, defences, and works; one, 
who constructs canals, docks, and| 
harbours; one who takes care of j 
an engine. 

ENG'LISH. adj. Relating to England .! 

ENGRAFT', v. To fix deeply; to | 
attach, pr. par. engrafting; past, 
ensrrafted. 

ENGRA'VE. v. To picture by inci- 
sions in any matter, pr. par. en- 
graving ; past, engraved: s. en- 
graver, engravery, engraving. 

ENGROSS', v. To thicken ; to seize 
the whole of anv thing; to pur- 
chase anv commoditv, for the sake 
of selling it at a high price; to 
copy in a large hand. pr. par. en-\ 



ENH -ENO 

grossing; past, engrossed: s. en- 
grosser, engrossinc/it. 

ENHANCE', v. To advance; to 
raise in esteem, pr. par. enhanc- 
ing ; past, enhanced: s. enhance- 
ment, enhancer. 

ENIG'MA. s. A riddle ; an obscure 
question; a position expressed in 
remote and ambiguous terms, adj. 
enigmatic, enigmatical: adv. enig* 
matically: s. enigmatist. 

ENJOIN', v. To direct, to order, to 
prescribe, pr. par. enjoining ; past, 
enjoined: s. enjoiner, enjoinment. 

ENJOY', v. To feel or perceive with 
pleasure; to be pleased with; to 
obtain possession of. pr. par. en- 
joying ; past, enjoyed: s. enjoyr^ 
enjoyment : adj. enjoyable. 

ENKIN'DLE. v. To set on fire ; to 
inflame, pr. par. enkindling; past, 
enkindled. 

ENLARGE', v. To make greater in 
quantity or appearance; to in- 
crease in magnitude; to extend, 
pr. par. enlarging; past, enlarged 
s. enlargement, enlarger. 

ENLIGHTEN, v. To illuminate; to 
supply with light, pr. par. enlight- 
ening; past, enlightened: s. en- 
tightener. 

ENLIST', INLIST'. v. To enrol 01 
register; to become a soldier, pr. 
par. enlisting; past, enlisted: s. 
enlistment. 

ENLFVEN. v. To make quick, to 
animate, pr. par. enlivening ; past, 
enlivened: s. enliven er, enlivening. 

EN'MITY. s. Unfriendly disposition: 
malevolence; aversion, pi. enmi 
ties. 

ENNOBLE, v. To raise from com 
monalty to nobilitv ; to dignify ; to 
exalt, pr. par. ennobling; past, en- 
nobled: s. ennoblement. 

EN'NUI. s. Weariness, fastidious- 
ness, disgust. 

ENOR'MTTY. 5. Deviation from 
rule: irregularity; depravity; atro 
cious crime, pi. enormities: adj 
enormous: adv. enormously. 
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ENO— ENT 

ENOUGH'. 5. Something sufficient 

in greatness or excellence, adv. 

enough. 
ENQUl'RE. v. To ask about; to 

seek out. pr. par. enquiring , past, 

enquired : s. enquiry, pi. enquiries, 

enquirer. 
ENRAGE', v. To irritate ; to mate 

furious, pr. par. enraging; past, 

enraged. 
ENRAPTURE, v. To transport 

with pleasure; to delight highly. 

pr. par. enrapturing; past, enrap- 
tured. 
ENRICH', v. To make wealthy; to 

fertilize, pr. par. enriching; past, 

enriched: s. enrichment. 
ENROBE, v. To dress, to clothe 

pr. par. enrobing; past, enrobed. 

ENROL', v. To insert in a roll, or 
register; to record, pr. par. en- 
rolling: past, enrolled: s. enrol- 
ler, enrolment. 

ENSANG'UINE. v. To smear with 
gore ; to suffuse with blood, pr. 
par. ensanguining; past, ensan 
guined. 

ENSCONCE', v. To cover, as with 
a fort ; to secure, pr. par. esconc- 
ing ; past, ensconced. 

ENSHRI'NE. v. To enclose in a 
chest or cabinet ; to preserve as 
a thing sacred, pr. par. enshrining; 
past, enshrined. 

EN'SIGN. s. The flag or standard 
of a regiment; badge, or mark of 
distinction; the officer who car- 
ries the flag. s. ensigncy, pi. en- 
signcies. 

ENSLA'VE. v. To reduce to servi- 
tude ; to deprive of liberty, pr. 
par. enslaving; past, enslaved: s 
enslavement, enslaver. 

ENSNA'RE. v. See Insnare. 

ENSU'E. v. To follow, pr. par. en- 
suing; past, ensued. 

ENTAB'LATURE. s. The archi 
trave, frieze, and cornice, of a pil- 
lar. 

ENTAIL', s. The estate entailed or 
settled, with regard to the rule of 



ENT— ENT 

its descent, v. entail ; pr. par en- 
tailing; past, entailed. 

ENTAN'GLE. v. To^ inwrap or in 
snare with something not easily 
extricable ; to embarrass, pr. par. 
entangling; past, entangled: s 
entanglement, entangler. 

EN'TER. v. To go or come into 
any place; to initiate in a busi- 
ness, method, or society, pr. par. 
entering; past, entered: s. enter- 
ing. 

ENTERLA'CE. v. To intermix, to 
interweave, pr. par. enterlacing; 
past, enterlaced. 

ENTEROL'OGY. s. The anatomi- 
cal account of the bowels and 
other internal parts, pi. enierolo- 
gies. 

EN'TERPRIZE. s. An undertaking 
of hazard ; an arduous attempt, v. 
enterprize; pr. par. enterprizing, 
past, enterprized: s. enterpriser. 

ENTERTAIN', v. To converse with ; 
to talk with ; to receive hospita- 
bly ; to amuse ; to reserve in the 
mind. pr. par. entertaining; past, 
entertained: s. entertainment, en- 
tertainer: adv. entertainingly. 

ENTHRAL', v. See Inthral. 

ENTHRONE, v. To place on a re- 
gal seat; to invest with sovereign 
authority, pr. par. enthroning; 
past, enthroned. 

ENTHUSIASM, s. A vain belief 
of private revelation ; a vain con- 
fidence of divine favour ; heat of 
imagination ; elevation of fancy. 
s. enthusiast: adj. enthusiastic, en- 
thusiastical : adv. enthusiastically. 

ENTI'CE. v. To allure, to draw by 
blandishments or hopes, pr. par. 
enticing; past, enticed: s. entice- 
ment, enticer: adv. enticingly. 

ENTI'RE. adj. Whole, undivided, 
complete in all its parts, adv. en- 
tirely: s. entireness. 

ENTITLE, v. To grace or dignify 
with a title or honourable appel- 
lation; to distinguish by a name, 
pr. par. entitling; past, entitled. 
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ENT— ENV 

ENTITY. 5. Something which really 
is ; a real being, pi. entities. 

ENTOMB', v. To put into a tomb; 
to bury. pr. par. entombing ; past, 
entbmbcd: s. entombment. 

ENTOMOL'OGY. 5. That part of 
natural history which treats of 
insects, pi. entomologies : s. ento- 
mologist. 

ENTRAILS. 5. The intestines, the 
bowels. 

ENTRANCE, s. The power of en- 
tering into a place; the act of 
entering ; avenue. 

ENTRA'NCE. v. To put into a trance; 
to put in an ecstacy. pr. par. en- 
trancing ; past, entranced. 

ENTRAP, v. To ensnare; to catch 
in a trap ; to entangle, pr. par. 
entrapping; past, entrapped. 

ENTREAT', v. To petition, to so- 
licit, to importune, pr. par. entreat- 
ing; past, entreated: adj. entreat- 
able: s. entreater, entreaty, pi. en- 
treaties. 

ENTREPOT. 5. A magazine, a 
warehouse, pronounced on'-tre-po. 

ENTRY, s. The passage by which 
any one enters a house; ingress; 
the act of registering or setting 
down in writing; the act of en- 
tering, pi. entries. 

ENTWTNE. v. See Intwine. 

ENTWIST'. v. To wreath around, 
or together, pr. par. entwisting; 
past, enhvisted. 

ENUMERATE, v. To reckon sin- 
gly, pr. par. enumerating; past, 
enumerated; s. enumeration; adj. 
enumerative. 

ENUNCIATION. 5. Declaration; 
public attestation ; intelligence, 
adi. enunciative: adv. enunciative- 

ly 

ENVEL'OP. v. To inwrap,to cover, 
to hide, to surround, pr. par. en- 
veloping; past, enveloped: s. en- 
velope, envelopment. 

JENVEN'OM. v. To taint with poi- 
son ; to poison; to enrage, pr. 
par. envenoming; past, envenomed. 

ENVl'RON. v. To surround, to en- 



ENV-EP1 

compass, to besiege, pr. par. en» 
vironing; past, environed. 

EN'VIRONS. s. The neighbourhood 
or neighbouring places in the 
country. 

EN'VOY. s. A public minister sent 
from one power to another; a 
messenger. 

EN'VY. v. To hate another for ex- 
cellence, happiness, or success; to 
grudge, pr. par. envying past, 
envied: s. envy, pi. envies, envier: 
adj. enviable. 

ENWRAP', v. See Inwrap. 

EO'LIAN. adj. Denoting one of the 
five dialects of the Greek tongue; 
also, a particular kind of verse; 
and in music, one of the modosof 
the ancients. 

E'PACT. s. A number, whereby we 
note the excess of the common 
solar year above the lunar; and 
thereby may find out the age of 
the moon, every vear. 

EPAULE'MENT.*^ In fortification, 
a side-work, made either of earth 
thrown up, of bags of earth, ga- 
bions, or of fascines and earth. 

EPAULET. 5. An ornament for the 
shoulder. 

EPHEM'ERON. 5. An insect that is 
said to live only one day. pi. 
ephemera: n.d], ephemeral. 

EPHEMERTDES. s. Astronomical 
tables, showing the present state 
of the heavens, for every day at 
noon. 

EPHEM'ERIS. s. A journal; an ac- 
count of daily transactions ; an ac- 
count of the daily motions and sit 
uations of the planets, pi. ephem' 
eres. 

EPHE'SIAN. s. One of those in Eph- 
esus, to whom St. Paul addressed 
an epistle. 

E'PHOD. s. A sort of ornament, 
worn by the Hebrew priests. 

EP'IC. s. Narrative: comprising nar- 
rations ; not acted, but rehearsed. 

EPICURE. 5. A follower of Epic- 
urus ; a man given wholly to lux- 
ury, adj. epicurean : s, epicurism. 
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EPI— EPI 

EPIDEMIC, EPIDEMICAL, adj. 
Relating to a disease which falls 
at once upon great numbers of 
people, as a plague ; generally 
prevailing; affecting great num- 
bers, s. epidemic. 

EPIGE'UM. 5. That part of the or- 
bit, in which any planet comes 
nearest to the earth. 

EPIGLOTTIS, s. The thin move- 
able cartilage, in form of a little 
tongue, which covers the aperture 
of the windpipe. 

EPIGRAM. s. A short poem, ter- 
minating in a point, adj. epigram- 
matic, tpigrammatical : s. epigram- 
matist. 

EPIGRAPH, s. A title, an inscrip- 
tion. 

EPILEPSY, s. A convulsion, or 
convulsive motion of the whole 
body, or of some of its parts, with 
a loss of sense, pi. epilepsies: adj. 
epileptic, epileptical. 

EPILOGUE, s. The poem or speech 
at the end of a play. adj. epilogistic. 

EPIPHANY, s. A church festival, 
celebrated on the twelfth day after 
Christmas. 

EPIS'COPACY. s. The government 
of bishops, pi. episcopacies. 

EPlS'COPAL. adj. Belonging to a 
bishop ; vested in a bishop, s. and 
adj. episcopalian: adv. episcopally. 

EP'ISODE. s. An incidental narra- 
tive, or 'digression in a poem, sep- 
arable from the main subject, yet 
rising naturally from it. adj. epi- 
sodic, episodical. 

EPIS'TLE. 5. A letter, adj. episto- 
lary. 

EPITAPH, s. An inscription on a 
tomb. 

EPJTHALA'MIUM. s. A nuptial 
song; a compliment upon mar- 
riage. 

EP'ITHET. s. An adjective de- 
noting any qualitv, good or bad. 

EPITOME, s. Abridgment; com- 
pendious abstract, v. epitomise; 
pr. par. epitomising; past, epito- 
mised: s. epitomiser, epitomist. 



EPO— EQU 

EPOCH, EPOCHA. s. The time at 
which a new computation is be- 
gun; the time from which datea 
are numbered. 

EPULARY. adj. Belonging to feasts 
or banquets. 

E'QUABLE. adj. Equal to itself, 
even; uniform, adv. equably: s. 
equability, pi. equabilities. 

E'QUAL. adj. Like another in bulk, 
or any quality that admits com- 
parison; adequate to any purpose; 
even ; uniform, s. equal: v. equal; 
pr. par. equaling; past, equaled: 
s. equality, pi. equalities: adv. 
equally. 

E'QUALISE. v. To make even : to 
be equal to. pr. par. equalising; 
past, equalised: s. equalisation. 

EQUANIMITY, s. Evenness of 
mind; neither elated nor depress- 
ed, pi. equanimities. 

EQUATION, s. The investigation 
of a mean proportion, collected 
from the extremities of excess and 
defect, to be applied to the whole. 

EQUATOR, s. A great circle, the 
poles of which are the poles of 
the world: it divides the globe 
into two equal parts, the northern 
and southern hemispheres, adj. 
equatorial. 

EQUER'Y, EQUER'RY. s. A grand 
lodge or stable for horses ; an of- 
ficer who has the care of horses, 
pi. equeries, equerries. 

EQUESTR1 AN. adj. Being on horse- 
back; skilled in horsemanship; 
belonging to the second rank in 
Rome. s. equestrian. 

EQUIDISTANCE, s. Equal distance 

or remoteness, adj. equidistant: 

adv. equidistant ly. 
EQUILATERAL, adj. Having all 

sides equal. 
EQUILT'BRATE. v. To balance 

equally, pr. par. equilibrating; 

past, equilibrated ': s. equilibration % 

equilibrity, pi. equilibrities. 
EQUILIBRIUM, s. Equipoise 

equality of weight. 

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EQU— ERA 

E'QUINOX. s. Equinoxes are the 
precise times at which the sun 
enters into the first point of Aries 
and Libra ; for then, moving ex- 
actly under the equinoctial, he 
makes our days and nights equal, 
adj. equinoctial. 

EQUIP*, v. To furnish accoutre- 
ments for a horseman; to fit a 
ship for sea; to furnish; to accou- 
tre, pr. par. equiping; past, equip- 
ed: s. equipment. 

EQUIPAGE, s. Furniture for a 
horseman; carriage of state; ve- 
hicle; attendance; retinue, adj. 
equipaged. 

E'QUiPOISE. s. Equality of weight; 
eq'iilibration. 

EQUIPONDERATE, v. To weigh 
equal to any thing, pr. par. equi- 
ponderating; past, equiponderated: 
s. equiponderance : adj. equipon- 
derant : adv. equiponderantly. 

EQ'UITY. s. Justice, right, hones- 
ty, impartiality, pi. equities, adj. 
equitable: adv. equitably: s. equi- 
tableness. 

EQUIVALENCE, s. Equality of 
power or worth, adj. and s. equiva- 
lent : adv. equivalently. 

EQUIVOCAL, adj. Of doubtful 
signification ; meaning different 
things ; uncertain ; doubtful, adv. 
equivocally : s. equivocalness. 

EQUIVOCATE, v. To use words 
of double meaning; to use ambig- 
uous expressions, pr. par. equivo- 
cating; past, equivocated : s. equiv- 
ocation, equivocator. 

EQ'UIVOKE, EQ'UIVOQUE. s. 
Equivocation; double meaning; 
an expression where a word has 
at. once different meanings. 

E'RA. s. The whole time since any 
particular date or epoch : epoch is 
the commencement of an era. 

ERA'DIATE. v. To shoot like a 
ray. pr. par. eradiating ; past, era- 
diated: s. eradiation. 

ERADICATE, v. To pull up by 
the root; completely to destrov. 
pr. par eradicating; past, eradi-^ 
M 



ERA— ERU 

1 catcd: s. eradication : adj eradi- 
I cative. 

ERA'SE. v. To destroy, to exscind 
i to expunge, pr. par. erasing pa«3t. 
' erased: s. erasement, erasure. 
;ERE adv. Before, sooner than, prep 
i ere. 

ERECT', v. To place perpendicular- 
ly to the horizon ; to raise \ to 

build, pr. par. erecting; past, 

erected : s. erection, erectness, erect- 
or: adj. erect, erective. 
ERELONG', adv. Before a long time 

had elapsed. 
ER'EMITE. 5. One who lives in a 

wilderness; a hermit, adj. eremi- 

tical. 
ERENOW, adv. Before this time. 
ER'MINE. s. An animal which fur 

nishes a valuable fur. adj. ermined. 
ERR. v. To wander; to miss the 

right way; to stray, to mistake. 

pr. par. erring; past, erred: aoj. 

errable. 
ER'RAND. s. A message; some- 
thing to be told or done by a mes 

senger. 
ER'RANT. adj. Wandering, roving, 

rambling; vile. s. errantry, pi. er 

rantries. 
ERRA'TA. s. The faults of the 
| printer, inserted in the beginning 
I or end of a book. sing, erratum. 
ERRATIC, adj. Wandering, un 
| certain, keeping no certain order 
j adv. erratically: s. erration. 
ER'ROR. 5. Mistake; involuntary 

deviation from truth; a blunder; 

sin. adj. erroneous.- adv. err one 

ously : s. erroneousness. 
ERSE, EARSE. s. The language o.' 

the Highlands of Scotland. 
ERST. adv. At first ; in the begin 

ning ; once ; formerly. 
ERUBES'CENCE, ERUBES'CEN- 

CY. s. The act of growing red ; 

redness, pi. erubuscencits, erubes 

cences : adj. erubescer\t. 
ERUCT'. v. To break wind from 

the stomach, pr. par. zructing 

past, eructed. 

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ERU— ESP 

ERUCTATE, v. To vomit forth, 
pr. par. eructating ; past, eruc- 
tated : s. eructation. 

ERUDITE, adj. Learned, s. erudi- 
tion. 

ERUPTION. 5. The act of bursting 
forth ; burst, adj. eruptive. 

ERYSIPELAS, s. A disease which 
affects the skin with a shining 
pale red, or citron colour. 

ESCALA'DE. s. The act of scaling 
the walls of a fortification. 

ESCAL'OP. s. A shellfish, the shell 
of which is regularly indented ; 
indenture, pronounced skol'-lup. 

ESCA'PE. v. To obtain exemption 
from ; to obtain security from ; to 
fly; to avoid, pr. par. escaping; 
past, escaped: s. escape, escaper. 

ESCHALOT'. 5. A species of plant, 
pronounced shal-lof. 

ESCHEAT', s. Any lands, or other 
profits, that fall to a lord within 
his manor by forfeiture, or by his 
tenant dying without an heir. v. 
escheat; pr. par. escheating ; past, 
escheated: adj. escheatage: s. es- 
cheator. 

ESCHEW, v. To fly, to avoid, to 
shun. pr. par. eschewing; past, es- 
chewed. 

ES'CORT. s. Convoy; guard from 
place to place, v. escort'; pr. par. 
escorting; past, escorted. 

ESCRITOl'RE. 5. A box with all the 
implements necessary for writing. 

ESCUAGE'. s. Service of the shield; 
a species of tenure, by which lands 
were ancientlv held. 

ESCULA'PIAN." adj. Medical. 

ESCULENT, adj. Proper for food; 

ESCUTCH'EON. s. The shield of 
a familv : the ensigns armorial. 

ESPAL'IER. s. A tree planted and 
cut so as to join others, v. es- 
palier ; pr. par. espaliering; past, 
espaliered. 

ESPE'CIAL. adj. Principal, chief, 
adv. especially. 

ESPI'ON\GE. s. The act of pro- 
curing and givirg intelligence. 



ESP— EST 

ESPLANA'DE. s. The empty space 
between the glacis of a citadel 
and the first houses of the town • 
a grass-plot. 

ESPOU'SE. v. To contract or betroth 
to another ; to marry ; to wed, to 
embrace, pr. par. espousing; past, 
espoused: s. espousal, espouse?: 

ESPY', v. To see things at a dis- 
tance ; to discover a thing intend- 
ed to be hidden ; to see unexpect- 
edly, pr. par. espying ; past, espied. 

ESQUIRE', s. The armour-bearer or 
attendant on a knight ; a title of 
dignity, next in degree below a 
knight, v. esquire; pr. par. esquir* 
ing ; past, esquired. 

ESSAY', v. To attempt, to try, to 
endeavour, pr. par. essaying; past, 
essayed: s. essayer. 

ES'SAY. s. Attempt ; endeavour; an 
irregular indigested piece ; a trial, 
s. essayist. 

ES'SENCE. s. The nature of any b^ 
ing; formal existence ; the chief 
properties or virtues of any simple 
or composition, collected into a 
narrow compass; perfume; odour; 
scent. 

ESSENTIAL, adj. Partaking of the 
essence ; necessary to the consti 
tution or existence of any thing , 
important in the highest degree , 
principal, s. essential, essentiality^ 
pi. essentialities : adv. esseritially. 

ESTAB'LISH. v. To settle firmly; 
to fix unalterably; to ratify, to 
found, pr. par. establishing; past, 
established: s. establisher, establish- 
ment. 

ESTATE, s. Condition of life; cir- 
cumstances in general; rank, pro; 
ertv. adj. es fated. 

ESTEEM', v. To set a value, wheth- 
er high or low, upon any thing ; 
to rate high, to think, pr. par. es- 
teeming ; Dast, esteemed : s. esteem, 
esteemer. 

ESTIMABLE, adj. Valuable; worth 
a large price ; worthy of esteem. 
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EST— EUD 

ESTIMATE, v. To rate; to adjust | 
the value of; to judge of any thingi 
by its proportion to something 
else. pr. par. estimating ; past, es-\ 
timated: s. estimate, estimation, es- 
timator : adj. estimative. 

ESTRANGE', v. To keep at a dis- 
tance ; to withdraw ; to alienate. 
pr. par. estranging; past, estrang- 
ed: s. estrangement. 

ESTUARY, s. An arm of the sea; 
the mouth of a lake or river, in 
which the tide reciprocates; a 
frith, pi. estuaries. 

ETCH. v. To engrave in a particu- 
lar manner, by means of nitric 
acid; to sketch, pr. par. etching; 
past, etched: s. etcher, etching. 

ETERNAL, adj. Without beginning 
or end ; endless; perpetual, adv. 
eternally: s. etemalist, eternity. 

ETERNALIZE, v. To make eter- 
nal. pr. par. eternalizing; past,eter- 
nalized. 

ETHER, s. An element more fine 
and subtile than air; the matter 
of the highest regions above; a 
volatile distilled spirit, adj. ethe- 
real. 

ETHIC, ETHICAL, adj. Moral, 
delivering precepts of morality. 

ETHICS, s. The doctrine of moral- 
itv : a svstem of morality. 

ETH'NIC, ETH'NICAL. adj. Hea- 
then, pagan, s. ethmcism. 

ETIQUETTE. 5. Ceremony. 

ETYMOL'OGY. 5. The descent or 
derivatirn of a word from its ori- 
ginal : the deduction of formations 
from the radical word. pi. etymol- 
ogies: adj. etymological : adv. ety- 
mologically : s. etymologist. 

ET'YMON. s. Origin; primitive 
word. 

EU'CH ARIST. s. The act of giving 
thanks ; the sacrament of the 
Lord's supper, adj. eucharistic, 
eucharistiral. 

EUDIOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
to determine the salubrity of the 
air. 



EUL— EVE 

EU'LOGIZE. v. To commend, to 
praise, pr. par. eulogizing; past, 
eulogized. 

EU'LOGY, EULCGIUM. s. Praise 
encomium, panegyric, pi. eulogies, 
eulogiums. 

EU'NUCH. s. One that is castrated. 

EU'PHON Y. s. An agreeable sound: 
the contrary to harshness, pi. eu- 
phonies : adj . euphonical. 

EUROPE'AN. adj. Belonging to 
Europe. 

EVACUATE, v. To make empty, 
to quit ; to void. pr. par. evacu 
aiing; past, evacuated: s. evacua- 
tion, evacuator: adj. evacuative. 

EVADE, v. To elude ; to escape by 

I artifice or stratagem, pr. par 

I evading; past, evaded: s. evader. 

EVANESCENCE, s. Disappearance; 
end of appearance, adj. evanes- 
cent. 

EVAN'GELIST. s. A writer of the 
history of our Lord Jesus, s. evan- 
gelism : adj. evangelic, evangelical: 
adv. evangelically. 

EVAxN'GELIZE. v. To instruct Jn 
the gospel, or law of Jesus, pr. 
par. evangelizing; past, evange- 
lized. 

EVAPORATE, v. To fly away in 
vapours or fumes; to waste insen- 
sibly, as a volatile spirit, pr. par. 
evaporating; past, evaporated: adj. 
evaporable: s. evaporation. 

EVA'SION. s. Act of evading; ex- 
cuse; subterfuge; sophistry, adj 
evasive: adv. evasively. 

EVE, E'VEN. 5. The close of th 
day; the vigil or fast to be observ 
ed before a holiday. 

E'VEN. adj. Level ; not rugged ; not 
unequal; uniform; capable of being 
divided into two equal parts, v 
even; pr. par. evening; past, even- 
ed: adv. evenly: s. evenness. 

E'VEN. adv. A word of strong as 
sertion ; verily ; notwithstanding . 
likewise. 

E'VEN-HANDED. adj. Impartial, 
equitable. 

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EVE— EVI 

E VENING. s. The close of the day; 
the beginning of night. 

EVENT'. 5. An incident; any thing 
that happens, good or bad ; the 
consequence of an action, adj. 
eventful. 

EVENTIDE, s. The time of even- 
ing. 

EVENTUAL, adj. Happening in 
consequence of any thing; conse 
quential. adv. eventually. 

EVENTUATE, v. To happen ; to 
result, pr. par. eventuating; past, 
eventuated. 

EVER. adv. At any time; at all 
times; always; without end; eter- 

EVERGREEN. adj. Verdant 
throughout the year. s. evergreen 

EVERLASTING, adj. Enduring 
without end; perpetual; immor 
tal. adv. everlastingly: s. everlast 
ingness. 

EVERMO'RE. adv. Always, eter- 
nal i v. 

EVER'SION. 5. Act of everting; 
overthrow. 

EVERT', v. To destroy, to over- 
throw, pr. par. everting; past, 
everted. 

EVERY, adj. Each one of all. 

E VERY-DAY. adj. Common; oc- 
curring on any day. 

EVES'DROP. v. To skulk about a 
house, in the night, to listen, pr. 
par. evesdropping ; past, evesdrop- 
ped- s. evesdropper. 

EVICT', v. To dispossess by a ju- 
dicial course ; to take away by sen- 
tence of law ; to prove, pr. par. 
evicting; past evicted: s. eviction. 

EVIDENCE, s. ' The state of being 
evident; clearness; indubitable 
certaintv; testimony; witness, v. 
evidence; pr. par. evidencing; past, 
evidenced: adj. evident: adv. evi- 
dently. 

E'VIL. adj. Having bad qualities ; 
not good ; wicked ; corrupt s. 
evil: adv. evilly. 

EVIL-DO'ER. s. A malefactor; one 
that commits crimes. 



EVI— EXA 

EVIL-EY'ED. adj. Having a malig 
nant look. 

E'VIL-FAVOURED. adj. Ill coun- 
tenanced ; not having a good as- 
pect. 

E'VILMINDED. adj. Malicious, mis- 
chievous, malignant. 

EVINCE', v. To prove, to show, to 
manifest, pr. par. evincing; past, 
evinced. 

EViS'CERATE. v. To embowel, to 
draw, to deprive of the entrails, 
pr. par. eviscerating; past, evisce- 
rated. 

EV1TABLE. adj. Avoidable; that 
may be escaped or shunned, s. 
evitation. 

EVOCATE. v. To call forth, pr. 
par. evocating; past, evocated: s. 
evocation. 

EVO'KE. v. To call forth, pr. par. 
evoking; past, evoked. 

EVOLATION. s. The act of flying 
away. 

EVOL'VE. v. To unfold, to disen- 
tangle, pr. par. evolving; past, 
evolved. 

EVUL'SION. s. The act of plucking 
out. 

EWE. s. The female sheep. 

EWER. s. A vessel in which watei 
is brought, for washing the hands. 

EXACT', adj. Nice; not deviating 
from rule ; methodical ; careful, 
adv. exactly: s. exactitude, exact- 
ness. 

EXACT', v. To require authorita- 
tively ; to enjoin ; to extort, pr. 
par. exnctiyig; past, exacted: s. 
exaction, exacter, exactor. 

EXAGGERATE, v. To heap upon; 
to accumulate; to heighten by 
representation, pr. par. exagge- 
rating; past, exaggerated: s. ex- 
aggeration, exaggerator : adj. ex 
aggeratory. 

EXALT', v. To raise on high; to 
elevate to power, wealth, 01 dig- 
nity, pr. par. exalting ; past, ex* 
alted: s. exaltation, exaltedness, 
exalter. 

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EXA— EXC 

EXAMINE, v. To try a person ac- 
cused or suspected, by interroga- 
tories ; to question, to scrutinize: 
to try by experiment, or observa- 
tion; to searcn into. pr. par. ex- 
amining; past, examined: s. ex- 
Uminant, examination, examiner : 
adj. examinable. 

EXAM'PLE. s. Copy or pattern; 
that which is proposed to be imi- 
tated; precedent; instance; mat- 
ter of illustration. 

EXANIMATE, v. To deprive of 
life; to dishearten; to weaken 
pr. par. exanimating; past, exan 
imated : s. examination. 

EX' ARCH. s. A vicerov. s. exarchate. 

EXASPERATE, v. To provoke, to 
enrage, pr. par. exasperating; past, 
exasperated: s. exasperator, exas- 
peration. 

EX'CAVATE. v. To hollow; to 
cut out. pr. par. excavating ; past 
excavated: s. excavation, excavator. 

EXCEED 7 , v. To go beyond 
outgo; to excel, pr. par. exceed-\ 
ing; past, exceeded: s. exceeding- 
ness, exceeder : adv. exceedingly. 

EXCEL', v. To surpass, to exceed, 
pr. par. excelling; past, excelled. 

EXCELLENCE, EXCELLENCY. 
s. The state of abounding in any 
good quality ; dignity ; purity ; 
goodness; a title of honour, pi. 
excellences, excellencies: adj. excel- 
lent : adv. excellently. 



EXC— EXC 

another; to give and take reci]»- 
rocaiiy. pr. par. exchanging ; pas*, 
eicluuiged: s. exchange, exchang- 
er: adj. exchangeable. 

EXCHEQTER. s. The court into 
which are brought all the reven- 
ues belonging to the crown oi 
England ; and in which all causes 
touching the revenues of th 
crown are tried. 

EXCLW. v. To cut off. pr. par 
excluding; past, excluded: s. ex 
cision. 

EXCI'SE. s. A species of tax. v. ex- 
cise ; pr. par. excising; past, ex- 
cised: adj. excisable : s. exciseman^ 
pi. excisemen. 

EXCIS'IOX. s. Act of cutting off; 
destruction; ruin. 

EXCi'TE. v. To rouse, to animate, 
to stir up, to encourage, pr. par. 
exciting ; past, excited : s. excite- 
ment, exciter: adj. excitable: s. 
excitability, pi. excitabilities. 

EXCLAIM', v. To cry out with ve- 
hemence; to make an outcry, pr. 
par. exclaiming ; past, exclaimed, 
s. exclamation, exclaimer : adj. ex 
clamatory. 

EXCLU'DE. v. To shut out; to hin 
der from entrance or admission ; 
to debar ; to prohibit, pr. par. ex* 
eluding; past, excluded. 

EXCLUSION. 5. Act of excluding 
adj. exclusive: adv. exclusively : s 
exclusianist. 



EXCEPT', v. To leave out; to ob-j EXCOMMU'XICATE. v. To eject 



lect ; to exclude. 

EXCEPT', prep. Exclusively of; un- 
less. 

EXCEPTION. 5. Act of excepting; 
thing excepted; objection, adj. 
exceptionable. 

EXCER'PT. s. Something gleaned ; 
something selected, s. excerption, 
excerpt or. 

EXCESS', s. More than enough ; su- 
perfluity; intemperance, pi. ex- 
cesses: adj. excessive: adv. exces- 
sive}/: s. excessiveness. 

EXCHANG'E. v. To give or quit 
one thing for the sake of gaining 
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from the communion of the 
church, by an ecclesiastical cen 
sure. pr. par. excommunicating 
past, excommunicated : adj. excom 
municable: s. excommunicate, ex 
communication. 

EXCORIATE, v. To flay; to strip 
off the skin. pr. par. excoriating 
past, excoriated: s. excoriation. 

EXCORTICA'TION. s. Act of strip- 
ping off the bark. 

EX'CREMEXT. s. That which is 
discharged from the natural pas- 
sages of the body. adj. excremen- 
tal, excrementitious. 

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EXC— EXE 

EXCRES'CENCE, EXCRES'CEN 
CY. s. Something growing out of 
another, without use, and contra- 
ry to the common order of pro- 
duction, pi. excrescences, excrescen- 
cies: adj. excrescent. 

EXCRETION, s. Separation of ani- 
mal substance; ejecting something 
out of the bodv. adj. excretive. 

EXCRU'CIATE." v. To torture, to 
torment, pr. par. excruciating; 
past, excruciated; s. excruciation. 

EXCUL'PATE. v. To clear from 
the imputation of a fault, pr. par. 
exculpating ; past, exculpated: s. 
exculpation: adj. exculpatory. 

EXCURSION. 5. The act of deviat- 
ing from the stated or settled 
path; a ramble; a digression, adj. 
excursive: adv. excursively: s. ex- 
cursiveness. 

EXCU'SE. v. To extenuate by apolo- 
gy; to remit; to disengage from an 
obligation, pr. par. excusing; past, 
excused: adj. excusable, excusato- 
ry, excuseless: s. excuse, excuser. 

EX'ECRABLE. adj. Hateful, detest- 
able, accursed, adv. execrably. 

EX'ECRATE. v. To curse, to im- 
precate ill upon. pr. par. execrat- 
ing ; past, execrated : s. execration : 
adj. execratory. 

EXECUTE, v. To put in act ; to 
perform ; to practise ; to put to 
death, pr. par. executing; past, 
executed: s. execution, executor. 

EXECUTIONER. 5. He that puts 
in act, or executes ; he that in- 
flicts capital punishment. The 
last is the only sense in which this 
word is now properly used. 

EXECUTIVE, adj. Having the qual- 
ity of executing or performing; 
active, s. executive: adj. executory. 

EXECUTOR, s. He that is intrusted 
to perform the will of a testator, 
s. executorship. 

EXECUTRIX, s. A woman intrust- 
ed to perform the will of a testa- 
tor, pi. exzcutrixts. 

EXEM PLAR. s. A pattern; an ex- 
ample to be imitated. 



EXE-EXH 

EXEM'PLARY. adj. Such as may 
deserve to be proposed to imita- 
tion ; such as may give warning 
to others, adv. exemplarily. 

EXEMPLIFY, v. To illustrate by 
example ; to transcribe ; to copy, 
pr. par. exemplifying; past, exem- 
plified : s. exemplifier, exemplifica- 
tion. 

EXEMPT', v. To privilege, to grant 
immunity from, pr.par. exempting, 
past, exempted: adj. exempt, exempt 
ible : s. exemption. 

EX'EQUTES. s. Funeral rites; the 
ceremony of burial ; the proces- 
sion of burial, (without a singular.) 

EX'ERCISE. s. Labour of the body; 
labour, considered as conducive to 
health; use; practice; employ 
ment. v. exercise; pr. par. exer 
cising; past, exercised: s. exerciser. 

EXERCIT ATION. s. Exercise, prac- 
tice, use. 

EXER CUE. s. That part of a medal 
which belongs not to the general 
device or subject of it, but which 
contains, in a corner of it, or un 
der a line or figure, the name oi 
the author, or some collateral cir 
cumstance. 

EXERT', v. To use with an effort ; 
to perform ; to enforce, to push 
to an effort, pr. par. exerting; past, 
exerted: s. exertion. 

EXFO'LIATE. v. To shell off, or 
separate ; as a corrupt bone from 
the sound part. pr. par. exfoliating, 
past, exfoliated: s. exfoliation: adj. 
exfoliative. 

EXHA'LE. v. To send or draw out 
in vapours; to draw out. pr. par. 
exhalmg ; past, exhaled: s. exha 
lation, exhalement: adj. exhalable 

EXHAUST', v. To drain; to dimin 
ish; to draw till nothing is left, 
pr. par. exhausting ; past, exhaust- 
ed: s. exhauster, exhaustion.- adj. 
exhaustible* eakaustless. 

EXHIBIT, v. To offer to view or 
use ; to offer or propose in a for- 
ma! manner; to display, pr. par. 
exhibiting; past, exhibited : s. ex- 
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EXH— EXO 

hibit, exhibiter, exhibition, exhi- 
bitioner, adj. exhibitive, exhibi- 
tory: adv. exhibitively. 

EXHIL'ARATE. v. To make cheer- 
ful ; to cheer ; to fill with mirth ; 
to enliven, pr. par. exhilarating; 
past, exhilarated : s. exhilaration. 

EXHORT', v. To incite, by words, 
to any good action, pr. par. ex- 
horting ; past, exhorted : s. exhort- 
ation, exhorter: adj. exhortative, 
exhortatory. 

EXHUMA'TION. s. The act of un- 
burying, or removing out of the 
grave. 

EXIGENCE, EXIGENCY, s. De- 
mand, want, need. pi. exigences, 
exigencies. 

EX'ILE. 5. Banishment; state of be- 
ing banished ; the person banish- 
ed, x. exile,- pr. par. exiling; past, 
exiled, s. exilement. 

EXIST', v. To be ; to have a being, 
pr. par. existing ; past, existed; s. 
existence: adj. existent. 

EX'IT. s. Recess ; departure ; act 
of quitting the theatre of life. 

EIX'ODUS. 5. Departure; journey 
from a place : The second book 
of Moses is so called, because it 
describes the journey of the Israel- 
ites from Egypt. 

EXON'ERATE. v. To unload, to 
disburthen. pr. par. exonerating; 
past, exonerated: s. exoneration.- 
adj. exonerative. 

EX'ORABLE. adj. To be moved by 
entreatv. 

EXORBITANCE, EXOR'BITAN- 
CY. s. The act of going out of 
the track prescribed; enormity; 
gross deviation from rule or right, 
pi. exorbitances, exorbitancies: adj. 
exorbitant : adv. exorbitantly. 

EXORCISE, v. To abjure by some 
holy name ; to drive away spirits 
by certain forms of abjuration; to 
purify from the influence of malig- 
nant spirits, by religious ceremo- 
nies, pr. par. exorcising ; past, ex- 
orcised: s. exerciser, exorcism, ex- 
orcist. 



EXO— EXP 

EXOR'DIUM. 5. A formal preface; 
the proemial part of acomposiiion. 
adj. exordial. 

EXOTIC, adj. Foreign; not pro- 
duced in our own country, s. exotic. 

EXPAND', v. To spread; to lay open 
as a net or sheet ; to dilate ; to 
spread out every way. pr. par. «r- 
panding ; past, expanded. 

EXPANSE', s. A body widely ex- 
tended, without inequalities ; im- 
mense space. 

EXPANSION, s. Act of expanding; 
state of being expanded into aw ider 
surface or greater space ; extent ; 
pure space, as distinct from exten- 
sion in solid matter, adj. expansi- 
ble, expansive : s. expansibility, pi. 
expansibilities. 

EXPA'TIATE. v. To range at large; 
to enlarge upon in language, pr. 
par. expatiating; past, expatiated: 
s. expatiator. 

EXPATRIATE, v. To banish from 
one's native country ; to quit one's 
country, pr. par. expatriating; past, 
expatriated: s. expatriation. 

EXPECT', v. To have a previous 
apprehension of either good or 
evil; to wait for; to attend the 
coming, pr. par. expecting; past, 
expected: s. expectation, expecter, 
expectancy, expectant: adj. expect- 
ant. 

EXPECTORATE, v. To eject from 
the breast, pr. par. expectorating ; 
past, expectorated: s. expectoration, 
expectorant: adj. expectorative. 

EXPE'DIENT. adj. Proper, fit, con- 
venient, suitable, quick, expedi 
tious. s. expedience, expediency, pi. 
expediences, expediencies, expedient. 
adv. expediently. 

EXPEDITE, v. To facilitate; to free 
from impediment; to hasten: to 
despatch, pr. par. expediting; past, 
expedited: adv. expedilely. 

EXPEDITION, s. Haste, speed, ac 
tivity; a march or voy: ge, wiin 
martial intentions, adj. exptdili- 
ous: adv. expeditiously. 

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EXP— EXP 

EXPEL . v. To drive out ; to force 
away; to eject; to banish, pr. par. 
expelling; past, expelled: s. ex- 

• pcller. 

EXPEND', v. To lay out, to spend, 
pr. par. expending; past, expend- 
ed: s. expenditure. 

EXPENSIVE. a#. Given to expense; 
extravagant; costly, adv. expen- 
sively: s. expensiveness. 

EXPERIENCE. 5. Practice; fre- 
quent trial ; knowledge gained by 
practice, v. experience; pr. par. 
experiencing; past, experienced: 
s. experiences 

EXPERIMENT, s. Trial of any 
thing; something done in order to 
discover an uncertain or unknown 
effect, adj. experimental: adv. ex- 
perimentally: s. experimenter, ex- 
perimentalist. 

EXPERT', adj. Skilful, intelligent, 
ready, dextrous; skilful by prac- 
tice or experience, adv. expertly 
s. expertness. 

EX'PiATE. v. To annul the guilt of 
acrime, by subsequent acts of pie- 
ty ; to atone for ; to make repara- 
tion for. pr. par. expiating; past 
erpmted: s. expiation: adj. expia 
ble, expiatory. 

EXPI'RE. v. To breathe out ; to ex- 
hale; to conclude; to die. pr. par. 
expiring; past, expired: s. expira- 
tion. 

EXPLAIN', v. To expound, to illus- 
trate, to clear, pr. par. explaining; 
past, explained: s. explainer, ex- 
planation : adj. explainable, explan- 
atory. 

EXPLETIVE. 5. Something used 
only to take up room. adj. exple- 
tory. 

EXPLICATION. 5. The act of 
opening, unfolding, or expanding; 
interpretation ; explanation, adj. 
explicable, explicatory: s. explica- 
tor. 

EXPLI'CIT. adj. Unfolded, plain, 
clear; not merely implied, ad 
explicitly: s. explicitness. 



: 



EXP— EXP 

EXPLODE, v. To drive out disgrace- 
fully, with some noise of con- 
tempt ; to drive out with noise and 
violence, pr. par. exploding; pac,, 
exploded: s. exploder, explosion 
adj. explosive. 

EXPLO'SION. s. Act of exploding 
noise produced by exploding, adj 
explosive. 

EXPLOIT'. 5. A design accomplish 
ed ; an achievement ; a successfu 
attempt. 

EXPLO'RE. v. To try, to search into, 
to examine by trial, pr. par. ex- 
ploring; past, explored: s. explo- 
ration, explorator, explorement : 
adj. exploratory. 

EXPORT', v. To carry or send out 
of a country, in the way of traffic. 
pr. par. exporti?ig , past, exported: 
s. export, exportation, exporter : 
adj. exportable. 

EXPO'SE. v. To lay open ; to make 
liable; to put in the power of; to 
make bare ; to put in danger, pr. 
par. exposing; past, exposed: s 
exposer, exposition, exposure. 

EXPOSITOR, s. Explainer, ex- 
pounder, interpreter, adj. exposi- 
tory.^ 

EXPOSTULATE, v. To canvass 
with another ; to altercate ; to de- 
bate, without open rupture, pr. par. 
expostulating; past, expostulated 
s. expostulation, expostulator : adj 
expostulatory. 

EXPOUND*, v. To explain, to clear, 
to interpret, to examine, to lay 
open. pr. par. expounding; past, 
expounded: s. expounder. 

EXPRESS', v. To represent by any 
of the imitative arts, as poetrv, 
sculpture, or painting; to exhibit 
by language; to utter; to declare; 
to squeeze out. pr. par. express- 
ing; past, expressed: s. and adj. 
express: adj. expressible: adv. ex~ 
p res sly. 

EX PRESS', adj. Copied, resembling, 
exactly like ; plain ; in direct 
terms ; on purpose. 

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EXP— EXT 

EXPRESS', s. A messenger sent on; 
purpose; a message sent. 

EXPRESSION, s. The act or power; 
of representing any thing; the; 
form or mode of language in which ' 
any thoughts are uttered; a phrase; | 
the act of squeezing or forcing out; 
any thing by a press, adj. expres- 
sive: adv. expressively: s. expres- 
siveness. 

EXPUL'SfON. s. The act of expel- 
ling; the state of being expelled-! 
adj. expulsive. 

EXPUNGE', v. To blot out, to rub ! 
out, to efface, to annihilate, pr.j 
par. expunging; past, expunged, i 

EXPURGATE, v. To expunge, to| 
purge away. pr. par. expurgating; 
past, expurgated: s. expurgation, 
expurgator: adj. expurgatory. 

EX'QUISITE. adj. Far-sought, ex-' 
cellent, consummate, adv. exqui-\ 
sitely: s. exquisiteness. 

EXTANT', adj. Standing out to ! 
view; standing above the rest;' 
public. 

EXTAT'IC, ECSTATIC, adj. Rap-j 
turous. 

EX'TASY, EC/STACY, s. Rapture.: 
pi. extasies, ecstacies. 

EXTEM'PORE. adv. Without pre- 
meditation; suddenly; readily.) 
adj. extemporaneous, extemporary :\ 
adv. extemporally. 

EXTEND', v. To stretch out in any 
direction; to amplify; to expand; 
to enlarge; to reach to any dis- 
tance, pr. par. extending; past, 
extended: s. extender, extension, ex- 
tent. 

EXTEN'STON. s. Act of extending; 1 
state of being extended, adj. ex- 
tensive: s. extensiveness : adv. ex- 
tensively. \ 

EXTEN'SIBLE. arf/.Capable ofbeing 1 
extended, s. extensibility, pi. exten- 
sibilities. 

EXTEN'UATE. v. To lessen; to! 
make small in bulk. pr. par. ex- 
tenuating; past, extenuated: s.j 
extenuation. 



EXT— EXT 

EXTE'RIOR. adj. Outward, exier- 
nal, not intrinsic, s. exterior: adv. 
exteriorly. 

EXTERMINATE, v. To drive away, 
to abolish; to destroy, pr. par. 
exterminating ; past, exterminated. 
s. extermination, exterminator: adj. 
exterminatory. 

EXTER'NAL. adj. Outward; not 
proceeding from itself; having the 
outward appearance, adv. exter- 
nally. 

EXTINCT'. adj. Extinguished, 
quenched, put out, abolished, s. 
extinction. 

EXTINGUISH, v. To put out, to 
quench, to suppress, to destroy, 
to obscure, pr. par. extinguishing; 
past, extinguished : s. extinguisher, 
extinguishment : adj. extinguish- 
able. 

EXTIR'PATE. v. To root out, to 
eradicate, totally to destroy, pr. 
par. extirpating ; past, extirpated 
s. extirpation, extirpator: adj. ex- 
tirpable. 

EXTOL', v. To praise, to magnify, 
to laud, to celebrate, pr. par. ex- 
tolling ; past, extolled : s. extnller. 

EXTORT', v. To draw by force ; to 
force away ; to wrest ; to gain by 
violence or oppression, pr. par. ex- 
tolling ; past, extorted: s. extorter \ 
extortion, extortioner. 

EX'TRA. A word often used in 
composition, meaning over and 
above, extraordinary, beyond. 

EXTRACT', v. To draw out ; to 
draw by chvmical operation; to 
select and abstract from a larger 
treatise, pr. par. extracting; past, 
extracted: s. ex' tract, extraction, 
extractor. 

EXTRAJUDICIAL, adj. Out of the 
regular course of legal procedure, 
adv. extrajudicially. 

EXTRAMUN'DANE. adj. Beyond 
the verge of the material woild. 

EXTRA'NFOUS. adj. Not belonging 
to anv thing; foreign; of differ- 
ent substance ; not intrinsic. 
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EXT— EXU 

EXTRAORDINARY, adj. Different 
irom common order and method : 
not ordinary; eminent; remark- 
able: pronounced, extror-dir.a^y .- 
adv. extraordinarily. 

EXTRAPAROCH'IAL. adj. Not 
comprehended within any parish 

EXTRA'VAGANT. adj. Wandering 
out of his bounds ; roving beyond 
just limits or prescribed methods; 
irregular; wasteful; prodigal, adv, 
extravagantly : s. extravagance. 

EXTRAV'ASATED. adj. Forced 
out of the proper containing ves 
sels. s. extravasation. 

EXTRE'ME. adj. Greatest, utmost, 
last ; that beyond which there is 
nothing, s. extreme ; adv. extreme- 
ly : s. extremity, pi. extremities. 

EXTRICATE, v. To disembarrass ; 
to set free any one in a state of 
perplexity ; to disentangle, pr. par. 
extricating; past, extricated: s. ex- 
trication: adj. extricable. 

EXTRIN'SIC. adj. External, out- 
ward, not intimatelv belonging, 
adv. extrinsical ly. 

EXTRU'DE. v. To tnrust off, to 
drive off. pr. par. extruding, past, 
extruded. 

EXTRU'SION. s. Ac. of extruding. 

EXU'BERANT. adj. Growing with 
superfluous shoots ; overabun- 
dant ; luxuriant, s. exuberance, ex- 
uberancy, pi. exube? % ances, exuber- 
ancies : adv. exuberantly. 

EXU'DE. v. To sweat ; to issue by 
sweat, pr. par. exuding; past, ex- 
uded: s. exudation. 



EXU- -EYR 

EXULT', v. To rejoice above meas- 
ure ; to triumph, pr. par. exulting, 
past, exulted: s. exultation: adj. 
exultant. 

EXUVIiE. s. Cast skins; cast 
shells.- whatever is shed by ani- 
mals. 

EY'AS. 5. A young hawk. pi. eyases. 

EYE. s. The organ of vision; sight; 
look ; a small catch into which a 
hook goes. v. eye; pr. par. eying, 
past, eyed: s. eyer. 

EYE'BALL. s. The apple of the eye, 
the pupil. 

EYE'BROW. s. The hairy arch over 
the eye. 

EYE'GLASS. s. A glass to assist the 
sight, pi. eyeglasses. 

EYE'LASH. s. The line of hair that 
edges the evelid. pi. eyelashes. 

EYE'LET. s. A hole through which 
light may enter; any small perfo- 
ration, for a face to go through. 

EYE'LID. s. The membrane that 
shuts over the eve. 

EYE'SERVANT. 5. A servant that 
works only while watched, s. eye- 
service. 

EYE'SIGHT. 5. Sight of the eye. 

EYE'SORE. s. Something offensive 
to the sight. 

EYE'TOOTH. s. The tooth on the 
upper jaw, next on each side to 
the grinders; the lang. 

EYE'WITNESS. 5. An ocular evi- 
dence ; one who gives testimony 
to facts seen with his own eyes, 
pi. eyewitnesses. 

EY'RY. s. The place where bird* 
of prey build their nests, and hatch 
pi. eyries. 



FAB— FAB 



F 



FA'BLE. s. A feigned story, intend- 
ed to enforce some moral precept; 
a fiction in general, adj. fabled: 
s. fabulist. 

FABRICATE, v. To build, to con- 
struct, to forge, to devise falsely. 



FAB— FAB 



pr. par. fabricating ; past, fabri- 
cated: s. fabric, fabrication, fabri- 
cator. 
FAB'ULOUS. adj. Feigned, full of 
fables, s. fabulosity, pi. fabulosi- 
ties, fabulousness: adv. fabulously 



FAC— FAG 

FACA'DE. s. Front, pronounced 
fa-sad, or fa-sade'. 

FACE. 5. The visage ; countenance; 
surface of any thing : appearance. 
v. face; pr. par. facing; past, 
faced. 

FACETIOUS, adj. Gay, cheerful, 
lively, witty, adv. facetiously : s. 
facetiousness. 

FACILITATE, v. To make easy; 
to free from difficulty, pr. p&r. fa- 
cilitating; pnst, facilitated: s fa- 
cility, pi. facilities. 

FACSIMILE, s. An exact copy. 

FACT. s. A thing done ; an effect 
produced ; reality. 

FACTION, s. A party in a state ; 
tumult; discord, s. factwnary, pi. 
factionaries, factwnist: adj. fac- 
tious: adv . factiously : s.factious- 

FACTITIOUS. adj. Made by art ; 
in opposition to what is made by j 
nature. 

FACTOR, s. An agent for another; 
one who transacts business for an- 
other; (in arithmetic) the multi- 
plicator and multiplicand, s. fac- 
torage. 

FACTORY, s. A house or district 
inhabited by traders in a distant 
country ; a place where any thing 

. is made. pi. factories. 

FACTOTUM, s. A servant employ- 
ed alike in all kinds of business; 
one who can do every thing. 

FACULTY. 5. The power of doing 
any thing; ability: faculty, in a 
university, denotes the masters 
and professors of the several sci- 
ences, pi. faculties. 

FADE. v. To disappear instantane- 
ously ; to die away gradually ; to 
vanish, pr. par. fading; past, fa- 
ded. 

FAG. v. To grow weary, to faint 
with weariness, pr. par. fagging; 
past, fagged: s.fag. 

FAG-ENLY. s. The end of a web of 
cloth ; the refuse or meaner part 
of any thing. 



FAG— FAL 

FAG'OT. 5. A bundle of sticks bound 
together, for the tire. 

FALL. v. To desert, to disappoint, 
to neglect, to decay, pr. pur fail' 
ing ; past, failed: s. failure. 

FAIN. adj. Glad, merry, fond, 
forced, adv. yam. 

FAINT, v. To decay; to sink mo- 
tionless and senseless, pr. par. 
fainting; past, fainted: adj. faint, 
faintish: adv . faintly : s.faintish 
ness, faintness. 

/AINT-HE ART'ED. adj. Cowardly, 
timorous, adv '. faint-heartedly : s. 
faint-heartedness. 

FAIR. adj. Beautiful, clear, pure 
favourable, equal, adv. fairly: s 
fairness. 

FAIR. s. An annual or stated meet 
ing of buyers and sellers, s.fair 
ing. 

FAIR-SPOKEN, adj. Bland and civil 
in language and address. 

FAI'RY. 5. A kind of fabled being 
supposed to appear in meadows 
and reward cleanliness in houses 
an elf. pi. fairies: adj. fairy. 

FAFSIBLE. adj. See Feasible. 

FAITH. 5. Fidelity, honour, vera 
city, belief, adj. faitl hful, faithless 
adv. faithfully : s. faithfulness 
faithlessness. 

FAL'CHION. s. A short, crooke 
sword; a scimetar. 

FAL'CON. s. A hawk trained fo 
sport; a sort of cannon, s. falcon 
er, falconry, pi. falconries. 

FALCONET', s. A sort of cannon. 

FALL. v. To drop from a higher 
place; to decrease: to diminish 
in value, pr. par. falling; past, 
fallen: s. fall. 

FALL. s. In ihe United States, sig- 
nifies autumn. 

FAL'LACY. s. Sophism, logical ar- 
tifice, pi. fallacies: adj. fallacious. 
s. fallaciousness: adv. fallaciously. 

FAL'LIBLE. adj. Liable to error, 
such as may be deceived, adv. 
fallibly: s fallibility, pi. fallibilities. 

FALLING-SICK'NESS. s. The epi 
lepsy. 

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FAL— FAN 

FALLOW, adj. Pale red, or yel- 
low; unsown; unoccupied, v. fal- 
low; pr. par. fallowing ; past, fal- 
lowed. 

FALSE, adj. Treacherous, perfidi- 
ous, counterfeit, adv. false, false- 
ly ' s. Jalsehood, falseness, falsity, 
pi. falsities. 

FALSEHEARTED, adj. Treacher- 
ous, perfidious, deceitful, s. false- 
heartedness. 

FALSETTO, s. A musical term ; a 
feigned voice. 

FALSIFY, v. To counterfeit, to 
forge, to confute, pr. par. falsi- 
fying,' past, falsified: s. falsifica- 
tion, falsifier : adj. falsifiable. 

FAL'TER. v. To hesitate, to waver, 
to fail. pr. par. faltering; past, 
faltered : adv. falteringly. 

FAME. s. Celebrity, renown, re 
port. adj. famed, fameless. 

FAMILIAR, adj. Domestic; relat 
ing to a family; affable; uncere- 
monious; free. s. familiarity, pi. 
familiarities: adv. familiarly: 
familiarize; pr. par. familiar izing; 
past , familiarized. 

FAMILY, s. Those who live in the 
same house ; a race ; a genealogy, 
pi. families. 

FAM'INE. s. A scarcity of food; 
dearth. 

FAM'ISH. v. To kill with hunger ; 
to starve, pr par. famishing: past, 
famished. 

FA'MOUS. adj. Renowned, cele- 
brated, much spoken of. adv. fa- 
mously: s. famosity, pl.famosities, 
famousness. 

FAN. s. An instrument used by la- 
dies to move the air and cool them- 
selves ; any thing by which the 
air is moved, v. fan; pr. ipzr.fan- 
ning; past, fanned. 

FANATIC, s. An enthusiast; a 
man mad with wild notions of re- 
ligion, adj. fanatic, fanatical : adv. 
fanatically : s. fanaticism. 

FANCY, s. Imagination, taste, idea, 
inclination, caprice, pi. fancies: 
v. fancy ; pr. par. fancying : past, 



FAN— FAR 

fancied: adj fanciful : adv. fan. 

cifully : s. fancifulness. 
FANDANG'O. s. A kind of very 

lively dance, pi. fandangoes. 
FANE. s. A temple ; a place con- 
secrated to religion. 
FANFARONA'DE. s. A bluster ; a 

tumour of fictitious dignity. 
FANG. s. The long tusks of a boar 

or other animal; the nails, the 

talons. ad).fanged. 
FAN'TASM. s. See Phantasm. 
FANTASTIC, FANTASTICAL. 

adj. Irrational ; subsisting only in 

the imagination; unreal, adv. fan' 

tastically, fantastickly. 
FANTASY. 5. Fancy, imagination, 

idea, humour, pi. fantasies. 
FA'QUIR. s. A sort of dervise, trav 

elling about and collecting alms. 
FAR. adv. To great extent in length; 

remotely, adj. far: s.farness. 

FARCE, s. A short dramatic repre 
sentation, written without rega- 
larity, and filled with wild and lu- 
dicrous conceits, adj. farcical: 
adv. farcically. 

FAR'CY. s. The.eprosy of horses, 
pi. farcies. 

FAR'DEL. s. A bundle, a) ; ttle pack. 

FARE. 'v. Togo, to pass, to happen, 
to feed, to eat. pr. par. faring, 
past, fared : s. fare. 

FAR'-FETCHED. adj. Brought from 
places remote ; elaborately strain 
ed. 

FAREWELL", int. The parting com- 
pliment ; adieu, s. farewell. 

FARINA'CEOUS. adj. Mealy; tast 
ing like meal. 

FARM. s. Ground let to a tenant \ 
a portion of land tilled by a tenant 
or the owner, v. farm; pr. par. 
farming; past, farmed : adj./*arwi- 
able: s. farmer. 

FARRA'GO. s. A mass formed con- 
fusedly of several ingredients, pi. 
farragoes. 

FAR'RIER. 5. A shoer of horses; 
one who professes the medicine 
of horses, s. farriery. 

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FAR— FAT 

FAR'ROW. s. A litter of pigs. v. 
farrow; pr. par. fa rr owing ; past, 
farrowed. 

FARTHER, adv. At a greater dis- 
tance ; beyond, sup. farthest. 

FARTHERMORE. adv. Besides; 
over and above ; likewise. 

FARTHING, s. The fourth of a 
penny. 

FARTHINGALE, s. A hoop; cir- 
cles of whalebone, used to spread 
the petticoat to a wide circum- 
ference. 

FAS'CES. s. Rods anciently car- 
ried before the Roman consuls, 
as a mark of their authority. 

FAS'CINATE. v. To bewitch, to en 
chant, pr. par. fascinating ; past, 
fascinated: s. fascination. 

FAS'CINE. s. A fagot. 

FASHION, s. Form; make or cut 
of clothes ; manner; custom. 
fashion; pr. par. fashioning; past, 
fashioned: adj. ftshionable: s 
fashionableness : adv. fashionably 
s. fashionist. 

FAST. adj. Firm, immovable, strong, 
speedy, adv. fast, fastly: s. fast- 
ness. 

FAST. v. To abstain from food ; to 
mortify the body, by religious ab 
stinence. pr. par. fasting; past, 
fasted: s. fast, faster. 

FASTEN, v. To make fast ; to make 
firm ; to cement ; to fix itself, 
pronounced fas'-n. pr. par. fasten- 
ing ; past, fastened: s. faste?ier. 

FASTIDIOUS. m adj. Disdainful, 
squeamish, insolently nice. adv. 
fastidiously: s. fastidiousness. 

FAT. adj. Full-fed, plump, fleshy. 
s. fat, fatness, fatner, faitener. 

FATALISM, s. The doctrine that 
all things happen by necessity, s. 
fatalist, fatality, pi. fatalities. 

FATE. s. Destiny; an eternal series 
of successive causes : death, adj. 
fated, fatal: adv. fatally. 

FATHER, s. The male parent; the 
head of a family ; the first ances- 
tor. ¥, father; pr. par. fathering; 
If 



FAT— FEA 

past fathered: adj fatherly father* 
less. 

FATHOM, s. A measure of length, 
containing, six feet. v. fathom, 
pr. par. fathoming; past, fathom- 
ed: s.fathomer: adj. fathomless. 

FATIGUE'. 5. Weariness, lassitude, 
labour, toil. v. fatigue; pr. par. 
fa hgu ing; past, fatigued. 

FAT'lGABLE. adj. Easily wearied 
susceptible of weariness. 

FATTEN, v. To make fat. pr. par. 
fattening; past, fattened s. fai- 
tener: adj.fatiish. 

FAT'UOUS. adj. Stupid, foolish, im- 
potent. 

FATU'ITY. s. Foolishness, weak 
nessofmind. pi. fatuities. 

FAU'CET. s. The pipe inserted into 
a vessel to give vent to the liquoi, 
and stopped up by a peg or spigot. 

FAULT, s. Offence, slight crime, 
defect, x. fault; pr. par. faulting, 
past, faulted: s. faultiness, fault- 
lessness: adj. faulty, faultless. 
adv. faultily. 

FAUN. s. A sort of inferior heathen 
deity, pretended to inhabit the 
woods. 

FA'VOUR. v. To support ; to regard 
with kindness ; to countenance 
to conduce to. pr. par. favouring 
past, favoured: s. favour, favour 
er: s. and adj. favourite: s. fa- 
vouritism. 

FAVOURABLE, adj. Kind, propi 
tious, conducive to; concurrent 
adv. favourably: s. favourable- 
ness. 

FAWN. s. A young deer. v. fawn , 
pr. par. fawning; past, fawned. 

FAWN. v. To court by frisking be- 
fore one ; to court by any means 
pr. par. fawning; past, fawned • 
s. fawn, fawner : adv.fawningly. 

FAY. s. A fairv ; an elf; faith. 

FE'ALTY. s. Duty due to a supe 
rior lord ; loya.ty. pi. fealties. 

FEAR. s. Dread, terror, awe, anxi 
ety. v. fear; pr. par. fearing 
past, feared: adj. fearful, fear 
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FEA— FEE 

less: adv. fearfully, fearlessly : s. 
fearfulness, fearlessness. 

FEA'SIBLE. adj. Practicable ; pos- 
sible to be effected, adv. feasibly : 
s. feasibility, pi. feasibilities, feasi- 
bleness. 

FEAST s. An anniversary day of 
rejoicing ; an entertainment of the 
table ; something delicious to the 
palate, v. feast; pr. par. feasting; 
past, feasted : s.f easier. 

FEAT. s. Act, deed, action, ex- 
ploit. 

FEATH'ER. s. The plume of a bird; 
an ornament, v. feather; pr. par. 
feathering; past, feathered: adj. 
featlierless, feathery. 

FEATURE, s. Any lineament or 
single part of the face. 

FEB'RIFUGE. adj. Having the pow- 
er to cure fevers, s. febrifuge. 

FEB'RILE. adj. Constituting a fever: 
proceeding from a fever, adj. ^6- 
rific. 

FEB'RUARY. 5. The name of the 
second month in the year. 

FECULENCE, FEC'ULENCY. 5. 
Muddiness ; quality of abounding 
with lees or sediments ; dregs, pi. 
feculences feculencies: adj feculent. 

FE'CUND. adj. Fruitful, prolific, v. 
fecundify, pr. par. fecundifying ; 
past, fecundified: s. fecundity, pi. 
fecundities. 

FED. Preterit and past par. of to feed. 
FED'ER AL. adj. Relating to a league 

or contract, adj. federate, federa- 
tive : s. federation. 
FEDERALIST. 5. One of a politi 
cal party in the United States, op- 
posed to those called democrats. 

FEE. s. Reward, recompense, v. 
fee ; pr. -oar. feeing ; past, feed. 

FEE'BLE. adj. Weak, debilitated, 
sickly, infirm, s. feebleness : adv. 
feebly . 

FEE'BLE-MiNDED. adj. Weak of 
mind, defective in resolution. 

FEED. v. To supply with food ; to 
furnish; to nourish, pr. par. feed- 
ing; past, fed: s. feeder. 

FEEL. v. To have perception of 



FEE— FEL 

things by the touch ; to be affect 
ed by ; to perceive mentally, r r. 
par. feeling; past, felt: s. feel, 
feekr, feeling: adj. feeling: adv. 
feelingly. 

FEET. s. The plural of foot. adj. 
feetless. 

FEIGN, v. To invent, to dissemble, 
to conceal, pr. par. feigning; past. 
feigned: s. feignedness, feigned- 
adv.feignedly. 

FEINT, s. A false appearance , a 
mock assault, adj. feint. 

FELICITATE, v. To make happy, 
to congratulate, pr. par. felici- 
tating ; past, felicitated : s. felici- 
tation, felicity, pi. Jelicities: adj. 
felicitous : adv. felicitously. 

FELINE, adj. Like a cat; pertain- 
ing to a cat. 

FELL. adj. Cruel, barbarous, inhu- 
man. 

FELL. v. To knock down, to hew 
down. pr. par. felling; past, fell- 
ed: s. feller. 

FELL. The preterit of to fall. 

FELLIF'LUOUS. adj. Flowing with 
gall. 

FEL'LOE. s. The circumference of 
a wheel ; a portion of the rim of 
a wheel. 

FEL'LOW. 5. A companion; an as- 
sociate ; equal ; one of a pair. v. 
fellow; pr. par. following; past, 
fellowed. 

FELLOW-COM'MONER. s. On 
who has the same right of common, 
a commoner at the universities of 
England, of the hfghest order, who 
dines with the fellows. 

FELLOW-FEELING. 5. Sympathy, 
joint interest. 

FELLOWSHIP, s. Companionship, 
consort, society. 

FEL'ON. s. One who has committed 
a great crime; a whitlow. adj.yeZ- 
oniovs: adv. feloniously: s. felony y 
pi. felonies. 

FELT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
feel. 

FELT. s. Cloth made of wool, united 
without weaving ; a hide or skin. 
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FEL— FER 

FELUCCA, s. A small open boat, 
with six oars. 

FE'MALE. s. One of the sex which 
produces young, adj. female. 

FEMININE, adj. Of the female 
sex; soft, tender, delicate, v. fem- 
inize ; pr. par. feminizing ,■ past. 
feminized. 

FEM'ORAL. adj. Belonging to the 
thigh. 

FEN. s. A marsh : low and moist 
ground; a moor, a bog. adj. fenny. 

FENCE. 5. Guard, security, defence, 
enclosure, v. fence; pr. par. fenc- 
ing; past, fenced: adj. fenceless, 
fencible: s. fencer. 

FEND. v. To keep off; to shut out. 
pr. par. fending ■■; past, fended: s. 
fender. 

FENES'TRAL. adj. Belonging to 
windows. 

FENNEL, s. A plant of strong 

FEO'DAL. adj. Yield from another; 
belonging to a feod or tenure, s. 
feodality, pl.feodalities ;feodatary, 
pi. feodataries : adj . feudatory. 

FERMENT', v. To exalt or rarefy 
by intestine motion of parts, pr. 
par. fermenting ; pzst,fe?-mented: 
s. fer'ment, fermentation : adj. fer- 
mentable, fermental, fermentative. 

FERN. 5. A species of plant, adj. 
ferny. 

FERO'CIOUS. adj. Savage, fierce, 
ravenous, rapacious, adv. fero- 
ciously: s. ferociousness, ferocity , 
pi. ferocities. 

FER'RET. s. A kind of rat, with 
red eyes, used to catch rabbits ; a 
kind of narrow woollen tape, v 
ferret; pr. par. ferreting; past 
ferreted: s.ferreter. 

FERRUGINOUS, adj. Partaking of 
particles and qualities of iron. 

FER'RULE. s. An iron ring put 
round any thing, to keep it from 
cracking. 

FER'RY. v. To carry over in a boat. 
pr. par. ferrying; past, yarned: s. 
ferry, pi. ferries, ferriage. 



FER— FIB 

FERTILE, adj. Fruitful, abuminnt 
plenteous, s. fertileness, fertility 
pi. fertilities : v. fertilize; pr. par 
fertilizing ; past, fertilized. 

FER'ULA. s. An instrument of cor 
rection, with which young scholarj 
are beaten on the hand. v. ferule , 
pr. par. feruling; p&sl, feruled. 

FER'VENCY. s. Heat of mind, ar- 
dour, eagerness, zeal. pi. ferven- 
cies : adj. fervent: adv . fe?-vently . 

FER'VID. adj. Hot, burning, boil 
ing, vehement, s.fervidity, pl.fr- 
vidities, fervidness, fervov r. 

FESTAL, adj. Belonging or relating 
to a feast. 

FESTIVAL, s. Time of feast, an- 
niversary-day of civil or religious 
joy. ^d]. festival, festive: s. festiv- 
ity, pi. festivities. 

FESTOON', s. An ornament in the 
form of a wreath, adj. festooned. 

FETCH, v. To go and bring; to 
derive, pr. par. fetching; past, 
fetched : s. fetch, f etcher. 

FETID, adj. Stinking; rancid; hav- 
ing a strong and offensive smell, 
s. i'. tidness. 

FET'LOCK. s. A tuft of hair, that 
grows behind the pastern joint of 
horses. 

FETTER. 5. Commonly used in the 
plural. Chains for the feet. v. fet- 
ter ; pr. par. fettering ; past, fet- 
tered. 

FEV'-DE-JOIE. s. A firing of guns 
on any joyful occasion. 

FEUD. 5. Quarrel, contention, op- 
position ; a conditional allotment 
of land. adj. feudal: s. feudalism^ 
feudatary-, pi. feudataries. 

FE'VER. s. A disease in which the 
body is violently heated, and the 
pulse quickened, or in which heat 
and cold prevail by turns, adj. fe- 
verish: s. feverishness. 

FEW. adj. Not in a great number 
s. fewness. 

FI'AT. s. An order, a decree. 

FIB. s. A lie, a falsehood, v. jib 
pr. par. fbbing ; past, fbbed: s. 
fibber. 

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FIB— FIE 

FI'BRE. s. A small thread or string ; 
the first constituent part of flow- 
ers, adj. Jibrous. 

FICK'LE. adj. Changeable, incon- 
stant, irresolute. s.Jickleness: adv. 
fickly. 

FICTION, s. The act of feigning or 
inventing; a falsehood. 

FICTITIOUS, adj. Counterfeit, 
false, feigned, imaginary, Sidv.fic- 
tiiiously : s. ficiitiousness. 

FID'DLE. s. A stringed musical in- 
strument ; a violin, v. fiddle; pr. 
par. fiddling; past, Jiddled: s. fid- 
dler. 

FID'DLESTICK. s. The bow which 
a fiddler draws over the strings of 
a fiddle. 

FID'DLESTRING. s. The string of 
a fiddle. 

FIDEL'ITY. s. Honesty, veracity, 
faithful adherence, pi. fidelities. 

FIDG'ET. v. To move nimbly, and 
irregularly, pr. par. fidgeting; 
past, fidgeted : s. fidget, fidgeter : 
adj. fidgety. 

FIDUCIAL, adj. Confident, un- 
doubting. adv . fiducially ; adj. 7*- 
duciary; s. fiduciary, pi. fiduci- 
aries. 

FIE. int. A word of blame or indig- 
nation. 

FIEF. s. A fee, a manor, a posses- 
sion held by some tenure of a 
superior. 

FIELD, s. A cultivated tract of 
ground ; ground not inclosed, the 
open country. 

FIELD'FARE. s. A bird. 

FIELD'MARSHAL. s. Commander 
of an army in a field; the officer 
of highest military rank in Eng- 
land. 

FIELD'OFFICER. s. An officer 
whose command in the field ex- 
tends to a whole regiment. 

FIELP'PIECE s. A small cannon 
used in battle, but not in sieges. 

FIEND, s. An enemy; the great en- 
emy of mankind, adj . fiendlike. 

FIERCE, adj. Savage, ravenous, vi- 



FIE— FIL 

olent, angry, adv. fiercely; s. fierce- 
ness. 

FI'ERY: adj. Consisting of fire; ve- 
hement, ardent, passionate, s. 
fieriness. 

FIFE. s. A pipe blown to the drum. 
s.fifer. 

FIFTEEN, adj. Five and ten, ordi 
nal. adj. fifteenth. 

FIFTH, adj. The ordinal of five 
adv. fifthly. 

FIFTY, adj. Five tens, pi fifties, 
ad), fiftieth. 

FIG. s. A tree that bears figs ; the 
fruit of the fig-tree. 

FIGHT, v. To contend in battle , 
to combat ; to contend, pr. par. 
fighting; past, fought, s. fight, 
fighter. 

FIG'MENT. s. An invention; a fie 
tion ; the idea feigned. 

FIG'URATIVE. adj. Representing 
something else ; typical ; repre- 
sentative ; not literal, adv. figu- 
ratively. 

FIGURE, s. The form of any thing, 
as terminated by the outline; 
shape ; form ; a statue ; type. v. 
figure ; pr. par. figuring ; past, 
figured. 

FII/AMENT. s. A slender thread ; 
a body slender and long, like a 
thread. 

FIL'BERT. 5. A fine hazel-nut, with 
a thin shell. 

FILCH, v. To steal, to pilfer, pr 
pur. filching; past, filched: s. filch 
er : ad v . fi Ichingly. 

FILE. s. A thread ; a line on which 
papers are strung, to keep them 
in order; a line of soldiers, ranged 
one behind another; a kind of in 
strument. v. file; pr. par. filing , 
past, filed: s. filer, filing. 

FIL'IAL. adj. Pertaining to or be- 
fitting a son or daughter, s. filia- 
tion. 

FIL'IGREE-WORK. s. Work curi- 
ously wrought; a kind of wire- 
work. 

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FIL -FIN 

FILL. v. To store till no more can 
be admitted ; to satisfy, pr. par. 
filling; past, filled: s. fill, filler. 

FILLET. 5. A band tied round the 
head or other part; the fleshy 
part of the thigh, applied com- 
monly to veal. v. fillet; pr. par. 
filleting; past, filleted. 

FIL'LIBEG. s. A little plaid; a dress, 
reaching only to the knees, worn 
in the Highlands of Scotland, in- 
stead of breeches. 

FILLIP, v. To strike with the nail 
of the finger, by a sudden spring 
or motion, pr. par. filliping; past, 
filliped: s. fillip. 

FIL'LY. s. A young mare. pi. fillies. 

FILM. s. A thin pellicle or skin, 
adj filmy. 

FILTER, v. To strain, to percolate, 
pr. par. filtering; past, filtered: s, 
filter. 

FILTH. 5. Dirt, nastiness. adv. filth- 
ily : s.filthiness : adj. filthy. 

FILTRATE, v. To strain, to per- 
colate, to filter, pr. par. filtrating; 
past, filtrated : s. filtration. 

FIN. s. The wing of a fish; the limb 
by which he balances his body, 
and moves in the water, adj. fin- 
ned, finny, finl ess, finlike. 

Fl'NAL. adj. Ultimate, conclusive, 
decisive, mortal, adv. finally. 

FINANCE', s. Revenue, income, 
profit, adj. financial: s. financier. 

FIND. v. To obtain by searching or 
seeking ; to meet with ; to detect ; 
to supply, &c. pr. par. finding; 
past, found: s. finder. 

FINE, adj Not coarse, pure, refin- 
ed, clear, nice. s. fine, fineness: v. 
fine; pr. par. fining; past, fined: 
adv. finely. 

FINE s. A penaltv ; a mulct. 

FINE'DRAW. v. To sew up a rent 
with so much nicety that it is not 
perceived, pr. par. finedrawing ; 
past, finedrawn : s.finedrawer. 

FINERY. s. Show, splendour of 
aopearance. pi. fineries. 

FINE'SPOKEN. adj. Using a num 
ber of fine phrases. 
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FIN— FIR 

FINE'SPUN. adj. Ingeniously con- 
trived; artfully invented. 

FINESSE', s. Artifice, stratagem. 

FIN'GER. s. The flexible member 
of the hand, by which men catch 
and hold. v. finger; pr. par. finger- 
ing; past, fingered: s. fingering. 

FIN'GER-BOARD. s. The board at 
the neck of a fiddle, guitar, or lute 
where the fingers operate on tlio 
strings. 

FINICAL- adj. Nice, foppish, adv. 
finically: s. finicalness. 

FIN'ISH. v. To complete, to make 
perfect, to end. pr. par. finishing , 
past, finished: s. finish, finisher, 
finishing. ' 

FI'NITE. adj. Limited, bounded, 
terminated, s. finiientss, finitude. 

FIR. 5. The tree of which deal-boards 
are made. 

FIRE. s. The igneous element : 
flame; any tiling burning, v. fire; 
pr. par. firing; past, fired: s.firing. 

FIRE'-ARMS. s. Arms which owe 
their efficacv to fire; guns. 

FIRE'BRAND. s. A piece of wood 
kindled: an incendiarv. 

FIRE'-ENGINE. s. A machine for 
extinguishing accidental fires. 

FIRE'LOCK. s. A soldier's gun; a 
gun discharged by striking steel 
with flint. 

FIRE'MAN. s. One who is employed 
to extinguish burning houses. 

FIRE'-PLUG. s. A stopple which; 
in the streets of London, covers 
a cock that conveys water for the 
fire-engines. 

FIRE'-SHOVEL. s. The instrument 
with which coals are thrown upon 
a fire. 

FIRE'SIDE. 5. The hearth, the chim- 
ney. 

FIRE'- WOOD. 5. Wood to burn; fuel. 

FIRE'- WORK. s. Shows of fire ; py 
rotechnical performances. 

FIR'KIN. s. A vessel containing 
nine gallons. 

FIRM. adj. Strong, hard, constant, 
steady, s. firm, firmness : adv.' 
firmly. 

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FIR— FIV 

FIRMAMENT, s. The sky, the 
heavens . 

FIR'MAN. 5. A grant or license giv- 
en by Asiatic potentates. 

FIRST, adj. The ordinal of one; 
earliest in time; great ; excellent. 
adv.Jirst: s. firstling. 

FIRST-FRUITS, s. What the sea- 
son earliest produces or matures « 
the first profits of any thing. 

FIRST'-RATE. adj. A term adopt 
ed from a ship of the first rate or 
size, for pre-eminent. 

FIS'CAL. adj. Belonging to the 
public treasury. 

FISH. s. An animal that inhabits the 
water, v. fish; pr. par. fishing; 
past, fishefd : s. fisher, fishing, fish- 
ery, pi. fisheries: adj. fishy. 

FISH'ERMAN. s. One whose em- 
ployment is to catch fish. 

FISH'- HOOK. s. A hook to catch fish. 

FISH'-KETTLE. s. A caldron, made 
long, that fish may be boiled in it 
without bending. 

FISHMONGER, s. A dealer in fish. 

FIS'SILE. adj. Having the grain in 
a certai n direction, so as to be cleft. 

FIS'SURE. s. A cleft; a narrow 
chasm, where a breach has been 
made. 

FIST. s. The hand clenched, with 
the fingers doubled down. 

FISTICUFFS, s. Battle with the 
fists ; blows with the fist. 

FIS'TULA. s. A sinuous ulcer, cal- 
lous within, adj. fistular, fistu- 
lous: v. fistulate ; pr. par. fistulat- 
ing; past, fi,stulated. 

FIT. s. A paroxysm or exacerba- 
tion of any intermittent distemper; 
interval ; disorder. ady fitful. 

FIT. v. To accommodate to any 
thing; to furnish; to become, pr. 
par. fitting' ; past, fitted : adj . fit; 
adv. fitly, fittingly: s. fitness, fitter. 

FIVE* adj. Four and one. 

FIVE'BARRED. adj. Having five 
bars , usually applied to gates. 



FIV— FLA 

FIVE'FOLD. adj. Having five dis- 
tinctions ; composed of five ma- 
terials. 

FIX. v. To make fast; to settle; to 
pierce, pr. par. fixing; paiSt,fixed : 
s. fixation, fixedness, fixity, pi. fix 
ities, fixture: adv. fixedly. 

FIZ. v. To emit a slight and tran- 
sient noise, pr. par. fizzing ; pist, 
fizzed: s.fiz. 

FIZ'GIG. s. A kind of dart or har- 
poon, with which seamen strike 
fish; a kind of fire-work, which 
boys make up in paper, and ex- 
plode. 

FLAB'BY. adj. Soft, not firm 

FLACCID, adj. Weak, limber, lax. 
s.Jlaccidity, pl.flaccidities. 

FLAG. v. To hang loose, without 
stiffness or tension ; to grow fee- 
ble, pr. par. flagging; past, flag' 
ged: s. flag, flag giness: adj -flaggy' 

FLA'GEOLET. s. A kind of musical 
instrument. 

FLAG'-OFFICER. s. A commander 
of a squadron. 

FLAG'-SHIR s. The ship in which 
the commander of a fleet sails. 

FLA'GELLATE. v. To whip or 
scourge, pr. par. flagellating; past, 
flagellated: ^.flagellation. 

FLAGITIOUS, adj. Wicked, vil- 
lanous, atrocious, s. flngitious- 
ness. 

FLAG'ON. s. A vessel of drink, with 
a narrow mouth. 

FLA'GRANT. adj. Ardent, burning, 
eager, notorious, adv. flagrantly . 
s.flagrance, flagrancy. 

FLAG'-STAFF. s. The staff on 
which a flag is fixed. 

FLAIL, s. The instrument by which 
grain is beaten out of the ear. 

FLAKE, s. Any thing that appears 
loosely held together, like a flock 
of wool ; a stratum ; layer, v.flake, 
pr. par. flaking; past, flaked: adj. 



flaky. 
^LAIV 



FLAM. 5. A freak, a whim, a fane 7. 
FLAM' BEAU. s. A lighted torch, 
pi. flambeaux 



FLA— FLA 

FLAME, s. Light emitted from/ire; 

fire. v. flame; pr. par. flaming ; 

past,flarned : adv. flaming ly: adj. 

flamy. 
FLA'MEN. 5. A priest ; one that 

officiates in solemn offices, adj 
flamintcal. 
FLAM'MABLE. adj. Capable of 

being set on fire. s.flammability, 

pi. flammabilities ,' s.flammation 

adj. flammeous. 
FLAMIN'GO. s. The name of a bird, 

common in many parts of Ameri 

ca. pi. flamingoes. 
FLANK. 5. That part of the side of 

a quadruped near the hinder thigh; 

the side of an army or fleet, v. 
flank; pr. par. flanking; past, 
flanked: s. flanker. 
FLAN'NEL. s. A soft, nappy stuff, 

of wool. 
FLAP. s. Any thing that hangs 

broad and loose; a disease in 

horses, v. flap; pr. par. flapping; 

past, .flapped : s. flapper. 
FLARE, v. To glitter with transient 

lustre; to glitter offensively, pr. 

-par. flaring; past, flared. 
FLASH, s. A sudden, quick, transi- 
tory blaze, pi. flashes: v. flash; 

pr. par. flashing; past, flash ed: s. 
flasher: adj. flashy : adv. flashily. 
FLASK, s. A bottle, a vessel. 
FLAT. adj. Horizontally level; 

smooth; not elevated; tasteless: 

insipid, s. flat, flatness: adv. flat- 
ly : v. flatten; pr. par. flattening; 

past, flattened: adj. flattish. 
FLATTER, v. To soothe with 

praises ; to raise false hopes, pr. 

par . flittering ; past, flattered: s. 
flatterer, flattery, pi. flatteries: adv. 
flatteringly. 
FLATULENT, adj. Turgid with 

air; windv; empty, s. flatulency, 

pi. flatulencies. 
FLAUNT, v. To make a fluttering 

show in apsarel; to carry a pert 

'or saucv appearance, pr. par. 

flaunting: past, flaunted: s flaunt. 

FLA'VOUR. s. Power of pleasing 



FLA— FLE 

the taste ; odour, fragrance, adj 
flavoured. 
FLAW. s. A crack or breach; a 

fault, defect, v. flaw; pr. par 
flawing; past, flawed: adj. flaw 

less, flawy. 
FLAX. s. The plant of which linen 

thfead is made. \\d]. flaxen. 
FLAY. v. To strip off the skin. pr. 

par. flaying; past, flayed: s. flay- 
er. 
FLEA. s. A small red insect, adj. 

fleabitten. 
FLECK'ER. v. To spot; to mark 

with strokes or touches, pr. par. 
fleckering, past, flickered. 
FLECTION s. The act or power 

of bending. 
FLED. Preterit and past par. of 

the v. flee. 
FLEDGE, v. To furnish with wings; 

to supply with feathers, pr. pai. 
fledging; past, fledged. 
FLEE. v. To run from danger; to 

have recourse to shelter, pr. par. 
fleeing; p^st,fled. 
FLEECE, s. As much wool as is 

shorn from one sheep, s.fleecer: 

adj. fleecy. 
FLEECE, v. To clip the fleece of a 

sheep ; to plunder, as a sheep is 

stripped of his wool. pr. par. 

fleecing; past, fleeced. 
FLEET, adj. Swift of pace ; quick, 

nimble, adj. fleeting: s.jieetness: 

adv. fleetly. 
FLEET, s. A company of ships ; a 

navv. 
FLEMING, s. A native or inhabit 

ant of the Low Countries, adj. 

Flemish. 
FLESH. 5. The body, distinguished 

from the soul ; animal food ; car 

nality. v. flesh; pr. par. fleshing 

past, fleshed : s. fleshiness: adj 
I fleshl ess, fleshly, fleshy. 
FLESfTMKAT. s. Animal food; the 

flesh of animals prepared for food. 
FLEUR df. Lis. s. A kind of lily, call- 

ed the iris; the emblem of France. 
FLEW. The preterit of the v. fly. 
FLEXIBLE, adj. Possible to be bent; 
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FLE— FLO 

pliar.t, complying, ductile sflex- 
ibility, pi. flexibilities, Jiexibleness : 
ad}, flexile. 

FLEX'ION. 5. The act of bending; 
a double. adyflexuous: s. flexure. 

FLICK'ER. v. To flutter; to fluc- 
tuate ; to move with uncertain and 
hasty motion, pr. par. flickering' ; 
past, flickered. 

FLIER, s. One that runs away; a 
fugitive ; a part of a machine. 

FLIGHT, s. The act of flying or 
running from danger; a flock of 
birds flying together; a volley; 
the space passed by flying, adj. 



flighty : s . High tiness. 

rtir~' 



FLIMSY, adj. Weak, feeble, mean, 

spiritless, s. flimsiness. 
FLINCH, v. To shrink from any 

suffering or undertaking; to fail. 

pr. par. flinching ; past, flinched: 

s. flincher. 
FLING, v. To cast from the hand ; 

to throw; to cast w r ith violence. 

pr. par. flinging, past, flung ; s. 

fling, flinger. 
FLINT. 5. A semi-pellucid stone; 

any thing eminently or proverbi- 
ally hard. ad]. flinty: s.flintiness. 
FLINT-HEARTED, adj. Having a 

hard heart ; cruel. 
FLIP. s. A liquor much used in ships, 

made by mixing beer with spirits 

and sugar. 
FLIP PANT. adj. Nimble, moveable, 

pert, petulant, adv . flippantly : s. 

flippancy, pi. flippancies. 
FLIRT, v. To throw any thing with 

a quick, elastic motion ; to be un- 
steady and fluttering; to coquet. 

pr. par. flirting ; past, flirted : s. 

flirt, flirtation. 
FLIT. v. To fly away, to remove, 

to flutter, pr. par. flitting ; past, 
flitted : s . flit ting. 
FLOAT, v. To swim on the surface. 

pr. pur. floating; past, floated: s. 
floater. 
FLOCK. 5. A company; usually a 

company of birds or beasts, v. 
flock; pr. par. flocking; past, 
flocked 



FLO -FLO 

FLQG. v. To lash, to whip. pr. par 

flogging; past, flogged : s. flog 

ger. 
FLOOD, s. A body of water; the 

sea; a deluge, v. flood; pr. par. 

flooding; past, flooded. 
FLOOD'G ATE. s. A gate or shutter, 

by which a water-course is closed 

or opened. 
FLOOR, s. The bottom of a room j 

a story; a flight of rooms, v. 

floor; pr. par. flooring; past, 

floored: s. flooring. 
FLO'RAL. adj. Relating to Flora, oi 

to flowers, s. florist. 
FLORENTINE. 5. A native of Flor 

ence. 
FLO'RID. adj. Productive of flow 

ers ; bright in colour; embellished. 

s. floridness : adv. floridly. 
FLORIN, s. A coin, first made !>y 

the Florentines. 
FLOTILLA, s. Any number of 

small vessels. 
FLOUNCE, v. To move with 

weight and tumult; to deck with 

flounces, pr. par. flouncing ; past, 

flounced : s. flounce. 
FLOUNCE, s. Something sewed to 

a garment, and hanging loose, so 

as to swell and shake. 
FLOUN'DER. v. To struggle with 

violent and irregular motions, pr. 

par. floundering ; past, floundered: 

s. flounder. 
FLOUN'DER. s. A species of flat 

fish, called fluke. 
FLOUR, s. The edible part of corn ; 

the meal. v. flour; pr. par. flour' 

ing; past, floured. 
FLOUR'ISH. v. To be in a prosper- 
ous state; to boast, pr. par. flour- 
ishing ; past, flourished, s. flour- 
ish, fiourisher: ad v. flourishingly. 
FLOUT, v. To mock, to insult, pr 

par. flouting ; past, flouted: s. 

flout \flouier : adv. floutingly. 
FLOW. v. To run or spread as 

water ; to run ; to glide smoothly; 

to abound, pr. par. flowing; past, 
flowed: s.flow: adwflowingly. 
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FLU— FOI 
ed: s. fluxation , fluxion, fluxihili* 
ty, p\.fluxibiliiics: ad), fluxible. 
FLUXIONS. 5. The arithmetic or 
analysis of infinitely «;mall, varia- 
ble quantities, s.fluxionist. 



FLO— FL t t 

FLOWER. 5. The part of a plant' 

which contains the seeds; an or- 
nament; the prime. v. flower; pr. 

par. flowering; past,flowered : adj. 

flowery. 
FLOWN. The past par. of the v. to FLY. v. To move through the air 

fly. with wings; to move with rapid- 

FLUCTUATE, v. To float back- ! ity, to run away. pr. par. flying, 

ward and forward : to be irreso- ! past, flown: s.fly, p\. flies, flyer. 

lute. pr. par. fluctuating ; past, FLY'-BITTEN. adj. Stained by the 

fluctuated: s. fluctuation: adj. flue- \ bites of flies. 

tuant. FLV'BLOW. s. The egg of a fly. v 

FLUE. s. A small pipe or chimney, flyblow; pr. par. flly blowing; past, 

to convey air or smoke. ! flyblown. 

FLUENT, adj. Liquid, flowing, in FOAL. s. The offspring of a mare ; 

motion, copious, voluble, adv. i or other beast of burthen. v. foal, 

fluently: s. fluency, pi. jiuencies. ' pr. par. foalmg; past, foaled. 
FLUID, adj. Having parts easily FOAM. s. The white substance 

separable: net solid, s. fluidity, \ which agitation or fermentation 

pi. fluidities. gathers on the top of liquors ; 

FLUKE, s. A kind of flat fish, call- I froth, spume, v. foam; pr. par 

ed also flounder; the broad part; foaming; past, foamed: adyjbamy 

of an anchor, which takes hold of adwfoamingly. 

the ground. FOB. s. A sm.-ill pocket. 

FLUM'MERY. s. A kind of food, ;FOB. v. To cheat, to trick, to de 

made by the coagulation of wheat, ,j fraud, pr. par- fobbing ; past,^/^ 

flour, or oatmeal. j bed. 

FLUNG. Pret. and past par. of the FO'CUS. 5. The point of conver- 

v. tofling. gence or concourse, where the 

FLUR J RY. s. A gust or storm of rays meet and cross the axis af- 

wind; hurry; a violent commo- ter their refraction. Latin pi foci, 



tion. pi. flurries: v. furry; pr. 
■pax. flurrying ; past, flurried. 

FLUSH, v. To flow with violence : 
to come in haste ; to glow in the 
skin. pr. par. flushing; past, 
flushed: adj. and s. flush. 

FLUS'TER. v. To confound, to hur- 
ry, pr. par. flustering; past, flus- 
tered: s. fluster. 

FLUTE. 5. A musical pipe ; a chan- 
nel or furrow in a pillar, v. flute; 
pr. par. fluting ; past., fluted. 

FLUTTER, v. To take short flights, 
with great agitation of the wings : 
to move irregularly, pr. par. flut- 
tering ; vast, fluttered .- s. flutter. 

FLUVIAT'IC. adj. Belonging to 
rivers. 

FLUX. 5. The act of flowing; pas- 1 
sage, concourse, confluence, v. 
fiux, pr par. fluxing; past, flux-. 



English pi. focuses. 

FOD'DER. s. Dry food, stored up foi 
cattle against winter, v. fodder. 
pr. par. foddering; pant, foddered • 
s f odder er. 

FOE. s. An enemy in war ; a per- 
secutor; an opponent; an ill- 
wisher, adj. foelike : s.foeman. 

FOETUS, s. The child in the womb 
after it is perfectly formed; bu 
before, it is called embryo. 

FOG. s. A thick mist; a moist 
dense vapour, near the surface 0$ 
the land or water, adv. foggily 
s . fosrsriness : adj . fosrg-y. 

FOf'BLE. s. A weak "side; a blind 
side ; a failing. 

FOIL. v. To put to the worst; to 
defeat ; to puzzle, pr. par. foiling 
past, foiled: s.foil, f oiler . adj. 
foilable. 

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F01— FOO 

FOJST. v. To insert by forgery ; to 
falsify ; to impose, pr. par. foist- 
ing; past, foisted; sfoister. 

FOLD. 5. The ground in which 
sheep are contined ; a limit, a 
boundary; a double, v. fold;, pr. 
par. folding; past, folded; s. folder. 

FO'LIAGE. s. Leaves; tufts of 
leaves, v. foliate ; pr. par. foliat- 
ing; past, foliated: s. foliation. 

FO'LIO. s. A leaf or page of a book ; 
a large book, of which the pages 
are formed by a sheet of paper 
once doubled. 

FOLK. s. People ; in familiar lan- 
guage, nations, mankind. 

FOL'LOW. v. To go after; to pur- 
sue as an enemy ; to chase ; to 
accompany; to imitate ; to obey, 
pr. par. following'; past, followed: 
s. follower. 

FOL'LY. 5. Weakness of intellect ; 
criminal weakness ; depravity of 
mind. pi. follies. 

FOMENT, v. To cherish with heat; 
to bathe with warm lotions; to 
encourage, pr. par. fomenting; 
past, fomented: s. fomentation, 
fomenter. 

FOND. adj. Foolishly tender ; inju- 
diciously indulgent; loving, adv. 
fondly: s. fondness. 

FOND'LE. v. To treat with great 
indulgence; to caress, pr. par. 
fondling; past, fondled: s.fondler, 
fondling. 

FONT. s. A stone vessel, in which 
the water for holy baptism is con- 
tained in the church; an assort- 
ment of letters and accents. 

FOOD. s. Victuals; any thing that 
nourishes, adj.foodless. 

FOOL. s. One to whom nature has 
denied reason; an idiot; a buf- 
foon, v. fool; pr. par. fooling; past, 
fooled: s foolery, pi. fooleries, 
foolishness .■ a dj . foolish : adv. fool- 
ishly. 

FOOL. s. A liquid made of goose- 
berries, scalded and pounded and 
used with cream. 



FOO— FOR 

FOOL'HARDY. adj. Daring, with- 
out judgment; madly adventur- 
ous, s.foolhardiness. 

FOOLS'CAP. s. A term denoting 
the size of a sheet of paper. 

FOOT. 6\ The part upon which we 
stand ; the support of any thing; 
the base ; infantry ; a measure 
containing twelve inches, x.footi 
pr. par. footing ; past, footed: s. 
footing: ad). footless. 

FOOT'BALL. s. A ball commonly 
made of a blown bladder. 

FOOT'BOY. s. A low menial ; an 
attendant in livery. 

FOOTMAN, s. A menial servant 

I in livery, pi. footmen. ^ 

jFOOTTACE. s. A pace no faster 

I than a slow walk. 

jFOOTTAD. 5. A highway-man that 

I robs on foot. 

FOOTPATH, s A narrow way, 
which will not admit horses or 
carriages. 

FOOTPOST. s. A post or messen 
ger that travels on foot. 

FOOT-SOLDIER, s. A soldier that 

| marches and fights on foot. 

FOOTSTEP. 5. Trace, track; im 

I pression left by the foot. 

FOOTSTOOL, s. A stool for the 
feet. 

FOP. s. A simpleton, a coxcomb, a 
pretender, s. f opting, foppery, pi. 
fopperies, foppishness : adj. fop- 
pish: adv. foppishly. 

FOR. prep. Because of; with re 
spect to; in the place of, in search 

I of, &c. 

FOR'AGE. v. To wander in searcr. 
of provisions, pr. par. foraging; 
past , foraged : s. forage, forager. 

FORBEAR', v. To cease from any 
thing ; to intermit ; to pause ; to 
delay ; to abstain, pr. par. forbear- 
ing ; past, forborne; s. forbear 
ance, forbear er. 

FORBID', v. To prohibit, to inter 
diet, to oppose, to hinder, pr. par 
forbidding; past, forbidden : 9 
forbiddance, forbidder 

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FOR— FOR 

FORCE. 5. Strength, vigour, might, 
violence, armament. \. force; pr. 
par. forcing; past, forced: adv. 
forcedly, forcefully, forcibly : s. 
forcer, forcibleness : adj . forceless, 
forcible. 

FORCE'MEAT. s. A term of cook- 
ery. 

FOR'CEPS. s. A pair of tongs; a 
surgical instrument, pl.forcepses. 

FORD. s. A shallow part of a river, 
where it may be passed without 
swimming, v. ford ; pr. par. ford- 
ing; past, forded: adj. for dable. 

FORE. adj. Anterior; not behind. 

FOREADVI'SE. v. To counsel early, 
pr. par. foreadvising ; past, fore- 
advised. 

FOREARM', v. To provide for at- 
tack or resistance, before the time 
of need. pr. par. forearming; past, 
forearmed. 

FOREBO'DE. v. To prognosticate, 
to foretell, pr. par. foreboding ; 
past, foreboded : s. foreboder,fore- 
bodement. 

FORECAST', v. To scheme; to 
plan before execution, pr. par. 
forecasting; past, forecasted: s. 
fore' cast, forecaster. 

FORE'CASTLE. s. In a ship, that 
part where the foremast stands. 

FORECLOSE', v. To shut up, to 
preclude, to prevent, pr. ^^.fore- 
closing; past, foreclosed : s. fore- 
closure. 

FORE'DECK. s. That part of the 
deck which is near the bow of a 
ship- 

FOREDETER'MINE. v. To decree 
beforehand, pr. par. foredeter min- 
ing ; past, predetermined. 

FOREDOOM', v. To predestinate, 
pr. par. foredooming ; past, fore- 
doomed. 

FORE'END, s. The anterior part. 

FORE'FATHER. s. Ancestor: one 
who, in any degree of ascending 
gpnealoffv, nrecedes another. 

FORE'FINGER. s. The finger next 
to the thumb. 



FOR— FOR 

FORE'FOOT. 5. The anterior foot 
of a quadruped, pi. forefeet. 

FOREGO . v. To quit, to give up, 
to resign, pr. par. foregoing; past, 
foregone: s.foregoer. 

FOREGROUND. 5. The part of the 
field or expanse of a picture which 
seems to lie before the figures. 

FORE'HAND. s. The part of a horse 
which is before the rider. 

FORE'HEAD. s. That part of the 
face which reaches from the eyefr 
upward to the hair. 

FOR'EIGN. adj. Not of this country 
not domestic, alien, extraneous, s 
foreigner, foreignness. 

FOREJUDGE, v. To judge before 
hand ; to be prepossessed, pr. pax 
forejudging; past, forejudged: s 
forejudgment. 

FOREKNOW, v. To have prescience 
of; to foresee, pr. par. foreknow- 
ing; past, foreknown: adj. fore- 
knowable: s. foreknower, foie- 
knowledge. 

FORE'LAND. s. A promontory, o 
headland, a cape. 

FORE'LOCK. s. The hair that grows 
from the forepart of the head. 

FORE'MAN. 5. The first or chief 
person, pi, foremen. 

FORE'MAST. s. The first mast of 
a ship towards the head. 

FORE'MOST. adj. First in place 
first in dignity. 

FORENOOxY. s. The time of the 
dav before twelve o'clock. 

FOREN'SIC. adj. Belonging to courts 
of judicature. 

FOREORDAIN', v. To predestinate, 
to predetermine, to preordain, p 
par. foreordaining ; past, foreor- 
dained: s. foreordination. 

FORE'PART. s. The part Irsi, in 
time ; the part anterior in place. 

FORERUN', v. To precede; to have 
the start of. pr. par. forerunning 
past, forerun: s. forerunner. 

FORE'S AIL. s. The sail of the foie 
mast. 

FORES AY', v. To predict, to proph- 
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FOR— FOR 

esy, to foretell, pr. par. foresaying; 
past, foresaid. 

FORESEE', v. To see beforehand 
to provide for. pr. par. foreseeing ; 
past, foreseen .• s. foreseer. 

FORESHORTEN, v. To shorten 
figures, in order to show those be- 
nind. pr. par. foreshortening; past, 
foreshortened. 

FORESHOW, v. To predict , to 
discover before it happens, pr. 
par. foreshowing; past, foreshown. 

FORE'SIGHT. 5. Prescience, prog- 
nostication, foreknowledge. 

FOR'EST. s. A wild, uncultivated 
tract of ground, interspersed with 
wood. s. forester. 

FORE'STAFF. s. An instrument 
used at sea for taking the altitudes 
of heavenly bodies. 

FORESTALL', v. To anticipate ; to 
take up beforehand ; to hinder by 
pre-occupation or prevention, pr. 
par. forestalling ; past, forestalled: 
s. for est alter. 

FORETASTE, s. Anticipation of. 
s. foretaster. 

FORETELL', .v. To predict, to 
prophesy, to foretoken, pr. par. 
foretelling ; past, foretold : s. fore- 
teller. 

FORETHOUGHT, s. Prescience, 
anticipation, provident care. 

FORETO'KEN. s. Prevenient sign ; 
prognostic, v. foretoken; pr. par. 
foretokening ; past '., foretokened. 

FORETOOTH, s. The tooth in the 
anterior part of the mouth ; the 
incisor. 

FORE'WARN. v. To admonish be- 
forehand ; to inform previously of 
any future event, pr. par. fore- 
warning ; past, forewarned. 

FOR'FEIT. 5. Something lost by the 
commission of a crime ; a fine, a 
mulct, v. forfeit; pr. par. forfeit- 
ing ; past, forfeited: adj. forfeit- 
able : s. forfeiter, forfeiture. 

FORGA'VE. Preterit of forgive. 

FORGE, s. The place where iron is 
beaten into form. v. forge; pr. 



FOR—FOR 

par. forging; past, forged: 3 
forger, forgery, pi . forgeries. 

FOR'GERY. s. The crime of falsi- 
fication; smith's work. p\. forge- 
ries. 

FORGET', v. To lose memory of; 
not to attend ; to neglect, pr. par. 
forgetting; pa st, forgot forgotten, 
adj. forgetful: s. forgetfulness, 
for getter : adv. forgettingly. 

FORGIVE', v. To pardon, not to 
punish, to remit, pr. par. forgiv-* 
ing; past, forgiven: adj.ybrgru 
able s. forgiveness, for giver. 

FORGOT', FORGOT'TEN. Past 
par. of the v. forget. 

FORK. s. An instrument divided at 
the end into two or more points 
or prongs, x.fork; pr. par. fork* 
ing; past, forked: adv. forkedly 
s.forkedness, forkiness: adj. for* 
ky. 

FORLORN', adj. Deserted, destitute, 
forsaken, wretched, solitary, s 
forlorn. 

FORLORN-HOPE', s. The soldiers 
who are sent first to enter a breacn, 
and are therefore doomed or ex- 
pected to perish. 

FORM. s. The external appearance 
of any thing; representation » 
shape, ceremony ; a long seat, v 
form; pr. par. forming; past 
formed: s. formation, foi-mer 
adj. formless. 

FOR'MAL. adj. Ceremonious, sol 
emn, precise, regular, external, s 
formalist, formality, p\. formali 
ties: adv '. formally \ 

FOR'MER. adj. Before another ir 
time ; mentioned before anothei, 
past. adv. formerly. 

FORMIDABLE. adj. Terrible, 
dreadful, tremendous, terrific, s 
formidableness: adv. formidably. 

FORM'ULA. 5. A prescribed form 
or order, s. formulary, pi. formu- 
laries. 

FORNICATION, s. Concubinage, 
or commerce with an unmarried 
woman, s.fornica tor, fornicatress. 



FOR— FOR 

FORSA'KE. v. To leave in resent- 
ment or dislike ; to leave, to de- 
sert, pr par. forsaking; past, for- 
saken: s.forsaker. 

FORSOOTH', adv. In truth, certain- 
ly, very well. 

FORSWEAR', v. To renounce upon 
oath; to deny upon oath; to per- 
jure ; to sweai falsely, pr. par. 
forswearing , past, forsworn: s. 
for swearer. 

FORT. s. A fortified house; a cas- 
tle; a strong side. adj. forted. 

FORTE, adv. A term in music ; 
loudly, with strength. 

FORTH, adv. Forward ; onward in 
time ; abroad. 

FORTHCOMING, adj. Ready to 
appear, not absconding. 

FORTHWITH', adv. Immediately; 
without delay ; at once. 

FORTIETH, adj. The fourth tenth, 
next after the thirty-ninth. 

FORTIFY, v. To strengthen against 
attacks, by walls or works ; to 
copfirm, to encourage, pr. par. 
fortifying; past, fortified: adj. 
fortifiable: s. fortification, forti- 
fier. 

FORTITUDE, s. Courage, bravery, 
strength. 

FORTNIGHT, s. The space of two 
weeks. 

FORTRESS, s. A strong hold; a 
fortified place, pi. fortresses. 

FORTUITOUS, adj. Accidental, 
casual, adv. fortuitously: s. for- 
tuitousness, fortuity, pi. fortuities. 

FORTUNE. 5. The power supposed 
to distribute the lots of life accord- 
ing to her own humour ; the good 
or ill that befals man ; success ; 
estate; possessions. did]. fortunate: 
adv. fortunately: s. fortunateness. 

FORTUNE-HUNTER, s. A man 
whose employment is to enquire 
after women with great portions, 
to enrich himself by marrying one 
of them. 

FORTY, adj. Four times ten. pi. 
forties. 

FCTRUM. s. The market-place in 
O 



FOR— FOU 

Rome; the common p.ace where 
courts are kept. 

FOR'WARD. adv. Towards; to a 
part or place before; onward, 
progressively', adj. forwa rd. 

FOR'WARD. 'v. To hasten ; to ac- 
celerate in growth or improve 
ment ; to patronise ; to advance 
pr. par. forwarding; past, j'or- 
warded: s.forwarder,fonvardness. 
adv. forwardly. 

FOR'WARDS. adv. Straight before i 
progressively; not backwards. 

FOSS. 5. A ditch, a moat. pi. fosses. 

FOS'SIL. adj. That may be dug out 
of the earth, s. fossil, fossriist. 

FOSTER, v. To nurse, to feed, to 
support, to cherish, to encourage, 
pr. par. fostering ; past, fostered . 
s. fosterage, fosterer. 

FOSTER-BROTHER, s. One nurs- 
ed by a mother, at the same time 
with her own child ; the child oi 
that mother, in relation to the 
other. 

FOSTER-CHILD. 5. A child nurs- 
ed by a woman not the mother, 
or bred by a man not the father. 
pi. foster-children. 

FOSTER-FATHER, s. One who 
gives food in the place of a father. 

FOSTER MOTHER, s. A nurse. 

FOUGHT. Pret. and past par. of 
the v. fight. 

FOUL. adj. Not clean, filthy, impui z, 
polluted, wicked. v.fo*,l, pr.pt r. 
fouling; past, fouled : adv. foully 
s. foulness. 

FOUL'FACED. adj. Having an ugly 
or hateful visage. 

FOUL'MOUTHED. adj. Scurrilous; 
habituated to the use of opprobri- 
ous terms or epithets. 

FOUL'SPOKEN. adj. Contumelious, 
slanderous. 

FOUND. Pret. and past par. of find. 

FOUND, v. To lay the basis of any 
building; to build; to establish, 
pr. par. founding; past, founded 
s. foundation, founder, foundress. 

FOUND, v. To form by melting ana 
pouring into moulds ; to cast, pr 
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FOU— FRA 

par- founding; past, founded: s 
founder, foundery, pi. founderies. 
FOUND'ER. v. To cause such a sore- 
ness and tenderness in a horse's 
foot, that he is unable to set it to 
the ground; to sink to the bot- 
tom; to fail. pr. par. foundering; 
past, foundered. 
FOUND'LING. s. A child exposed 
to chance ; a child found without 
any parent or owner. 
FOUNT, FOUNTAIN, s. A well, a 
spring, a jet, a spout of water; a 
set or quantity of characters or 
letters. 
FOUR. adj. Twice two. adj. fourth: 

adv. fourthly. 
FOUR'-FOLD. adj. Four times over. 
FOUR'FOOTED. adj. Quadruped; 

having four feet. 
FOUR'SCORE. adj. Four times twen- 

tv; eighty. 
FOURTEEN, adj. Four and ten ; 
twice seven, ordinal adj. four- 
teenth. 
FOUR'WHEELED. adj. Running 

upon four wheels. 
FOWL. s. A winged animal; a bird, 
v. fowl; pr. par. fowling; past, 
fowled: s. fowler. 
FOWL'ING-PIECE. s. A gun for the 

shooting of birds. 
FOX. s. A wild animal of the canine 

species, pi. foxes. 
FOX'GLOVE. 5. A species of plant. 
FOX'TAIL. s. A species of plant. 
FRACTION. 5. The act of breaking; 
the state of being broken ; a bro- 
ken part of an integral, adj. frac- 
tional. 
FRACTURE. 5. Breach; separation 
of continuous parts, v. fracture; 
pr. par. fracturing ; past, frac- 
tured. 
FRA'GILE. adj. Brittle ; easily snap- 
ped or broken ; weak. s. fragility, 
pi. fragilities. 
FRAGMENT, s. A part broken from 
the whole; an imperfect piece, 
adj fragmentary. 
FRAGRANT, adj. Odorous; sweet I 
ofsmeV adv. fragrantly: s.fra-\ 



FRA— FRA 

grance, fragrancy, pi. fragrarb 
cies. 
FRAIL, adj. Weak; easily decaying, 
easily destroyed, s. frailness, 

frailly, pi . frailties. 
FRAIL. 5. A basket made of rushes. 
FRAME, v. To form or fabricate, by 
orderly construction: to make; 

to compose ; to regulate, pr. par. 

framing; past, framed: s. frame, 

framer, framing. 
FRANCHISE, s. Exemption fron 

any onerous duty; privilege, im 

munity. s.franchisement. 
FRANCIS'CAN. adj. Relating to the 

order of St. Francis. 
FRANGIBLE, adj. Fragile, brittle, 

easily broken. 
FRANK, adj. Liberal, generous, in- 
genuous, sincere, adv. frankly • 

s. frankness. 
FRANK, s. A privileged letter 

which pays no postage, v. frank 

pr. par. franking; past, franked 
FRANKINCENSE, s. A species oi 

aromatic drug. 
FRANK'LIN. s. A freeholder of con 

siderable property. 
FRANKPLEDGE, s. A pledge or 

surety for freemen. 
FRANTIC, adj. Mad ; deprived of 

understanding by violent madness ; 

outrageous, adv, frantically: s. 

franticness. 
FRATERNAL, adj. Brotherly, pe*. 

taining to brothers, adv. frater- 
nally: s. fraternity, pi. f rater- 

nities. 
FRATERNIZE, v. To agree as 

brothers; to enter into brother- 
hood, pr. par . fraternizing ; past. 

fraternized . s. fraternization. 
FRATRICIDE. 5. The murder of - 

brother; one who kills a brother. 
FRAUD, s. Deceit, cheat, artifice. 

adj. fraudfu 1: adv.fra it dfully. 
FRAUD'ULENCE. s. Deceitfulness, 

trickishness, proneness to artifice. 

p\.fraudvlencies: adj. fraudulent • 

adv. fraudulently. 
FRAUGHT, adj. * Laden, charged, 

filled, stored, 

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FRA— FRE 

FRAY. s. A battle, a fight, a duel, a 
combat. 

FRAY. v. To rub, to wear. pr. par. 
fraying; past, frayed. 

FREAK. 5. A sudden fancy; a hu- 
mour; a whim. adj. freakish: adv. 
freakishly : s. freakishness. 

FRECK'LE. 5. A spot raised in the 
skin, by nature or the sun. adj. 
freckled, freckly : s. freckledness. 

FRECK'LEFACED. adj. Having the 
face full of freckles. 

FREE. adj. At liberty, not enslaved, 
unrestrained, uncompelled. v. free; 
pr. par. freeing ; past, freed: adv. 
freely: s.freeness, freer. 

FREEBOOTER, s. A robber, a plun- 
derer, a pillager, s. freebooting. 

FREEBORN, adj. Not a slave ; in- 
heriting liberty. 

FREEDOM AN. s. A slave manumitted. 
p\. freedmen. 

FREE'DOM. 5. Liberty ; exemption 
from servitude ; independence. 

FREE'HEARTED. adj. Liberal, un 
restrained. 

FREEHOLD, s. That land or tene 
ment which a man holds in fee, 
fee-tail, or for term of life. 
freeholder. 

t REE'MAN. s. One not a slave ; not 
a vassal ; one partaking of rights, 
privileges, or immunities, pi. free- 
men. 

FREEMA'SON. s. One of a certain 
secret order. 

FREE'MINDED. adj Unperplexed; 
without a load of care. 

FREE'SCHOOL. s. A school in 
which learning is given withoat 
pay. 

FREE'SPOKEN. adj. Accustomed to 
speak without reserve. 

FREE'STONE. s. A kind of soft 
stone. 

FREETHINKER. 5. One who be- 
lieves in accordance with his own 
judgment ; one not bigoted. 

FREEWILL, s. The power of di- 
recting our own actions ; volunta- 
riness. 



FRE— FRI 

FREEZE, v. To congeal ; to be con- 
gealed with cold, pr par ■. freezing 
past, frozen. 

FREIGHT, v. To load a ship or ves 
sel with g*oods for transportation, 
pr. par. freighting; past, freight- 
ed : s. freight, freigh ter. 

FRENCH, adj. Belonging to France 
adj. Frenchlike. 

FRENCH'IF Y. v. To infect with the 
manners of France, pr. pnr.fre?vch- 
ifying; p r dst,frenchified. 

FREN'ZY. 5. Madness, distraction 
of mind. p\. frenzies : ad}, frenzied. 

FRE'QUENT. adj. Often done, often 
seen, often occurring, s. frequen~ 
cy, pi. frequencies ; adv. frequently. 

FREQUENT', v. To visit often; to 
be much in any place, pr. par.yVe- 
quenting ; past, frequented: adj. 
frequentable : s. frequenter. 

FREQUENTATIVE, adj. A gram- 
matical term, applied to verbs 
signifying the frequent repetition 
of an action. 

FRES'CO. s. Coolness, shade, duski- 
ness ; a kind of painting, pl.fres* 
coes. 

FRESH, adj. Cool; not salt; new, 
recent, florid, v. freshen; pr. par. 
fresliening; past, freshened: adv. 
freshly : s. freshness. 

FRESH'ET. 5. A flocd of water. 

FRESHMAN, s. A novice; one in 
the rudiments of any knowledge 
s. freshmanship. 

FRET. v. To wear away by rub- 
bing; to vex. pr. par. fy-etting, 
past, fretted : s. fret, fret ter, fret 
fulness: adj. fretful: adv. fret- 
fully. 

FRIABLE, adj. Easily crumbled; 
easily reduced to powder. s.jri- 
ability, pi. friabilities. 

FRI'AR. s. A brother of some reli 
g-ious order, s. friary, ol. friaries. 

FRICASEE'. s. A dish made by cut 
ting chickens or other small things 
into pieces, and dressing them with 
strong sauce, v.f^icasce; pr. par 
fmcaseeing ; Tpnst } fricaseed. 
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FRI— FR1 

FRICTION. % The act of rubbing 
two bodies together. 

FRI'DAY. s. The sixth day of the 
week. 

FRIEND, s. One joined to another 
in mutual benevolence and inti- 
macy; one propitious, adyfriend- 
, less, friendlike, friendly : s. friend- 
liness, friendship : ad v. friendly. 

FRIEZE, s. A coarse, warm cloth. 
&d\ friezed. 

FRIEZE, FRIZE. s. A large flat 
member which separates the arch- 
itrave from the cornice. - 

FRIG' ATE. 5. A ship of war, next 
in size to a vessel of the line. 

FRIGHT. 5. A sudden terror. 
frighten; pr. par. frightening; 
past, frightened : adj . frightful : 
adv. frightfully : s. f rightfulness. 

FRI'GID. adj. Cold; wanting warmth; 
dull. s. frigidity, pi. frigidities, 
frigidn&s ? .- ad v . frigidly . 

FRIGORIF'IC. adj. Causing cold. 

FRILL. 5. A sort of ruffle, v. frill; 
pr. par. frilling; past, frilled. 

FRINGE, s. Ornamental appendage, 
added to a dress or to furniture, 
v. fringe ; pr. par. fringing; past, 
fringed: adj . fringy. 

FRIPPERY. s. Old clothes, cast 
dresses, trumpery, trifles, pi. frip- 
peries. 

FRISEU'R. s. A hair-dresser. 

FRISK, v. To leap, to skip. pr. par. 
frisking; past, frisked: s. frisk, 
frisker, f riskiness: adj. friskful 
frisky. 

FRITH, s. A narrow part of the sea, 
where the water, being confined, 
is rough. 

FRITTER, s. A small piece cut to 
be fried; a fragment, v. fritter; 
pr. par. frittering ; past, frittered. 

FRIVOLOUS. a#. Slight, trifling; 
of no moment, adv. frivolously : 
s. frivolity, pi. frivolities. 

FRIZZ, v. To curl, to crisp, pr. par. 
frizzing ; past, frizzed. 

FRIZ'ZLE. v. To form into short 
curls, pr. par. frizzling; past, friz- 
zled : s. frizzle, frizzier. 



FRO— FRU 

FRO. adv. Backward, re/rressively. 
FROCK, s. A dress, a coat; a kind 

of gown for children. 
FROG. s. A small amphibious ani 

i»al, with four feet. 
FROLIC, s. A wild prank; a flight 

of whim and levity, v. frolic; pr. 

par. frolicking; past, frolicked: 

adj. frolicksome: s. frolickso?iie» 

ness: adv . frolicksomely. 
FROM. A preposition. 
FRONDIF'EROUS. adj. Bearing 

leaves. 
FRONT, s. The face; the van. v 

front; pr. par. fronting; past, 

fronted: s. frontal, Jrontlet: adj 

frontless. 
FRONTIER, s. The marches, the 

limit, the utmost verge of any ter 

ritory. adj. frontier. 
FRONTINIAC. s. A kind of rich 

wine. 
FRONT'IS PIECE, s. That part of 

any building, or other body, that 

directly meets the eve. 
FROST, s. The last effect of cold; 

the power of congelation, adj. 
frosted, frosty: adv. frostily, s 

frostiness. 
FROSTBITTEN, adj. Nipped or 

withered bv frost. 
FROSTWORK, s. Work in which 

the substance is laid on with in- 
equalities, like the dew congealed 

upon shrubs. 
FROTH, s. Spume, foam. v. froth; 

pr. par. frothing ; past, frothed : 

adv. frothily: &. fiothiness: adj 

frothy. 
FRO' WARD. «#. Peevish,ungovem- 

able, angry, adv.frowardly: s.fro 

■ward ness. 
FROWN, v. To express displeasure 

by contracting the face to wrinkles; 

to look stern, pr. par. frowning, 

past, frowned : s. frown, fr owner 

adv. frown? ngly. 
FRO'ZEN. adj. Congealed with cold 

void of heat. 
FRUCTIFY, v. To make fruitful, 

to fertilize, pr. par. fructifying , 

past, fructified: adj. fructiferous^ 
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FRU— FUL 

fructuous : s. fructification, f-uc- 
tuation. 

FRU'GAL. adj. Thrifty, sparing, 
parsimonious, s. frugality, ^{.fru- 
galities : adv. frugally. 

FRUIT. 5. The product of a tree 
or plant; production, s. fruitage, 
fruiterer, fruitery, pi. fruiteries; 
fruiifulness: adj. fruitful: adv 
fruitfully. 

FRUITION, s. Enjoyment, posses- 
sion. 

FRUITLESS, adj. Barren of fruit ; 
vain, idle, unprofitable, adv. fruit- 
lessly : s. fruitlessness. 

FRUMP, v. To mock, to insult, pr. 
par. frumping ; past, frumped : s. 
frump. 

FRUSTRATE, v. To defeat, to 
disappoint, pr. par. frustrating ; 
past, frustrated .• s. frustration ; 
adj. frustraiice, f?-ustrato?y. 

FRY. v. To dress food in a pan on 
the fire. pr. par. frying; past, 
fried: s.fry, pi. fries. 

FUD'DLE. v. To make slightly 
drunk, pr. par. fuddling,' past, 
fuddled. 

FUDGE, int. An expression of the 
utmost contempt. 

FU'EL. s. The matter or aliment of 
fire. 

FUGA'CJOUS. adj. Volatile, s. fu- 
gaciousness, fugacity, p\.fugaci- 
ties. 

FU'GITIVE. adj. Not tenable, un- 
steady, volatile, flving, running 
from danger, s. fugitive, fugilive- 
ness. 

FUL'CRUM. s. the prop of a lever. 

FULFIL', v. To answer any pur- 
pose or design; to complete, pr. 
pnr. fulfilling ; past, fulfilled, s. 
f/lfiller, fulfilment. 

FUL'GEXT. adj. Shining, dazzling, 
exquisitely bright, s.fulgency, pi. 
fulgencics ; f algidity, pi. fulgidi- 
ties 

FULIGINOUS, adj. Sooty, smoky. 

FULL. adj. Replete; having no 
space void ; large, s. full, fulness : 
adv. full, fully. 

2 



FUL— FUN 

FULL. v. To cleanse cloth from its 
oil or grease, pr. pa' . falling 
past, fulled .- s.j "ullage, falUr^ Jul* 
lery, pi. fuller ies. 

FULL'-BLOWN adj. Spread to the 
utmost extent, ab a perfect blos- 
som. 

FULL-BOTTOMED, adj. Having a 
large bottom. 

FULL'-DRESSKD. adj. Dressed in 
form. 

FULL-FED', adj. Sated, fat. 

FULL-GROWN', adj. Completely 
grown. 

FUL'LING-MILL. s. A mill for 
cleansing cloth. 

FUL'MiNATE. v. To thunder; to 
make a loud noise, pr. par.yvi- 
minating; past, fulminated: s.ful- 
mination : adj . fulminant, fulmin- 
atory. 

FUL'SOME. adj. Nauseous, offen- 
sive, gross, adv . fuhomely : s.fuJ 
someness. 

FUMBLE, v. To attempt any thing 
awkwardly, pr. par. fumbling; 
past, fumbled: s.fumbler: adv. 
fumblingly. 

FUME. s. Smoke, vapour, v.fum-e; 
pr. par. fuming; past, fumed: adj. 
fumid,fymous,fumy : s.fumidtty, 
p\.fu midi ties : adv. furn in gly. 

FU'MIGATE. v. To smoke; toper- 
fume by smoke or vapour, pr. par. 
fumigating; past, fumigated: s. 
fumigation. 

FUN. s. Sport, merriment, adj.yim- 
ny : adv. funnily. 

FUNCTION, s. Discharge, perform^ 
ance, employment, office, s. func- 
tionary, pi. functionaries. 

FUND. s. Stock, capital; that by 
which any expense is supported, 
v. fund; pr. par. funding; past, 
funded. 

FUND'AMENT. s. Foundation; the 
back part of the bodv. adj. and s 
fundamental : adv. fundamentally. 

FU'NERAL. s. Burial, interment, on- 
sequies. adj. funeral, funereal. 

FUNG'OUS adj. Excrescent, spon 
gy. s.fungosity, pl.fungosities. 
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FUN-FUR 

FUNG'US. s. A mushroom. 

FUN'NEL. s. A sort of pipe, through 
which liquors are poured into ves- 
sels. 

FUR. s. Skin with soft hair; soft 
hair of beasts. v. fur; pr. par. 
furring; past, furred: s. furrier : 
adj. furry. 

FURBELtfW. 5. A kind of trim- 
ming, v. furbelow; pr. par. fur- 
belowing ; past, furbelowed. 

FURBISH, v. To burnish, to pol- 
ish, pr. par. furbishing; past, fur- 
bished: s.furbisher: adj. furbish 
able. 

FU'RIOUS. adj. Mad, raging, vio- 
lent; impetuously agitated, adv. 
furiously: s.furiousness. 

FURL. v. To draw up; to contract 
pr. par. furling; past, furled. 

FUR'LONG. s. A measure of length. 

FUR'LOUGH. s. A temporary dis- 
mission from military service. 

FURNACE, s. An enclosed fire- 
place. 

FUR'NISH. v. To supply witn what! 
is necessary; to give, to supply, 
to equip, pr. par. furnishing; 
past, furnished: s. furnisher. 

FURNITURE, s. Movables; goods 
put into a house for use or orna- 
ment; appendages. 

FUR'RIER.' 5. A dealer in furs. 

FUR'ROW. 5. A small trench, made 
by the plough for the reception of 
seed ; any long trench or hollow, 
v. furrow ; pr. par. furrowing ; 
past, furrowed. 

FURTHER, adj. At a greater dis- 
tance ; beyond this. adv. further, 
furthest: s. furtherance^ fur- 
thered 



FUR -FY 

FURTHER, v. To put onward ; to 

forward ; to promote, pr. par 

furthering; past, furthered. 
FURTHERMORE, adv. Moreover, 

besides. 
FURTIVE, adj. Stolen ; gotten by 

theft, adv. furtively s. furtive* 

ness. 
FU'RY. s. Madness, rage, passion of 

anger, enthusiasm, pi. furies: 

ad), fury like. 
FURZE, s. A kind of prickly bush, 

sometimes called a whin. adj. fur* 

FUSE. v. To melt ; to put into fu 
sion ; to liquefy by heat. pr. par 
fusing; past, fused: s. fusion, 
fusibility, pi. fusibilities : adj . fu • 
sible. 

FUSEE', s. The cylinder around 
which is wound the cord or chain 
of a clock or watch; a firelock. 

FUSILEER'. s. A soldier armed with 
a fusil ; a musketeer. 

FUSS. s. A tumult, a bustle. 

FUSTIAN, s. A kind of cloth 

FUSTIC. 5. A sort of wood used in 
dying. 

FUSTIGATION. s. An ancient cus 
torn of punishing with a cudgel. 

FUSTY, adj. Ill-smelling, mouldy, 
s. fustiness. 

FUTILE, adj. Talkative, loqua- 
cious, trifling, worthless, s. futil- 
ity, ^[.futilities. 

FUTURE, adj. That which will be 
hereafter; that which is to come, 
s. future, futurity, pl.fu turiiies. 

FY. inter j. A word of blame and 
disapprobation. 



GAB— GAB 

GAB'BLE. v. To make an inarticu- 
late noise ; to prate loudlv with- 
out meaning, pr par. gabbling;] 
past, gabbled: s. gabble, gabbler. '■ 

GAB'ERDfNE. s. A coarse frock; 
any mean dress. 



G 



GAB— GAD 

GA'BLE. s. The triangular part of 
the end of a house, from the cor- 
nice to the top of the roof. 

GAD. v. To ramble about without 
any settled purpose, pr. par. gad- 

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GAD-GAL 

ding; past, gadded: s. gadder: 
adv. gaddingly. 

GAD'FLY. s. A fly that, stings cat- 
tle, pi. gadflies. 

GAE'LIC, GAL'IC. 5. A dialect of 
the Celtic tongue. 

GAFF. s. A harpoon or large hook. 

GAG. v. To stop the mouth, to pre- 
vent speaking, pr. par. gagging; 
past, gagged: s. gag, gagger. 

GAGE. s. A pledge, a pawn, a mea- 
sure. 

GA'IETY. s. See Gayety. 

GAIN. s. Profit, advantage, interest. 
v. gain; pr. par. gaining; past, 
gained: adj. gainable, gainful, 
gainless: adv . gainfully : s. gainer, 
gainfulness. 

GAIN'S AY. v. To contradict, to op- 
pose, pr. par. gainsaying; past, 
gainsaid: s. gainsayer. 

GAIT. s. A way, march, walk, pro- 
gress, adj. gaited. 

<iAIT'ERS. s. A kind of spatter- 
dashes. 

GA'LA. 5. Any show or festivity. 

GALA'TIANS. s. Persons descend- 
ed from the Gauls. 

GAL'AXY. s. The milky way. pi. 
galaxies. 

GALE. 3. A wind not tempestuous, 
vet stronger than a breeze. 

GAL'EATKD. adj. Covered as with 
a helmet. 

GALILE'AN. s. A native or inhabit- 
ant of Galilee. 

GALL. 5. The bile; an a imal juice 
remarkable for its supposed bit- 
terness; a sight hurt by fretting 
off the skin. v. gall; pr. par. gall- 
ing; past, galled. 

GAL'LANT. adj. Gav, well-dressed, 
showy, splendid, magnificent, adv. 
gallantly: s. gillantness. 

GALLANT', v. To pav attention to 
ladies, pr. par. gallanting; past, 
gallanted: s. gallant, gallantry, 
pi. gallantries : adj. gallant. 

GALLEON', s. A large ship, with 
four or five decks. 



GAL— GAM 

fGAL'LERY. s. A kind of walk along 

the floor of a house; a part of the 

theatre, pi. galleries. 
GAL'LEY. s. A vessel driven by 

oars. 
GAL'LIC,GAL'LICAN.a#. French 

s. gallicism. 
GALLlGAS'KINS. s. Large open 

hose. 
GALLIMAU'FRY. s. Any inconsis- 

tent or ridiculous medley, pi. gal- 
limaufries. 
GALLINA'CEOUS. adj. Denoting 

birds of the pheasant kind. 
GAL'LlOT. s. A little galley, built 

verv slight, and fit for the chase. 
GALLIPOT, s. A pot used for med- 
icines. 
GAL'LON. 5. A liquid measure, con 

taining four quarts. 
GALLOON', s. A kind of lace. 
GAL'LOP. v. To ride very fast, pr- 

par. galloping; past, galloped: * 

gallop, galloper. 
GALLOWAY, s. A kind of small 

horse. 
G A I/LOWS. 5. A beam laid ovei 

two posts, on which malefactors 

are handed. 
GALOCHE'. s. A kind of shoe worn 

over another, to keep out the wet 
GAL'VANISM. s. The action of ine 

tallic substances, v. galvanize; pr 

par. galvanizing; past, galvanized: 

adj. galvanic: s. galvanometer. 
GAMBLE, v. To play extravagant 

ly for money, pr. par gambling, 

past, gambled: s. gambkr. 
GAMBO'GE. 5. A concreted vege 

table juice, of a bright yellow co« 

lour. 
GAM^BOL. v. To dance, to skip, to 

frisk, pr. par.- gamboling; pact, 

gamboled: s. gambol. 
GAME. s. Sport of any kind; jest. 
I v. game; pr. par. gaming; past, 
j gamed : s. gamester. 
iGAME'KEEPER. s. A person who 
i takes care of game. 
j GAM'MON. s. The buttock of a hog, 

salted and dried; a play with dice 
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GAM— GAR 

GAM'UT. 5. The scale of musical 
notes. 

GAN'DER. s. The male of a goose. 

GANG. s. A troop, a company, a 
tribe. 

GANG'RENE. s. A mortification, a 
sore. adj. gangrenous, gangrened. 

GANG'WAY. s. A thoroughl'are or 
passage. 

GANT'LET. s. A military punish- 
ment, in which the criminal, run- 
ning between the ranks, receives 
a lash from each man. 

GAOL, JAIL. s. A prison, a place 
of confinement, s. gaoler. 

GAP. 5. An opening, a breach, an 
avenue. 

GAPE. v. To open the mouth wide ; 
to yawn. pr. par. gaping; past, 
gaped : s. gaper. 

GARB. s. Dress, clothes, habit, ex- 
terior appearance. 

GARB' AGE. 5. The bowels, the offal, 

GAR'BLE. v. To sift and cleanse 
spices ; to separate the good from 
the bad. pr. par. garbling; past, 
garbled : s. garbler. 

GAR'DEN. s. A piece of ground, 
enclosed and planted with herbs 
or fruits, v. garden ; pr. par. gar- 
dening; past, gardened: s. gar- 
dener, gardening. 

GARG'LE. v. To wash the throat 
with some liquor not suffered im 
mediately to descend, pr. par. 
gargling; past, gargled: s. gargle. 

GA'RiSH. adj. Showy, gaudy, splen- 
did, glaring, adv. garishly: s. gar- 
ishness. 

GAR'LAND. s. A wreath of branch- 
es or flowers. 

GARLIC s. A species of plant. 

GAR'MENT. s. Any thing by which 
the bod v is covered; clothes, dress. 

GAR'NER. s. A store-house, v. gar- 
ner, pr. par. garnering; past, 
garnered. 

GAR'NET. s. A gem, a precious 
stone. 

GAR'NISH. v. To decorate, to em- 
bellish, pr. par. garnishing; past, 



GAR— GAU 

garnished : s. garnish, garnisher^ 
garnishment. 

GAR'NITURE. s. Furniture, orna- 
ment. 

GAR'RET. s. A room on the highest 
floor of a house, adj. garreted. 

GARRETEE'R. s. One who lives in 
a garret. 

GAR'RISON. s. Soldiers placed in 
a fortified town or castle to defend 
it; the town itself, v. garrison, 
pr. par. garrisoning ; past, garri- 
soned. 

GAR'RON. s. A miserable horse, of 
little power. 

GARRU'LITY. s. Loquacity, talka 
tiveness. pi. garrulities : adj. gar- 
rulous. 

GAR'TER. s. A string or riband, 
by which the stocking is held upon 
the leg. v. garter; pr. par. gar 
tering ; past, gartered. 

GARTH, s. The bulk of the body 
measured by the girdle ; an enclo- 
sure. 

GAS. s. A spirit not capable of be- 
ing congealed, pi. gasses. 

GASOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
for measuring or containing gas 

GASCONA'DE. s. A boast, a bra^ a- 
do. v. gasconade ; pr. par. gas- 
conading; past, gasconaded. 

GASH. v. 'To cut into small pieces , 
to cut deeply, pr. par. gashing; 
past, gashed : s. gash. 

GASP. v. To open the mouth wide; 
to catch the breath with labour 
pr. par. gasping; past, gasped: s. 
gasp. 

GASTRIC, adj. Belonging to the 
stomach. 

GATE. s. A large door, an avenue. 
s. gateivay. 

GATH'ER. v. To collect; to bring 
into one place ; to glean, pr. par. 
gathering; past, gathered: s. ga- 
ther, gatherer, gathering. 

GAU'DY. adj. Showy, splendid, 
pompous, adv. gaudily: s. gaudi- 
ness. 

GAUGE, v. To measure the capa- 
city of a vessel in which liquors 
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GAL7— GEN GEN— GEN 

are contained; to measure with JjGEN'ERAL. adj. Comprehending 

many species or individuals; not 
special; not particular; exten 
sive, common, s. general, gtneral 
ity, pi. generalities, gtwratness 
adv. generally. 

GEN'ERAL. s. One who commands 
an army. s. generalship. 

GENERALIS'SiiMO. s. The supreme 
commander. 

GENERALIZE, v. To reduce to a 
genus, pr. par. generalizing; past, 
generalized: s. generalization. 

GEN'ERATE. v. To beget, to prop- 
agate, to produce to life. pr. par 
generating; past, generated: s 
generation, generator: adj. gene- 
rant, generative. 

GENERIC, adj. That which com- 
prehends the genus, or distin- 
guishes from another genus, adv. 
generically. 

GEN'EROUS. adj. Not of mean 
birth; liberal, munificent, strong, 
vigorous, adv. generously : s. gen- 
erosity, pi. generosities. 

GEN'ESIS. 5. Generation; the first 
book of Moses. 

GENE'VA. s. A spirit distilled from 
the iuniper-berrv. 

GEVEVOIS. s. People of Geneva. 

GE'NIAL. adj. That which contrib- 
utes to propagation ; natural, na- 
tive, adv. genially. 

GENITIVE, adj. The name of the 
second case in grammar. 

GE'NIUS. s. The protecting or rul- 
ing power of men, places, or 
things, pi. genii: — mental power 
or faculties ; a man endowed with 
superior faculties, pi. geniuses. 

GENOE'SE. s. The people of Genoa 
in Italy. 

GENTEEL', adj. Polite, elegant in 
behaviour, civil, adv. genteelly, s. 
genteelness, gentility, pi. gentili 
ties. 

GENTIAN, s. A kind of medicinal 
plant. 

GEN'TILE. adj. Belonging to a na 
tion. 

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/regard to any proportion, pr. par. j 
gauging; past, gauged: s. gauge, I 
gauger. 

GAUNT, adj. Thin, slender, lean.! 
adv. gauntly. 

GAUNT'LET. 5. An iron glove, 
used for defence and thrown 
down in challenges. 

GAUZE, s. A kind of thin, transpa- 
rent silk. 

GAVE. The preterit of the v. to give. 

GA VELKIND. s. A custom, where- 
by the lands of the father are 
equally divided, at his death, 
amongst all his sons. 

GAVOT. 5. A kind of dance. 

GAWK. s. A cuckoo, a foolish fel- 
low, s. gawky, pi. gawkies: adj. 
gawky. 

GAY. adj. Airy, cheerful, merry, 
fine, showy, s. gayety, pi gaye- 
ties : adv. gayly. 

GAZE. v. To look intently and ear- 
nestly, pr. par. gazing; past, 
gazed: s. gaze, gazer. 

GAZETT'E. s. A news-paper, a pa- 
per of public intelligence, v. ga- 
zette; pr. par. gazetting; past, 
gazetted: s. gazetteer. 

GEAR. s. Furniture, accoutrements, 
dress ; the traces by which horses 
or oxen draw. 

GEE. 5. A word used to horses. 

GEESE, s. The plural of goose. 

GELATINOUS, adj. Formed into a 
jellv, viscous. 

GEL'ID. adj. Extremely cold. s. 
gelidity, pi. gelidities. 

GEM. 5. A jewel, a precious stone. 
v. gem; pr. par. gemming; past,! 
gemmed: adj. gemmeous, gemmy. \ 

GEM'INI. s. The twins; the third j 
sign in the zodiac. 

GEN'DER. s. A kind, a sort, a sex. i 

GEN'DER. v. To beget, to produce, j 
pr. par. gendering; past, gender-, 
td. \ 

GENEAL'OGV. s. History of the: 
succession of families, pi. gene- 
alogies: adj. genealogical: s. gen- 
ealogist. 



GEN— GEO 

GEN'TILE. s. One of an uncove- 
nanted nation ; one who knows 
not the true God. adj. gentile: s. 
gentilism. 

GENTLE, adj. Well born, soft, 
bland, mild, tame. adv. gently: s. 
gentleness. 

GENTLEMAN, s. A man of birth; 
a man raised above the vulgar by 
his character or post. pi. gentle- 
men: adj. gentlemanlike, gentle- 
manly : s. gentlemanliness. 

GENTLEWOMAN, s. A woman of 
birth above the vulgar ; a woman 
well descended, pi. gentlewomen: 
adj. gentlewomanlike. 

GENTOO'. s. An aboriginal inhabit- 
ant of Hindostan. 

GENTRY, s. Class of people above 
the vulgar, pi. gentries. 

GENUFLECTION, s. The act of 
bending the knee; adoration ex- 
pressed by bending the knee. 

GEN'UINE/ad/. Not spurious; real, 
natural, true. adv. genuinely : s. 
genuineness. 

GE'NUS. s. A class of beings or 
things, comprehending under it 
manv species, pi. genera. 

GEOCENTRIC, adj. Applied to a 
planet or orb having the earth for 
its centre, or the same centre with 
the earth. 

GEOG'RAPHY. 5. A description of 
the earth, pi. geographies: s. ge- 
ographer: adj. geographical : adv. 
geographically. 

GEOL'OGY. 5. The doctrine of the 
formation and composition of the 
earth, pi. geologies: s. geologer. 

GEOM'ETRY. s. The science of 
quantity, extension, or magnitude, 
abstractedly considered, pi. geom- 
etries: ad}, geomefral, geometrical, 
geometric: adv. geometrically: s. 
geometrician: v. geometrize; pr. 
par. geometrizing ; past, geome- 
*rized. 

GEOR'GIC. 5. A part of the science 
of husbandry, put into a pleasing 
dress, and set off by all the beau- 



GEO— GIB 

ties and embellishments of poetry, 
adj. georgic, georgical. 

GEORGIUM Sl'DUS. s. One ot the 
planets. 

GERA'NIUM. s. A kind of plant. 

GERM. s. A sprout or shoot; that 
part which grows and spreads, 
adj. germinant: v. germinate; pr. 
par. germinating; past, germina- 
ted: s. germination. 

GER'UND. s. A kind of ve.bal 
noun. 

GESTATION, s. The act of carry 
ing the young before birth. 

GESTICULATE, v. To play antic 
tricks; to show postures, pr. par 
gesticulating; past, gesticulated: 
s. gesticulation, gesticulator : adj. 
gesticulatory. 

GESTURE, s. Action or posture ex 
pressive of sentiment ; movement 
of the body. 

GET. v. To procure, to obtain, to 
have possession of. pr. par. get- 
ting; past, got, gotten: s. getter. 

GEWGAW, s. A showy trifle; a 
toy, a bauble. 

GHAST'LY. adj. Like a ghost; pale, 
dismal, horrible, s. ghastliness. 

GHER'KIN. s. A small pickled cu 
cumber. 

GHOST, s. The soul of man ; a 
spirit appearing after death, adj. 
ghostlike, ghostly: s. ghostlincss- 

GFANT. 5. A man of a size above the 
ordinary rate of men. adj. giant- 
like, gigantic. 

GI'ANTESS. s. A woman of uncom- 
mon size. pi. giantesses. 

GIB'BER. v. To speak inarticulate- 
ly, pr. par. gibbering; past, gib 
bered: s. gibberish. 

GIB'BET. s. A gallows ; the post on 
which malefactors are. hanged, v. 
gibbet; pr. par. gibbeting; past, 
gibbeted. 

GIB'BOUS. adj. Convex, protube- 
rant, s. gibbosity, pi. gibbosities, 
gibbousness. 

GIBE. v. To sneer; to join censo- 
riousness with contempt pr. par. 
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GIB— G1R 

gibing; past, gibed: s.gibe, giber: 

adv. gihingly. 
GIB'LETS. s. The parts of a goose 

which are cut off before it is cook- 
ed. 
GID'DY. adj. Vertiginous; rotary, 

whirling, inconstant, unsteady, s. 

giddiness: adv. giddily. 
GIFT. s. A thing given or bestowed: 

offering, v. gift; pr. par. gifting; 

past, gifted: s. giftedness. 
GIG. s. A light vehicle, with two 

wheels. 
GIGANTIC, adj. Suitable to a giant: 

big; verv large. 
GIG'GLE. v. To laugh idly, to titter. 

pr. par. giggling; past, giggled: 

s - giggl e t giggler. 
GIG'OT. s. The hip joint ; a slice. 
GILD. v. To overlay with gold. pr. 

par. gilding; past, gilded, gilt: s.\ 

gilder, gilding. 
GILL. s. The apertures at each side 

of a fish's head ; a measure of | 

liquids, containing the fourth part 

of a pint. 
GlL'LYFLOWER.s. A kind of plant. 
GILT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 

to gild. 
GTM'CRACK. s. A slight or trivial 
. mechanism. 
GIM'LET. s. A borer, with a screw 

at its point. 
GIMP. s. A kind of silk twist or lace. 
GIN. s. A trap, a snare ; a machine 

for cleaning cotton, v. gin; pr. 

par. ginning; past, ginned. 
GIN. 5. A kind of ardent spirits, 

properlv called Geneva. 
GIN'GERBREAD. s. A kind of sweet 

bread, or cake. 
GING'LE, JING'LE. v. To make a 

sharp, clattering noise, pr. par. 

gingling ; past, gingled: s. gingle. 
GIN'SENG. s. A kind of aromatic 

root. 
GIFSY. 5. A vagabond who pre- 
tends to foretell futurity: a wan- 
derer. pL gipsies. 
GIRD. v. To bind around : to fasten 

by binding, pr. par. girding; past, 

girded, girt: s. girder, girding. 



GIR— GLA 

GIRD'LE. s. Any thing drawn prand 

the waist ; enclosure, v. girdle, 

pr. pai . girdling ; past, girditd: a. 

girdler. 
GIRL, s: A young woman, or female 

child, adj. girlish: adv. girlishly. 
GIRT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 

to gird. 
GIRTH, s. A band by which a sad- 
dle is fixed upon a horse. 
GIVE. v. To bestow; to confer^ 

without any price or reward ; to 

deliver, pr. par. giving; past, giv- 
en; pret. gave. 
GIVES, s Fetters or shackles fo» 
| the feet. 
GIZ'ZARD. s. The strong musculai 

stomach of a fowl. 
GLA'CIAL. adj. Icy; made of ice 
i frozen, v. glaciate; pr. par. gla 

dating; past, glaciated: s. glacia 

Hon: adj. glacious. 
GL A'CIS. s. In fortification, a sloping 

bank. 
GLAD. adj. Cheerful; gay; in a 

state of hilarity ; pleased, v. glad 

den; pr. par. gladdening; past, 

gladdened: adv. gladly: s. gladness 
GLADE, s. A lawn or opening in a 

wood. 
GLA'DIATOR. s. A sword-playei 

a prize-fighter, adj. gladiator] , 

gladiatorial. 
GLANCE, s. A sudden shoot of light 

or splendour; a quick view. v. 

glance; pr. par. glancing; past, 

glanced. 
GLAND, s. An organ of the body 

adj. glandular, glaadulous: s 

glandule. 
GLAN'DERS. s. A disease peculiai 

to horses, adj. slandered. 
GLANDIFEROUS, adj. Bearing 

mast ; bearing acorns, or fruit like 

acorns. 
GLARE, v. To shine so as to dazzle 

the eyes ; to shine ostentatiously 

pr. par. glaring; past, glared' a 

glare: adv. glaringly. 
GLA'REOUS. adj. Consisting of vie 

cons, transparent matter, like the 

white of an egg. 

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GLA— GLO 

GLASS, s. An artificial, transparent 
substance ; a mirror ; a vessel 
made of glass, pi. glasses: s.gias- 
siness : adj . glassy. 

GLAZE, v. To furnish with windows 
of glass; to overlay with some- 
thing shining and pellucid, pr. 
par. glazing-; past, glazed; s. gla- 
zier. 

GLEAM. s. Sudden shoot of light \ 
lustre, brightness, v. gleam; pr. 
par. gleaming; past, gleamed; s. 
gleaming: adj. gleamy. 

GLEAN, v. To gather what the har- 
vesters leave behind ; to gather 
any thing thinly scattered, pr. 
par. gleaning; past, gleaned; s. 
gleaner, gleaning. 

GLEBE. 5. Turf, soil, ground, adj. 
glebous. 

GLEE. s. Joy, merriment, gayety; 
a kind of song. 

GLEN. .9. A valley, a dale; a de 
pression between two hills. 

GLIB. adj. Smooth, slippery, volu- 
ble. adv. glibly . s. glibness. 

GLIDE, v. To flow gently and silent- 
ly; to move swiftly and smoothly 
along, pr. par. gliding; past, glided: 
s. glider. 

GLIM'MER. v. To shine faintly; to 
be perceived imperfectly, pr. par 
glimmering; past, glimmered: s 
glimmer, glimmering. 

GLIMPSE, s. A weak, faint light ; 
transitory lustre ; a short view, 

GLISTEN, v. To shine; to sparkle 
with light, pr. par. glistening 
past, glistened. 

GLITTER, v. To shine ; to exhibit 
lustre; to gleam, pr. par. glitter- 
ing; pasi, glittered; s. glitter: adv. 
glitteringly . 

GLOBE, s. A sphere, a ball; a round 
body. adj. globose, globous, globu- 
lar: s. globosity, pi. globosities. 

GrLOB'ULE. s. A very small globe, 
adj. globulous. 

GLOM'ERATE. v. To gather into 
a ball or sphere, pr. par. glomer- 
ating: oast, glomerated: s. glom- 
ration: adj. ghmerous. 



GLO-GLU 

GLOOM, s. Imperfect darkness; 
obscurity; defect of light, adj 
gloomy: adv. gloomily .« s. gloomi 
ness. 

GLO'RIFY. v. To praise, to honour, 
to extol, pr. par. glorifying ; past, 
glorified : s. glorification. 

GLO'RY. s. Praise paid in adora 
tion ; honour, praise, fame, celeb- 
rity, pi. glories : v. glory; pr. par. 
glorying; past, gloried: adj. glo- 
rious: adv. gloi-iously : s. glori* 
ousness. 

GLOSS, s. A comment, an explana- 
tion, superficial lustre, a speciou? 
representation, v. gloss; pr. pai. 
glossing; past, glossed: adj. glossy. 
s. glossiness. 

GLOS'SARY. s. A dictionary of ob 
scure or antiquated words, pi. 
glossaries: adj. glossarial: s. glos- 

GLOSSOG'RAPHER. 5. A scholiast, 

a commentator, s. glossography y 

pi. glossographies. 
GLOVE, s. A cover for the hand. 

s. glover. 
GLOW. v. To be heated, so as to 

shine without flame ; to exhibit a 

strong bright colour, pr. par. glow 

ing ; past, glowed; s. glow: adv 

glowingly. 
GLOWWORM. 5. A small creep 

ing grub, with a luminous tail. 
GLUE. s. A kind of cement, v. glue, 

pr. par. gluing; past, glued: a 

gluer, glueyness: adj. gluey. 
GLUM. adj. Sullen, stubbornly 

grave, melancholy, dull. 
GLUT. v. To swallow, to devour, 

to cloy, to overfill, to load. pr. pai 

glutting; past, glutted: s. glut. 
GLU'TINATE. v. To join with glue ; 

to cement, pr. par. glutinating ; 

past, glutinated: s. gluHnation, 

glutinosity, pi. gluiinosities : adj. 

glutinative, glutinous. 
GLUTTON, s. One who indulge3 

himself too much in eating, v. 

gluttonize; pr. par. glv lionizing ; 

past, gluttonized : s. gluttony, pi. 

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GNA— GOC 

gluttonies: adj. gluttonous: adv. 
gluttonously. 

GNASH, v. To strike together; to 
clash; to grind or collide the 
teeth, pr. par. gnashing; past, 
gnashed. 

GNAT. s. A small insect. 

GNAW. v. To eat by degrees; to 
wear away by biting; to corrode, 
pr. par. gnawing; past, gnawed: 
s. gnawer. 

GNOME. 5. A brief reflection, worthy 
to be remembered ; one of those 
invisible people, who are fabled 
to inhabit the inner parts of the 
earth, and to fill it to the centre. 

GNOMON, s. The hand or pin of a 
dial. 

GNOMCKNICS. s. A science which 
teaches to find the just proportion 
of shadows for the construction 
of all kinds of sun and moon dials. 

GNOSTIC, s. One of a numerous 
sect of christians, of the first cen- 
tury, who pretended to a high de- 
gree of knowledge, and held ex- 
travagant notions of religion. 

GO. v. To proceed, to walk, to move, 
to travel, pr. par. going; past, 
gone: s. goer, going. 

GOAD. s. A pointed instrument,! 
with which oxen are driven for- 
ward, v. goad; pr. par. goading; 
past, goaded. 

GOAL. s. The landmark set up to 
bound a race ; the point marked 
out to which racers run. 

GOAT. s. A ruminating animal. 

GOATHERD, s. One whose em- 
ployment is to tend goats. 

GOB'BET. s. A mouthful ; as much 
as can be swallowed at once. 

GOB'BLE. v. To swallow hastily, 
with tumult and noise, pr. par. 
gobbling; past, gobbled: s. gobbler. 

GO-BETWEEN, s. One that trans- 
acts business by running between 
two parties. 

GOB'LET. s. A large cup. 

GOB'LIN. s. An evil spirit ; a fright- 
ful phantom. 

GO'-C ART. s. A machine in which 



GOD- -GOO 

children are enclosed, to teach 

them to walk. 
GOD. 5. The Supreme Beir.g. adj. 

godlike, godly: adv. godldy : s 

godhead, godliness. 
GOD'CHILD. s. A child for whom a 

person became sponsor at baptism, 

and promised to see educated as 

a christian. 
GODDESS. 5. A female divinity. pL 



GOD'FATHER. s. A man who acts 
as sponsor, at baptism. 

GOD'MOTHER. s. A woman who 
acts as sponsor, at baptism. 

GOD'SON. s. A boy for whom a per- 
son has been sponsor at the font. 

GOG'GLES. s. Blinds for horses thai 
are apt to take fright: glasses 
worn to defend the eye from dust. 

GOLD. s. One of the metals, ad/ 
golden. 

GOLD'BEATER. s. One whose oc- 
cupation is to beat or foliate gold. 

GOLDTINCH. s. A kind of singing 
bird. pi. gold/inches. 

GOLDSMITH, s. One who manu 
factures gold. 

GONDO'LA. s. A boat much used in 
Venice; a small boat. 

GONDOLI'ER. 5. One that rows a 
gondola. 

GONE. Past par. of the v. to go. 

GONG. 5. A sonorous instrument, 
of a circular form, made of bra»s, 
which the Asiatics strike with a 
large wooden mallet. 

GOOD. adj. Not bad, not ill, prop. 
er, fit, uncorrupted. s. good, good- 
ness: adj. goodly: adv. good 

GOOD-NATURE. 5. Kindness ; ha- 
bitual benevolence, adj. goodna- 
tured: adv. goodnaturedly. 

GOODS. 5. Moveables in a house, 
merchandise. 

GOO'DY. s. A low term of civility, 
used to mean pefsons. pi. goodies. 

GOOSE, s. A large waterfowl ; a 
tailor's smoothing-iron. pi. geese. 

GOOSE'BERRY. s. A kind .f small 
fruit, pi. gooseberries. 

GOOSE'CAP. 5. A silly person. 
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GOR— GOT 

GORE. 5. Blood effused from the 
Dody , blood clotted or congealed. 
v. gee ; pr. par. goring ; past, 
gored, adj. gory. 

GORE. v. To stab, to pierce; to 
pierce with a horn. pr. par. goring; 
past, gored. 

GORGE, s. The throat, the swallow. 
v. gorge ; pr. par. gorging; past, 
gorged. 

GOR'GEOUS. adj. Fine, splendid, 
showy, magnificent, adv. gorge- 
ously: s. gorgeousness. 

GOR'GET. s. A piece of armour 
that defends the throat; a small 
convex ornament, gilt or of sil- 
ver, worn by the officers of foot, 
upon their breasts. 

GOR'GON. 5. A monster with snaky 
hairs, of which the sight turned 
the beholders to stone, adj. gor- 
gonian. 

GOR'MAND, GOUR'MAND. s. A 
greedy eater ; a ravenous, luxuri- 
ous feeder, s. gormandize, gorman- 
dizer. 

GOR'MANDIZE. v. To play the glut- 
ton, pr. par. gormandizing; past, 
gormandized. 

GOS'HAWK. s. A hawk of a large 
kind. 

GOS'LING. s. A young goose. 

GOS'PEL. s. Glad tidings ; the holy 
book of the christian revelation. 

GOS'SAMER. s. The down of plants; 
the long white cobwebs which fly 
in the air in calm, sunny weather. 

GOS'SIP. s. Mere tattle; trifling 
talk. v. gossip ; pr. par. gossiping; 
past, gossiped. 

GOSSOON'. 5. A lad; a low attend- 
ant formerly m the wealthy fami- 
lies among the Irish. 

GOT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to get. 

GOTH, s One of tne uncivilized 
people, who formerly lived in the 
northern part of Europe; a bar- 
barian, adj. got hie. 

GOTH'IC s. A kind of architecture. 

GOTTEN, v. One of the past par. 
of get. 



GOU— GRA 

GOUGE. 5. A kind of concave chisel 
v. gouge; pr. par. gouging ; past, 



GOULARD', s. An infusion of ace 
tate of lead. 

GOURD. 5. A kind of plant. 

GOUR'MAND. s. A glutton ; a greedy 
feeder. 

GOUR'NET. s. A kind of fish. 

GOUT. s. A kind of disease attended 
with great pain. adj. gouty: s. gout- 
iness. 

GOUT. 5. A taste, pronounced goo 

GOVERN, v. To rule, to regulate, 
to direct, pr. par. governing; past. 
governed: adj. governable: s. gov- 
ernance, government, governor, 
governess, pi. governesses, govern 
ante: ad], governmental. 

GOWL. v. To howl, pr. par. gowl 
ing; past, gowled. 

GOWN. s. A woman's upper gar 
ment ; a long upper garment, worn 
by persons of the learned profes 
sions and by students, adi- gown-^d 

GRAB'BLE. v. To grope; to feel 
eagerly with the hands, pr. pir 
grabbling; past, grabbled. 

GRACE, s. Favour, kindness, fa- 
vourable influence of God on the 
human mind; pardon; a short 
prayer said before or after meat, 
adj. graceless : adv. gracelessly. 

GRACE, v. To adorn, to dignify, 
to embellish, pr. par. gracing, 
past, graced: adj. graceful: adv. 
gracefully : s. gracefulness. 

GRA'CIOUS. adj. Merciful, benev- 
olent, favourable, adv. gracioudy 
s. graciousness. 

GRADATION. 5. Regular progress 
from one degree to another; order, 
series. 

GRADE, s. Rank, degree. 

GRAD'UAL. adj. Proceeding byde- 
grees ; advancing step by step, s 
graduality, pi. gradualities : adv. 
gradually. 

GRAD'UATE. v. To dignify with a 

degree in the university; to ob 

tain a degree ; to mark with de 

grees. pr. par. graduating: p? st 

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GRA— GRA 



GRA— GRA 



graduated: s. graduate, gradua--' GRANGE, s. A farm ; generally, .1 
tion. I farm with a house at a distance 

GRAFT, v. To insert a cion or from neighbours ; a granary, 
branch of one tree into the stock GRANITE, GRAY ATE. s. A kind 



of another; to propagate by in- 
sertion or inoculation, pr. par. 
grafting; past, grafted: s. grafter. 



of mountain stone. 
GRAN1 V'OROUS. adj. Eating grain; 
living upon grain. 



GRAIN. 5. A single seed of corn ; GRANT, v. To admit that which is 



any minute particle ; a species of 
weight ; any thing proverbially 
small; temoer; disposition, &c. 

GRAINS. 5. The husks of malt ex- 
hausted in brewing. 

GRAMLYEOUS. adj. Grassv. 

GRAMINIVOROUS, adj. Grass-eat- 
ing ; living upon grass. 

GRAM'MAR. s. The science of 
cpeaking correctlv ; the book that 



not yet proved ; to allow, to yield 
pr. par. granting; past, granted- 
s. grant, grantee, grantor. 

GRAN' UL ATE. v. To be formed 
into small grains, pr. par. granu- 
lating; past, granulated: s. gran- 
ulation, granule: adj. granulary, 
granulous. 

GRAPE, s. The fruit of the vine, 
growing in clusters. 



treats of the various relations of GRAPE'-SHOT. s. A kind of small 
words to one another, s. gram- j shot, discharged from a cannon. 
morion: adj. grammatical: adv. GRAPHIC, GRAPHICAL, adj. 



grammatically. 
GRAM' PUS. s. A kind of large fish. 

pi. grampuses. 
GRANA'DO. s. A grenade, pl.gra-; 

nadoes. 



Relating to engraving; well de- 
lineated, adv. graphically. 
GRAPNEL, s. A small anchor be- 
longing to a little vessel ; a grap- 
pling iron. 



GRAN'ARY. s. A store-house for GRAPPLE, v. To contend bv seiz 



threshed corn. pi. granaries. 
GRAN'ATE, GRANITE, s. A kind 

of mountain stone. 
GRAND, adj. Great, illustrious, 

splendid, magnificent, noble, adv. 

grandly: s. grandness. 



ing ; to contest in close fight, pr 
par. grappling; past, grappled: s. 
grapple. 
GRASS. 5. The common herbage of 
the field, pi. grasses: adj. grassy, 
grassless: s. g)'assi?iess. 



GRAND'CHILD. s. The son or GRASS'HOPPER. s. A small insect 



daughter of a son or daughter. 
GRAND DAUGHTER.*. Thedaugh-j 

ter of a son or daughter. 
GRANDEE', s. A man of great rank,' 

powpr, or dignity. 
GRAN'DEUR. s. Magnificence,; 

state, snlendour of appearance. 
GRANDFATHER, s. The father of! 

a father or mother. 
GRANDILOQUENCE, s. High, lof-j 

ty, big: speaking, adj. grandilo-' 

quovs. 
GRAND'MOTHER. s. The mother: 

of a fhthpr or mother. 
GRAND'SIRE. s. Grandfather; any' 

ancestor, poeticallv. 
GRANDSON, s. The son of a son of 

daughter. 



GRASS'-PLOT. s. A small, level 
piece of ground, covered with 
grass. 

GRASP, v. To hold in the hand 
to gripe, to seize, pr. par. grasp 
ing; past, grasped: s. grasp 
grasper. 

GRATE, s. A partition made with 
bars placed near to are another, 
or crossing eaoii other , the range 
of bars within which fires are 
made, v grate; pr. par. grating, 
past, grated: s. grating. 

GRATE, v. To rub hard, so as to 

injure or offend ; to make a harsh 

noi&e. pr. par. grat-ng; past, 

giaied: s. grater adv. gratingly. 

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GRA -GRE 

GRATE'FUL. adj. Having a due 
sense of benefits; pleasing, de- 
lightful, adv. gratefully: s. grate- 
fulness. 

GRATIFICATION, s. The act of 
pleasing; pleasure; delight; re- 
ward, v. gratify; pr. par. gratify- 
ing ; past, gratified: s. gratifier. 

GRATING, s. A partition made 
with bars placed near to one an- 
other. 

GRATIS, adv. For nothing; with- 
out a recompense. 

GRATITUDE, s. Duty to benefac- 
tors ; desire to return benefits. 

GRATUITOUS, adj. Voluntary; 
granted without claim or reward, 
adv. gratuitously: s. gratuity, pi. 
gratuities. 

GRATULA'TION. s. Salutations 
made by expressing joy; expres- 
sion of joy. adj. gratulatory. 

GRAVE, s. A place in the ground 
in which the dead are deposited. 

GRAVE, v. To dig; to carve a fig- 
ure or inscription in any hard sub-! 
stance, pr. par. graving; past, 
graved: s. graver. 

GRAVE, adj. Solemn, serious, so- 
ber, adv. gravely: s. gravity, pi. 
gravities. 

GRAVEL, s. Hard sand. v. gravel; 
pr. par. graveling; past, graveled: 
adj. gravelly. 

GRAVE'-STONE. s. A stone placed 
)ver a grave. 

GRAVITATE, v. To tend to the' 
centre of attraction, pr. par. grav-\ 
Hating; past, gravitated: s. grav- 
itation, gravity, pi. gravities. 

GRAY adj. White, with a mixture 
of black, adj. grayish: s. gray-\ 
ness. 

GRAZE, v. To eat grass; to feedj 
on grass ; to touch lightly, pr. par. 
grazing; past, grazed: s. grazer, 
grazier. 

GREASE, s. The soft part of the 
fat. v. grease ; pr. par. greasing ;\ 
past, greased: adj. greasy: adv.i 
gi easily: s. gr easiness. 



GRE— GRE 

GREAT, adj. Large in bulk or num 
ber ; chief, principal, s. greul^ 
greatness: adv. greatly. 

GREAVF. s. A groove. 

GREAVES, s. Armour for the legs 
a sort of boots. 

GRE'CIAN. adj. Relating to th . 
country of Greece. 

GRE'CISM. 5. An idiom of the Greek 
language. 

GREE'DY. adj. Ravenous, voracious, 
eager, adv. greedily : s. greediness. 

GREFK. adj. Belonging to Greece. 

GREEN, adj. Having a colour form- 
ed commonly by compounding 
blue and yellow, v. green; pr. par. 
greening; past, greened: adj 
greenish: s. green, greenness. 

GREENGA'GE. s. A species o! 
plum. 

GREENGRO'CER. s. A retailer o! 
greens. 

GRp:EN'HORN. s. A youth easily 
imposed upon. 

GREEN'HOUSE.s. A house in which 
tender plants are sheltered from 
the weather. 

GREEN'-ROOM. s. A room near the 
stage, to which actors retire, dur 
ing trie intervals of the play. 

GRFET. v. To address at meeting; 
to salute, pr. par. greeting; past, 
greeted: s. greeter. 

GRE'GAL. adj. Belonging to a flock 

GREGARIAN. adj. Of the common 
sort ; ordinary. 

GREGA'RIOUS. adj. Going in flocks 
or herds, adv. gregariously : s. 
gregar'wvsness. 

GREGO'RIAN. adj. Belonging to 
the style *>r method of computa- 
tion instituted by Pope Gregory 
in 1582. 

GRENA'DE, GRENA'DO. 5. A hoi- 
low ball of metal, tilled with com- 
bustibles. 



GRENADI'ER. s. A tall foot-soj 
dier, whose duty formerly consist 
ed in throwing hand-grenades. 

GREW. Preterit of the v. to grow. 

GREY. adj. See Gray. 

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GRE— G*U 

GREY'HOUND. s: A species of dog, 
for the chase. 

GRID'IRON. s. A portable grate, on 
which meat is broiled. 

GRIEF. 5. Sorrow, grievance, pain, 
adj. gricfless. 

GRIEVE, v. To afflict, to hurt, to 
lament, pr. par. grieving; past, 
grieved: s. grieuer, grievance : adj. 
grievous: adv. grievingly, griev- 
ously. 

GRIF'FIN, GRIFFON, s. A fabled 
animal, said to be generated be- 
tween a lion and an eagle. 

GRIG. s. A merry creature ; a small 
eel. 

GRILLA'DE. s. Any thing broiled 
on the gridiron. 

GRIM. adj. Having a countenance 
of terror; horrible, hideous, ugly. 
adv. grimly: s. grimness. 

GRIMA'CE. s. A distortion of the 
countenance, from habit, affecta- 
tion, or insolence. 

GRIMAL'KIN. s. The name of a cat. 

GRI'MY. adj. Dirty, cloudy. 

GRIN. v. To set the teeth together, 
and withdraw the lips. pr. par. 
grinning; past, grinned: s. grin, 
grinner: adv. grinningly. 

GRIND, v. To reduce to powder by 
friction ; to sharpen or smooth by 
rubbing on something hard. pr. 
par. grinding; past, ground: s. 
grinder. 

GRINDSTONE, s. A stone for sharp- 
ening e ged instruments. 

GRIPE, v. To hold with the fingers 
closed; to seize; to pinch, pr. 
par griping; past, griped: s. 
gripe, griper: adv. gripingly. 

GRISETT'E. s. In France, the wife 
or daughter of a tradesman. 

GRIS'KIN. s. The vertebrae of a hog. 

GPIS'LY. adj. Dreadful, hideous, 
frightful. 

GRISONS'. s. Inhabitants of the 
mountainous parts of the Alps, in 
itafv. 

GRTST. s. Corn to be ground ; sup- 

P2 



GRI— GRO 

GRISTLE, s. A cartilage, adj. 

gristly. 
GRIT. 5. The coarse part of meal ; 

sand; rough, hard particles, adj. 

gritty : s. grittiness. 
GRIZ'ZLE. s. A mixture of white 

and black; gray. adj. grizzlea, 

grizzly. 
GROAN, v. To breathe with a hoarse 

noise, as in agony or pain. pr. par. 

groaning; past, groaned: s. groan, 

groaning. 
GROAT, s. A small piece of money, 

valued at four pence. 
GROATS. 5. Oats that have the 

hulls taken off. 
GRO'CER. s. One who sells tea, 

sugar, wine, &c. s. grocery, pi. 

groceries. 
GROG. s. Gin and water, or any 

spirit and water, adj. groggy. 
GROIN, s. The part next above the 

thigh. 
GROOM, s. A boy, a waiter, a ser- 
vant; a man newly married. 
GROOVE, v. To cut'hollow. pr. par. 

grooving; past, grooved: s. groove, 

groover. 
GROPE, v. To feel where one can- > 

not see. pr. par. groping; past, 

groped : s. groper. 
GROSS, adj. Thick, bulky, shame 

ful, enormous, impure, inelegant 

s. gross, grossness : adv. grossly. 
GROT, GROTTO, s. A cave; 

cavern for coolness and pleasure, 
GROTESQUE', adj. Of a distorted 

figure ; unnatural, adv. grotesquely. 
GROUND. 5. The earth, land, coun- 
try, region, foundation, v. ground^ 

pr. par. grounding; past, ground- 
ed. 
GROUNIT-FLOOR. s. The lower 

part of a house. 
GROUND'-PLOT. s. The ground on 

which anv building is placed. 
GROUND'-RENT. s. Rent 'paid <*or 

the privilege of building on an 

other man's ground. 
GROUNDLESS, adj. Void of rea 

son; wanting ground, adv. ground- 

lessly : s. grouniltssness. 

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GRO— GRU 

GROUND'LING. s. A fish which 
ieeps at the bottom of the water, 
— hence, one of the vulgar. 

GROUiWSEL. 5. A species of plant. 

GROUNDWORK, s. The first stra- 
tum; first principle; the first part 
of an undertaking. 

GROUP, s. A cluster, a collection, 
a number thronged together, v. 
group; pr. par. grouping; past, 
grouped. 

GROUSE, s. A kind of fowl; a 
heathcock. 

GROUT. s. Coarse meal; pollard; 
very thin, coarse mortar, v. grout 
pr. par. grouting; past, grouted. 

GROVE, s. A small wood or place, 
set with trees. 

GROVEL, v. To lie prone; to creep 
low on the ground; to be mean 
pr. par. groveling; past, groveled 
s. grpveller. 

GROW. v. To vegetate ; to increase 
by vegetation, pr. par. growing; 
past, grown: s. grower. 

GROWL, v To snarl like an angry 
cur; to murmur; to grumble, pr. 
par. growling; past, growled: s. 
growl, growler. 

GROWTH. 5. Vegetation ; vegetable 
life: product. 

GRUB. v. To dig; to root out of the 
ground, pr. par. grubbing; past, 
grubbed: s. grub, grubber. 

GRUB. .9. A kind of small worm. 

GRUDGE, v. To envy ; to give or 
take unwillingly, pr. par. grudg- 
l7l g »* past, grudged: s. grudge, 
grudger, grudging: adv. grudg- 
ingly. 

GRU'EL. 5. Food made by boiling 

meal in water. 
GRUFF, adj. Of sour aspect ; of 

harsh manners, adv. gruffly: s. 

grufpness. 
GRUM. adj. Sour, surly, severe, adv. 

grum/i.t. 
GRUMBLE, v. To murmur with 

discontent ; to growl, pr. par. 

grumbling; past, grumbled: s. 



GRU— GUI 

grumbler, grumbling: adv grumb- 
lingly. 

GRUJNT. v. To murmur like a hog; 
to groan, pr. par. gruniir.g , past, 
grunted: s. grunt, grunter , grunt- 
ing: adv. gruntingly. 

GRY'PHON. 5. See GpiFWN. 

GUA'IACUM. s. A medicinal wood. 

GUARANTEE', s. A pe-son who un 
dertakes to ^ee Fii'ou'.ations per- 
formed, v. guarantee; pr. par. 
guaranteed g > py st , guaranteed. 

GUARD, v. To watch by way of de- 
fence or secunty; to protect; to 
defend, pr. par. guarding; past, 
guarded: s. guard, guar der: adj. 
guardjul, guardless: adv. guard 
edly. 

GUAR'DANT. adj. Exercising the 
authority of a guardian ; (in her- 
aldry) having the face turned to 
wards the spectator. 

GUAR'DIAN. s. One that has th* 
care of an orphan; one to whom 
the care and preservation of any 
thing are committed, s. guardian 

- ship. 

GUARD'-ROOM. s. A room in which 
those who are appointed to watch, 
assemble. 

GUBERNATORIAL, adj. Relating 
or belonging to government. 

GUD'GEON. s. A small fish. 

GUER'DON. s. A reward, a recom- 
pense. 

GUESS, v. To conjecture; to judge 
without any certain principles of 
judgment, pr. par. guessing ; past. 
guessed: s. guess, pi. guesses, guess 
er : adv. guessingly. 

GUEST, s. One entertained in the 
house, or at the table of another. 

GUG'GLE. v. To sound as water 
running with intermissions out of 
a narrow-mouthed vessel, pr. par. 
guggling; past, guggled. 

GUIDE, v. To direct, to influence, te 
instruct, pr. par. guiding: past, 
guided : s. guide, guider, guidance. 
adi guidable, guideless. 

GUILD. .<?. A societv, a corporation, 
a fraternity, a town-hall. 

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GUI— GUN 

GUILDHALL', s. The hall in which 
a corporation usually assembles : 
a town-hall. 

GUILE. 5. Deceitful cunning; insid- 
ious artifice, adj. guileful, guile- 
less: adv. guilefully: s. guileful- 
ness, guilelessness. 

GUILLOTI'NE. 5. A machine for 
separating the head from the body 
at one stroke, v. guillotine: pr. 
par. guillotining ; past, guillotined. 

GUILT. 5. Crime, offence, sin. adj 
guilty, guiltless: adv. guiltily, 
guiltlessly: s. guiltiness,, guiltless- 
ness. 

GUIN'EA. s. A country in Africa; a 
gold coin, value 21 shillings ster- 
ling. 

GUISE, s. Manner, mien, habit. 

GUITAR', s. A stringed musical in- 
strument. 

GULF. s. A bay; an opening into 
land. 

GULL. s. A cheat, a fraud, a trick, 
a kind of sea-bird. v. gull; pr. par. 
gulling; past, gulled: s. gutter. 

GUL'LET. s. The throat; the oesoph- 
agus. 

GULP. v. To swallow eagerly, pr. 
par. gulping; past, gulped: s.gulp. 

GULPH. 5. See Gulf. 

GUM. 5. A glutinous vegetable sub- 
stance; the fleshy covering that 
contains the teeth, adj. gummy. 
s. gumminess, gummosity, pi. gum- 
mosities. 

GUN. s. The general name for fire- 
arms, v. gun; pr. par. gunning: 
past, gunned : s. gunner, gunnery, 
pi. gunneries. 

GUN'NEL. s. See Gunwale. 

GUN'POWDER. s. The powder put 
into gruns to be fired. 

GUN'ROOM. s. The place, on board 
a ship, where arms are deposited. 

GUN'SHOT. s. The reach or ranjje 
of a gun ; the distance to which 
a shot can be thrown; shot dis- 
charged from a gun. 



GUN— GYR 

GUN'SMITH. 5. A man whose trade 
is to make guns. 

GUN' WALE, GUN'NEL. s. That 
piece of timber which reaches on 
each side of a ship, from the half- 
deck to the forecastle. 

GUR'GLE. v. To fall or gush with 
noise, as water from a bottle, pr. 
par. gurgling; past, gurgled. 

GUR'NET. 5. A kind of fisn. 

GUSH. v. To flow or rush out with 
violence, pr. par. gushing; past, 
gushed: s. gush. 

GUS'SET. s. An angular piece ol 
cloth, sewn at the upper end of 
the sleeve of a shirt or shift. 

GUST. s. Sense of tasting; height 
of perception; a sudden, violent 
blast of wind. adj. gu<:ty. 

GUT. s. The stomach ; the recep- 
tacle of food. v. gut; pr. par. gut- 
ting; past, gutted. 

GUTTER, s. A passage for water; 
a small longitudinal hollow. 

GUTTLE, v. To feed luxuriously; 
to gormandize, pr. par. guttling; 
past, guttled : s. guttler. 

GUTTURAL, adj. Pronounced in 
the throat ; belonging to the throat. 

GUZ'ZLE. v. To gormandize; to 
swallow any liquor greedily, pr. 
par. guzzling; past, guzzled: s. 
guzzler. 

GYMNA'SIUM. s. Formerly a place 
for athletic exercises; any place 
of exercise, adj. gymnastic: adv. 
gymnastically. 

GYMOS'OPHIST. s. One of a sect 
of Indian philosophers, who wert 
naked. 

GYPSUM, s. The name of a class 
of fossils: the plaster-stone, call- 
ed, bv chvmists, sulphate of lime. 

GYPSY, s. "See Gipsy. 

GYRA'TION. s. The act of turning 
anv thing about; one revolution. 

GYRE. s. A circle described by any 
thing moving in an orbit. 

GY'ROMANCY. s. A sort of divma- 
tion, performed by waiking. 
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H 



HAG—HAL 



HA. int. An expression of wonder, 
or surprise. 

HAB'ERDASHER. s. One who sells 
small wares, s. haberdashery, pi. 
haberdasheries. 

HAB'ERGEON. 5. Armour fcp cover 
the neck and breast. 

HABILIMENT, s. Dress, clothes, 
garment. 

HABIT. 5. State of any thing — as 
a habit of body ; dress; accoutre- 
ment; effect of custom, v. habit; 
pr. par. habiting; past, habited. 

HABITATION, s. Place of abode ; 
dwelling, adj. habitable. 

HABIT'UATE. v. To accustom ; to 
use one's self by frequent repeti- 
tion, pr. par. habituating; past, 
habituated: adj. habitual: adv. ha- 
bitually. 

HAB'ITt T DE. s. Relation, respect, 
familiarity, long custom. 

HACK. v. To cut into small pieces ; 
to chop. pr. par. hacking; past, 
hacked : s. hack. 

HACK, HACK'NEY. s. A horse let 
out for hire. v. hack; pr. par. 
hacking; past, hacked. 

HACK'LE. v. To dress flax ; to sep- 
arate; to tear asunder, pr. par. 
hackling; past, hackled : s. hackle. 

HACK'LE. s. A fly for angling. 

HACK'NEY. s. A hired horse ; a 
horse for common use. v. hack- 
ney; pr. par. hackneying; past, 
hackneyed. 

HAD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to have. 

HAD'DOCK. s. A kind of fish. 

HAFT. 5*. A handle; that part of 
an instrument that is taken into 
the hand. v. haft; pr. par. hafting; 
past, hafted : s. hafter. 

HAG. 5. A witch ; an enchantress ; 
a fur>. 

HAG'GARD. adj. Wild, lean, rug- 
ged, adv. haggardly : s. haggard- 
ness. 

HAG'GARD. s. A stack-yard. 



HAG'GESS. 5. A mass of meat, 
generally pork chopped, and en 
closed in a membrane, pi. hag 
gesses. 

HAG'GLE. v. To cut, to chop, to 
mangle, pr. par. haggling; past, 
haggled: s. haggler. 

HAGIOG'RAPHER. s. A holy wri- 
ter. 

HAIL. s. Drops of rain, frozen in 
their falling, v. hail; pr. par. hail 
ing; past, hailed: s. haihtone. 

HAIL. int. A term of salutation, v. 
hail: pr. par. hailing; past, hailed. 

HAIR. s. One of the common tegu- 
ments; a single hair. adj. hairy, 
hairless: s. hairiness. 

HAIR'BRAINED. adj. Wild, irreg- 
ular, unsteady. 

HAIR'BREADTH. s. A very small 
distance ; the diameter of a hair. 

HAIRCLOTH, s. Stuff made ofhair. 

HAKE. 5. A kind offish. 

HALBERD,' H ALBERT, s. A bat- 
tle-axe, fixed to a long pole. s. 
halberdier. 

HALCYON, adj. Placid, quiet, 
peaceful. 

HALE. adj. Healthy, sound, hearty, 
uninjured. 

HALF. s. A moiety ; an equal part, 
pi. halves: adv. half. 

HALF-BLOOD'. 5. A person of the 
half-blood, is one not born of the 
same father and mother. 

HALF-MOON', s. The moon in ita 
appearance, when at half increase, 
or decrease. 

HALF'PENNY. s. A copper coin 
pi. halfpence, halfpennies. 

H ALF-SEAS-O'VER. adj. A prover- 
bial expression for anyone far ad- 
vanced ; commonly used for one 
half drunk. 

HALF-STGHT'ED. adj. Seeing im 
perfectly. 

HALF-WAY', adv. In the middle, 
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HAL— HAM 

HALF-WITTED, adj. Imperfectly 
furnished with intellect. 

HALIBUT, s. A sort of fish. 

HALL. 5. A court of justice; the 
public room of a corporation ; the 
first large room of a house. 

HALLELU'J AH. s.A song of thanks- 
giving. 

HAL'LlARDS, HALTARDS. 5. 
Ropes or tackle employed to hoist 
or lower a sail. 

HALLOC. int. A word of encour- 
agement, when dogs are let loose 
on their game. v. halloo; pr. par. 
/tattooing; past, hallooed: s. hal- 
looing. 

HAL'LOW. v. To consecrate; to 
make holy. pr. par. hallowing; 
past, hallowed. 

HALLUCINATE, v. To stumble; 
to blunder, pr. par. hallucinating; 
past, hallucinated: s. hallucination. 

HA'LO. s. A red circle round the 
sun or moon. 

HALT. v. To limp, to hesitate, to 
falter, pr. par. halting; past, 
halted: adj. halt: s. halt, halter: 
adv. haltingly. 

HAL'TER. 5. A rope to hang male- 
factors ; a cord. v. halter; pr. par. 
haltering; past, haltered. 

HALVE, v. To divide into two 
parts, pr.par. halving; past, halv- 
ed. 

HAM. 5. The hip ; the thigh of a 
hog, salted. 

HAM'ADRYAD. 5. One of those 
wood-nymphs of antiquity, who 
were feigned to live and die with 
the trees to which they were at- 
tached. 

H AM' ATED. adj. Hooked ; set with 
hooks. 

HAMES. s. The collar by which a 
horse draws. 

HAM'LET. s. A small village. 

HAM'MER. s. An instrument to 
drive nails, &c. v. hammer; pr. par. 
hammering; past, hammered: s. 
hammerer. 

HAM'MERCLOTH. s. The cloth 
that covers a coach-box. 



HAM— HAN 

HAM'MOCK. s. A swinging bed. 

HAMVER. s. A large basket. 

HAM'PER. v. To shackle, to entan 
gle, to ensnare, to complicate, pi 
par. hampering ; past, hampered. 

HAM'STRJNG. s. The tendon of 
the ham. v. hamstring; pr. pal 
hamstringing; past, hamstrung 

HAND. s. The palm, with the fin- 
gers; a palm. v. hand; pr. par. 
handing; past, handed. 

HAND'-BARROW. s. A frame on 
which any thing is carried by the 
hands, without wheeling on the 
ground. 

HAND'CUFF. s. A manacle ; a fet- 
ter for the wrist, v. handcuff; pr. 
par. handcuffing; past, handcuff- 
ed. 

HAND'FUL. s. As much as the hand 
can contain. 

HAND'GALLOP. s. A slow, easy 
gallop. 

HAND-GRENA'DE. s. SccGrenado 
and Grenade. 

HANDICRAFT. 5. Manual occu- 
pation ; a man who lives by man- 
ual labour, s. handicraftsman. 

HAND'KERCHIEF. s. A piece of 
cloth, used to wipe the face, or 
cover the neck. 

HAND'LE. v. To touch; to feel 
with the hand; to manage, pr. 
par. handling; past, handled: s. 
handle: adj. handless. 

HA-WMAID. s. A maid that waits 
at hand. 

HAND'MILL. s. A mill moved by 
the hand. 

HAND'SAW. s. A saw managed by 
the hand. 

HAND'SEL. s. The first act of using 
anything; the first act of sale. v. 
handsel; pr.par. handseling; past, 
handseled. 

HANDSOME, adj. Beautiful, grace- 
ful, elegant, adv. handsomely: s. 
handsomeness. 

HANDSPIKE, s. A kind of wooden 
lever, to move great weights. 

HAND'VICE. s. A vice for holdiny 
small work. 

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HAN— HAR 

HANDWRITING. 5. A cast or form 
of writing peculiar to each hand ; 
any writing. 

HAND'Y. adj. Ready, dextrous, skil- 
ful, adv. handily : s. handiness. 

HAND'YWORK. s. Work of the 
hand; product of labour; manu- 
facture. 

HANG. v. To suspend ; to fasten in 
such a manner as to be sustained 
not below, but above, pr. par, 
hanging; past, hung: s. hanger, 
hanging. 

HANG'ER. s. A short curved sword 
a short broad sword. 

HANG'MAN. s. A public execu 
tioner. pi. hangmen. 

HANK. s. A skein of thread, a tie 
v. hank ; pr. par. hanking ; past 
hanked. 

IIANK'ER. v. To long importunate 
ly. pr. par. hankering; past, hank- 
ered: s. hankering. 

HANSEAT'IC. adj. Relating to the 
Hanse -towns. 

HAP. 5. Chance, fortune, accident. 

HAP'LESS. adj. Unhappy, unfortu- 
nate, luckless. 

HAPLY, adv. Perhaps, peradven- 
ture, by chance. 

HAPPEN, v. To chance; to come 
to pass. pr. par. happening; past, 
happened. 

HAPPY, adj. In a state of felicity ; 
lucky; successful, adv. happily; 
s. happiness. 

HA'RAM, HA'REM. s. A seraglio; 
the women's apartment in the 
east. 

HARANGUE', s. A speech; a pop- 
ular oration, v. harangue; pr. par. 
haranguing ; past, harangued: s. 
harangucr. 

HARASS', v. To weary, to fatigue, 
pr. par. harassing; past, harassed: 
s. haras ser. 

HAR'BINGER. s. A forerunner, a 
precursor. 

HAR'BOUR. 5. A lodging ; a place 
or entertainment ; a port or haven 
r or shipping, v. harbour; pr. par. 



HAR— HAR 

harbouring; past, harboured: s. 

harbourage, harbourer. 
HARD. adj. Firm ; resisting pene- 
tration or separation ; difficult. 

adv. hard, hardly: v. harden; pr. 

par. hardening ; past, hardened: s. 

hardener, hardness. 
HARD'EARNED. adj. Earned with 

difficulty. 
HARD'FAVOURED. adj. Of coarse 

features. 
HARD'FISTED. adj. Covetous, 

close-handed. 
HARD'FOUGHT. adj. Vehemently 

contested. 
HARD'GOTTEN. adj. Obtained by 

great labour, and pains. 
HARDHEARTED, adj. Cruel, m 

exorable, merciless, s. hardheari- 

edness. 
HARDIHOOD, s. Stoutness, brave 

HARD'LABOURED. adj. Elaborate, 

studied. 
HARD'MOUTHED. adj. Disobedi 

ent to the rein ; not sensible of 

the bit. 
HARDSHIP, s. Injury, oppression, 

fatigue. 
HARDWARE, s. Manufactures of 

metal. 
HARD'Y. adj. Bold, brave, stout, 

daring, strong, s. hardiness. 
HARE. s. A kind of small quadru- 
ped. 
HARE'BELL. s. A species of flower 
HARE'BRAINED. adj. Volatile, un 

settled, wild. 
HARE'LIP. s. A fissure in the up 

per lip. adj. har dipped. 
HAR'ICOT. s. A kind of ragcut 

pronounced har'ico. 
HAR'IER. s. A dog for hunting 

hares. 
HARK. int. List! hear! listen! 
HAR'LEQUIN. s. A buffoon who 

plays tricks to divert the popu- 

lnce. 
HAR'LOT. s. A whore, a strumpet, 

a base person, s. harlotry, pi. har- 
lotries. 
HARM. s. Injury, crime, mischief 
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BAR— HAS 

detriment, adj. harmful, harmless: 
adv. harmfully, harmlessly: s. 
harmlessness. 
HARMONlC,HARMON'ICAL.a#. 
Relating to music ; concordant ; 
musical, adv. harmonically. 

HAR'MONY. 5. The just adaption 
of one part to another ; musical 
concord ; concord, pi. harmonies: 
v. harmonize; pr. par. harmoniz- 
ing; past, harmonized: s. harmon- 
ist, harmonizer, harmoniousne.ss : 
adj. hai-monious: adv. harmoni- 
ously. 

HAR'NESS. s. Armour; the traces 
&c. of draught horses, v. harness; 
pr. par. harnessing ; past, harness- 
ed: s. harnesser. 

HARP. s. A kind of stringed musical 
instrument, v. harp; pr. par. harp- 
ing ; past, harped: s. harper. 

HARPOON', s. A harping iron, used 
in whalefishing. s. harpooner, har- 
ponier. 

HARPSICHORD, s. A kind of mu- 
sical instrument. 

HAR'PY. s. A fabled bird. pi. har- 
pies. 

HAR'RTDAN. 5. A decayed strum- 
pet. 

HARROW. 5. An instrument used 
for fitting the ground for seed, and 
then covering the seed. v. harrow; 
pr. par. harrowing; past, harrow- 
ed: s. harrower. 

HAR'RY. v. To teaze, to ruffle : in 
Scotland, it signifies to plunder, 
pr. par. harrying; past, harried. 

HARSH, adj. Austere, rough, un- 
pleasing. adv. harshly: s. harsh- 
ness. 

HART. s. A male deer. 

HARTS'HORN. s. A drug made of 
the horns of the deer. 

HARVEST, s. The season of reap- 
ing, and gathering in grain, v. 
harvest; pr. par. harvesting; past, 
harvested: s harvester. 

HAS. v. The third person sing, of 
the v. have. 

HASH. v. To mince ; to chop into 



HAS— HAU 

small pieces, pr. par. hashing 
past, hashed: s. hash, pi. hashes. 

HAS'LET. s. The heart, liver, and 
lights, of a hog, with the wind- 
pipe, &c. 

HASP. s. A clasp folded over a sta- 
ple, v. hasp; pr. par. hasping; past, 
hasped. 

HAST. v. The second person sing, 
of the v. have. 

HASTE, s. Hurry, speed, nimble- 
ness, precipitation, v. haste, hasten; 
pr. par. hasting, hastening; past, 
hasted, hastened: s. hastener, hasti- 
ness : ad], hasty: adv. hastily. 

HAT. s. A cover for the head, adj 
hatted. 

HAT'BAND. 5. A string tied round 
a hat. 

HATCH, v. To produce young from 
eggs ; to quicken the egg, by in- 
cubation, pr. par. hatching; past, 
hatched: s. hotcher. 

HATCHES, s. The doors or open 
ings in the deck of a ship. 

HATCHET, s. A small axe. 

HATCH'MENT. s. An armorial es- 
cutcheon, exhibited on the hearse 
at funerals, and sometimes hung 
up in churches. 

HATCH'WAY. s. The way over or 
through the hatches. 

HATE. v. To detest, to abhor, t 
abominate, pr. par. hating; past, 
hated: s. hate, hater: adj. hateful. 
adv. hatefully: s. hatefulncss. 

HATRED, s. Hate, ill-will, malig- 
nitv, abhorrence. 

HAT'TER. s. A manufacturer of 
hats. 

HAU'BERK. s. A coat of mail with- 
out sleeves. 

HAUGH. s. A little meadow lying 
in a vallev. 

HAUGHT'Y. adj. Proud, insolent, 
arrogant, adv. haughtily: s. haugh- 
tiness. 

HAUL. v. To pull, to draw, to drag 
by violence, pr. par. hauling; past, 
hauled: s. haul. 

HAUNCH, s. The thigh, the hip. 
the rear. pi. haunches. 

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HA U— HE A 

HAUNT, v. To frequent; to be 
much about any place or person, 
pr. par. haunting ; past, haunted; 
s. haunt, haunter. 

HAUTBOY, s. A kind of wind in- 
strument, pronounced ho'-boy. 

HAUTE'UR. s. Pride, insolence, 
haughtiness. 

HAUT-GOUT'. 5. Any thing with a 
strong relish, or with a strong 
scent, pronounced ho-goo\ 

HAVE. v. To possess, pr. par. hav- 
ing; past, had. 

HA'VEN. 5. A port; a harbour; a 
station for ships ; a shelter. 

HAVERSACK, s. A kind of coarse 
bag, in which soldiers carry pro- 
visions. 

HAVOC. 5. Waste ; wide and gen- 
eral devastation. 

HAW. s. The seed of the hawthorn ; 
a hedge, or any enclosure. 

HAWHAW. s. A defence or bank 
that interrupts an alley or walk, 
sunk between two slopes, and not 
perceived till approached. 

HAWK. s. A bird of prey. v. hawk ; 
pr. par. hawking; past, hawked: 
s. hawker, hawking. 

HAWSER. 5. See Halser. 

HAWTHORN, s. A thorn that bears 
haws. 

HAY. 5. Grass dried to fodder cattle 
in winter, s. haystack. 

HAY'MAKER. s. One employed in 
drying grass for hay. 

HAZ'ARD. 5. Chance, accident, dan- 
ger, v. hazard: pr. par. hazarding; 
past, hazarded: adj. hazardous: 
adv. hazardously. 

HAZE. s. Fog, mist. adj. hazy : s. 
haziness. 

HA'ZEL. 5. The nut-tree. 

HA'ZEL. adj. Light brown. 

HE. pron. The man that was named 
before ; the person ; male. 

HEAD. 5. The part of the animal 
that contains the brain, or the or- 
gan of sensation or thought; a 
chief; a principal person, adj. head, 
headed, headless : v. head ; pr. par. 
heading; past, headed: s. header. 



HEA-HEA 

HEAD'ACHE. s. Pain in the nead. 
HEAD'BAND. s. A fillet for the 

head ; a topknot. 
HEAD'BOROUGH. s. A constable; 

a subordinate constable. 
HEAD'DRESS. s. The covering of a 

woman's head. pi. head-dresses, x 
HEAD'INESS. s. Hurry, rashness, 

precipitation, adj. heady. 
HEAD'LONG. adj. Steep, precipi 

tous, rash, sudden, adv. headlong. 
HEADTIECE. s. Armour for the 

head; a helmet. 
HEADQUARTERS, s. The place 

of general rendezvous, or lodgment 

for soldiers. 
HEAD'STALL. s. Part of a bridle 

that covers the head. 
HEAD'STONE. s. The first or capi- 

tal stone; a grave-stone. 
HEADSTRONG, adj. Unrestrained, 

violent, ungovernable. 
HEAD'WAY. 5. The motion of ad- 
vancing at sea. 
HEAD'Y. adj. Rash, precipitate, 

hasty. 
HEAL. v. To cure ; to restore from 

hurt or sickness ; to cicatrize, pr. 

par. healing; yv%t, healed ; s. healer, 

healing: adj. healable. 
HEALTH, s. Freedom from bodily 

pain or sickness ; purity, adj. 

healthy, healthful: s. healthful- 

ness, healthiness. 
HEAP. 5. A pile, an accumulating 

cluster, v. heap; pr. par. heaping. 

past, heaped: s. heaper. 
HEAR. v. To enjoy the sense by 

which sounds are distinguished ; 

to listen, pr. par. hearing; past, 

heard: s. hearer, hearing. 
HEARD. The pret. of the v. to heau 
HEARK'EN. v. To listen, to attend- 

pr. par. hearkening; past, heark 

ened: s. hearkener. 
HEAR'SAY. s. Report, rumour. 
HEARSE, s. A carriage in which the 

dead are conveved to the grave. 
HEART. 5. That'part of an animal 

which is considered as the source 

of vital motion; the inner part 

of any thing; courage; spirit, v 
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HEA— HEC 

hearten; pr. par. heartening; past, 
heartened: s. heartener. 

HEARTBURN, s. Pain proceeding 
from an acrid humour in the stom- 
ach, s. heart-burning. 

HEARTFELT, adj. Felt in the con- 
science. 

HEARTH, s. The pavement of a 
room, on which a fire is made. 

HEARTLESS, adj. Without cour- 
age, spiritless, adv. heartlessly : s. 
heartlessness. 

HEARTY, adj. Sincere, warm, zeal- 
ous; in full health ; vigorous, adv. 
heartily : s. heartiness. 

HEAT. s. The sensation caused by 
the approach or touch of fire ; the 
cause of the sensation of burning ; 
agitation of sudden or violent pas- 
sion, v. heat; pr. par. heating; 
past, heated: s. heater. 

HEATH, s. A shrub of low stature; 
a place overgrown with heath, adj. 
heathy. 

HEATHEN, s. A gentile, a pagan, 
adj. heathen, heathenish: adv. hea- 
thenishly: s. heathenishness, hea- 
thenism. 

HEATHER. 5. Heath. 

HEAVE, v. To lift; to raise from 
the ground; to carry; to puff. pr. 
par. heaving; past, heaved: s. heave, 
heaver, heaving. 

HEAVEN, s. The regions above; the 
expanse of the sky. adj. and adv. 
heavenly: s. heavenliness. 

HEAVY, adj. Weighty, ponderous, 
sorrowful, grievous, com. heavier, 
sup. heaviest: adv. heavily: s.heav 

HEBDOM'ADAL. HEEDOiVi'ADA- 

RY. ad*. WeeKly. 
HEBRAISM, s. A Hebrew idiom 

s. Hebraist 
HE'BREW. s. An Israelite ; one of 

the children of Israel; the Hebrew 

tongue, adj. Hebrew. 
HEBRID'IAN. adj. Respecting the 

Western Islands of Scotland. 
HECATOMB, s. A sacrifice of a 

hundred cattle. 
HECTIC, HECTICAL, adj Habit 

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HEC— HEL 

ual, constitutional, s. hectic: adv. 
hectically. 

HECTOR, s. A bully ; a blustering, 
turbulent, noisy fellow, v. hector , 
pr. par. hectoring; past, hectored. 

HEDGE, s. A fence made round 
grounds or a garden- v. hedge, 
pr. par. hedging; past, hedged s. 
hedger. 

HEDGE'-HOG. s. An animal set with 
prickles. 

HEED. v. To mind, to regard, to 
attend, pr. par. heeding; past, 
heeded: s.heed: adj. heedful, heed- 
less: adv. heedfully, heedlessly s. 
heedfulness, heedlessness. 

HEEL. 5. The part of the foot that 
projects'* behind, v. heel; pr. par 
heeling ; past, heeled. 

HEGI'RA. 5. A term in chronology, 
* signifying the epoch, or account 
of time, used by the Arabians, 
who begin from the day that Ma- 
homet was forced to make his 
escape from Mecca, July 16, A. D. 
622. 

HEIF'ER. s. A young cow, that haa 
not had a calf. 

HEIGH'-HO. int. An expression o. 
slight languor and uneasiness. 

HEIGHT, s. Elevation above the 
ground; altitude ; summit ; space 
measured upwards, v. heighten, 
pr. par. heightening; past, heighU 
ened. 

HEI'NOUS. adj. Atrocious ; wicked 
in a high degree, adv. heinously ; 
s. hstnousness. 

HEIR. s. One who inherits after the 
present possessor, adj. heirless. 

HEIR'ESS. s. A woman who inher- 
its, pi. heiresses. 

HEIR'LOOM. s. Any furniture or 
movable, that descends by inherit- 
ance, and is therefore inseparable 
from the freehold. 

HELD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to hold. 

HELIOCENTRIC, adj. The helio- 
centric place of a planet is said to 
be such as it would aDpenr to us 
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HEL- HEM 

from the su>i, if our eye were fixed 
in its centre. 

HELIOM'ETER. s. An instrument 
for measuring the diameters of the 
sun and moon. 

HE'LIOSCOPE. 5. A sort of tele- 
scope, fitted so as to look on the 
body of the sun, without offence 
to the eves. 

HE'LIOTROPE. s. A plant that turns 
towards the sun. 

HELL. s. The place of the devil and 
wicked souls, adj. hellish: adv. 
hellishly: s. hellishness. 

HEL'LEBORE. s. Christmas flower. 

HELLENIC, adj. Grecian, s. Hel- 
lenism, Hellenist. 

HELM. s. A covering for the head 
in war ; a rudder. 

HEL'MET. 5. A helm ; a headpiece, 
ndj. helmeted. 

HELMS'MAN. 5. He who manages 
the rudder of a vessel. 

HEL'OT. s. A slave. 

HELP. v. To assist, to support, to 
aid, to remedy, pr. par. helping: 
past, helped: s. help, helper, help- 
lessness: adj. helpful, helpless: adv. 
helplessly. 

HELPMATE, s. A companion 5 an 

HEL'TER-SKEL'TER. adv. In a hur- 
ry ; without order ; tumultously. 

HEM. s. The edge of a garment, 
doubled and sewed, to keep the 
threads from spreading; the noise 
uttered by a sudden and violent 
expiration of the breath, v. hem, 
pr. par. hemming; past, hemmed. 

HEM'I. s. A word often used in 
composition, signifving half. 

HEM'ICYCLE. s. Ahalf round. 

HEMISPHERE, s. The half of a 
globe, when it is supposed to be 
cut through its centre, in the plane 
of one of its greatest circles, adj. 
hemispheric, hemispherical. 

HEM'ISTIC, HEMISTICH, s. Half 
a verse. 

HEM'LOCK 5. A species of herb. 

HEMORRHAGE, s. A violent flux 
of blood. 



HEM— HER 

HEMORRHOIDS, s. The piles, the 
emerods. 

HEMP. s. A fibrous plant, of whir h 
coarse linen and ropes are made, 
adj. hempen. 

HEN. s. The female of a house 
cock ; the female of any land- 
fowl. 

HENCE, adv. and int. From this 
place to another ; away to a dis- 
tance ; from this time ; in the fu- 
ture ; for this reason. 

HENCE'FORTH. adv. From this 
time forward. 

HENCEFOR' WARD. adv. From this 
time to futurity. 

HENCH'MAN. s. A page, an attend 
ant. pi. henchmen. 

HEN'-COOP. s. A cage in which 
poultry are kept. 

HEN'-PECKED. adj. Governed by 
the wife. 

HEPAT'IC, HEPAT'ICAL. adj. Be- 
longing to the liver. 

HEPTACHORD, s. Anciently, a 
musical instrument of seven 
strings. 

HEPTAGON, s. A figure with seven 
sides or angles, adv. heptagonal. 

HEPTARCHY. 5. A sevenfold gov. 
ernment. pi. heptarchies. 

HER. pron. Belonging to a female 
of a woman ; the objective case of 
she. emphatic pron. herself. 

HER'ALD. 5. A precursor, a fore- 
runner, a public messenger, a pio- 
claimer ; one who registers gene- 
alogies, s. heraldry, ^.heraldries: 
adj. heraldic. 

HERB. s. Plants whose stalks are 
soft, and have nothing woody in 
them. s. herbage, herbist : adj. 
herbous. 

HERBACEOUS, adj. Belonging to 
herbs; feeding on vegetables. 

HER'BAL. 5. A book containing the 
names and description of plants. 

HERBES'CENT. adj. Growing into 
herbs. 

HERCU'LEAN. adj. Of extraordi- 
nary strength, like Hercules; large; 
massy. 

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HER— HER 

HERD. 5. A number of beasts to- 
gether; a keeper of cattle, v. 
herd; pr. par. herding; past, herd- 
ed. 

HERDSMAN, s. One employed in 
tending herds, pi. herdsmen. 

HERE. adv. In this place; in the 
present state. 

HEREABOUTS, ado. About this 
place. 

HEREAFTER, adv. In time to 
come ; in futurity, s. hereafter. 

HEREAT'. adv. At this. 

HEREBY', adv. Bv this. 

HEREDITARY, adj. Possessed or 
claimed by right of inheritance; 
descending by inheritance, adv. 
hereditarily : adj. her editable. 

HEREIN', adv. In this. 

HEREINTO'. adv. Into this. 

HEREOF', adv. From this; of this. 

HEREON', adv. Upon this. 

HEREOUT', adv. Out of this place. 

HER'EMITE. s. A hermit, adj. her- 
emitical. 

HERE'SIARCH. 5. A leader in her- 
esy. 

HER'ESY. s. An opinion different 
irom that of the catholic church, 
ol. heresies. 

HER'ETIC. 5. One charged with 
heresv. adj. heretical: adv. hereti- 
rally. 

HERETO', adv. To this ; add to this. 

HERETOFORE, adv. Formerly, an- 
cientlv. 

HEREUNTO, adv. To this. 

HEREUPON', adv. Upon this. 

HEREWITH', adv. With this. 

HER'IOT. 5. A fine paid to the lord 
at the death of a landholder. 

HERITABLE, ad'. Capable to in- 
herit ; whatever mav be inherited. 

HERITAGE. 5. Inheritance; estate 
devolved bv succession. 

HERMA'PHRODITE. s. An animal 
uniting two sexes. 

HERMETIC, HERMETIC AL. adj. 
Chvmical. adv. hermetically. 

HER'MIT. s. An anchoret; one who 
iBtires from society, to contempla-, 



HER— HEX 

tion or devotion, adj. hermitical 
s. hermitage. 

HER'NIA. s. Any kind of rupture. 

HE'RO. s. A man eminent for bra 
very. pi. heroes: adj. heroic, hero* 
ical: adv. heroically: s. heroism- 
s. fem. heroine. 

HERO'IC. s. An heroic verse con- 
sists, in our poetiy, often feet. 

HERON, s. A kind of bird that preys 
upon fish ; a crane, s. heronry, pi, 
heronries. 

HER'PES. s. A cutaneous inflam- 
mation, adj. herpetic. 

HER'RING. s. A small fish. 

HESITANCY, s. Dubiousness, un- 
certainty, suspense, pi. liesitan- 
cies. 

HESITATE, v. To be doubtful ; to 
delay; to pause, pr. par. hesitat- 
ing; past, hesitated: s. hesitation. 

HET'EROCLITE. s. Such nouns as 
vary from the common forms of 
declension. 

HETERODOX, adj. Deviating from 
the established opinion ; not or- 
thodox, s. heterodoxy, pi. hetero- 
doxies. 

HETEROGENEOUS, HETERO- 
GE'NEAL. adj. Not of the same 
kind ; dissimilar, s. heterogeneity, 
pi. heterogeneities, heterogeneous- 
ness. 

HEW. v. To cut, by blows, with an 
edged instrument ; to chop ; to 
cut. pr. par. hewing; past, hewed: 
s. hewer. 

HEX'ACHORD. s. A concord, com- 
monlv called a sixth. 

HEX'AEDRON. s. A cube. 

HEX'AGON. s. A figure of six sides 
or angles, adj. hexagonal. 

HEXAM'ETER. s. A verse of six 
feet. adj. hexameter, hexametric, 
hexametrical. 

HEXANG'ULAR. adj. Having six 
angles. 

HEX'APOD. s. An animal with six 
feet. 

HEX'ASTILE. s. A building with six 
columns in front. 

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HEY— HIG 

HEY. int Kn expression of joy, or 
mutual exhortation. 

HEY'DAY. int. An expression of 
frolic and exultation. 

HIATION. s. The act of gaping. 

HIA'TUS. s. An aperture ; a gaping 
breach; the opening of the mouth 
by the succession of an initial to 
a final vowel. 

HIBER'NAL. adj. Belonging to win- 
ter. 

HIBERNIAN, adj. Relating to Ire- 
land, s. Hibernicisra. 

HICK'UP. v. To sob with a con- 
vulsed stomach, pr. par. hickuping; 
past, hickuped: s. hickup. 

HID, HIDDEN. Past par. of the v. 
to hide. 

HIDAL'GO. s. In Spain, one of noble 
birth, pi. hidalgoes. 

HIDE. v. To conceal; to withhold 
or withdraw from sight or know- 
ledge, pr. par. hiding; past, hid, 
hidden. 

HIDE. s. The skin of an animal, 
either raw or dressed. 

HIDE'BOUND. adj. A horse is said 
to be hide-bound, when his skin 
sticks closely to his ribs and back. 

HID'EOUS. adj. Horrible, dreadful, 
shocking, adv. hideously: s. hide- 
ousness. 

HIE. i>. To hasten ; to go in haste, 
pr. par. hying; past, hied. 

HI'ERARCH. s. The chief of a sa- 
cred order; the chief of any es- 
tablishment, adj. hierarchal: s. 
hierarchy, pi. hierarchies. 

HI'EROGLYPH, HIEROGLYPH- 
IC, s. An emblem ; a figure by 
which a word was implied, and 
used before the alphabet was in- 
vented, adj. hieroglyphic: adv. 
hieroglyphically. 

HIEROG'RAPHY. s. Holy writing, 
pi. hierographies : adj. hierograph- 
ic, hierographical. 

HIEROL'OGY. s. Discourse on sa- 
cred things, pi. hierologies. 

HI'EROMANCY. s. Divination by 
sacrifices pi. hieromancies. 

HIG'GLE. v. To chaffer • to be pe- 



HIG— HIN 

nurious in a bargain, pr. par. hig- 
gling ; past, higgled: s. higgler. 

HIGH. adj. Elevated in place ; rais- 
ed aloft; rising above from the 
surface, or from the centre, adv. 
high, highly : s. highness. 

HIGH-FLIER, s. One that carries 
his opinions to extravagance, adj 
highflying. 

HIGHLAND. 5. Mountainous re- 
gion, s. highlander. 

HIGH-METTLED, adj. Of proud 
or ardent spirit. 

HIGHNESS, s. A title given to 
princes, pi. highnesses. 

HIGH-WA'TER. s. The utmost flow 
of the tide. 

HIGHWAY', s. A great road, a pub- 
lic path. 

HIGHWAYMAN, s. A robber tha 
plunders on the public roads, pi. 
highwaymen. 

HILARITY, s. Merriment, gayety. 

HILL. 5. An elevation of ground, 
less than a mountain, adj. hilly: 
s. hilliness. 

HIL'LOCK. s. A little hill. 

HILT. s. The handle of any thing, 
particularly of a sword, adj. hilled 

HIM. pron. The objective case of he. 

HIMSELF', pron. A compound pro- 
noun. 

HIND. adj. Backward ; contrary in 
position to the face. 

HIND. s. The female to a stag ; a 
servant ; a peasant. 

HIND'ER. v. To obstruct, to stop ; 
to impede, pr. par. hindering; 
past, hindered: s. hinderer, hin- 
drance. 

HIN'DER. adj. In a position contra- 
ry to that of the face. 

HIND'ERMOST. adj. Hindmost, 
last. 

HIND'MOST. adj. The last; that 
which comes in the rear. 

HINDOO', s. An aboriginal inhabit- 
ant of Hindostan. 

HIN'DRANCE. s. Impediment, ob- 
struction. 

HINGE, s. A joint upon which a 
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HIN— HIT 

gate or door turns, v. hinge; pr.; 

par. hinging; past, hinged. 
HINT. v. To bring to mind, by a 

slight mention or remote allusion; 

to mention imperfectly, pr. par. 

hhiling ; past, hinted: s. hint. 
HIP. s. The joint of the thigh; the 

haunch. 
HIP. s. The fruit of the brier or the 

dog-rose. 
HIPPISH, HIPPED, adj. Melan- 
choly. 
HIPPOCEN'TAUR. s. A fabulous 

monster, half horse and half man. 
HIPPODROME, s. A course for 

chariot and horse races, or exer- 

HIPPOGRIFF. s. A winged horse. 

HIPPOPOTAMUS, s. The river' 
horse. 

HIPSHOT. adj. Sprained or dislo- 
cated in the hip. 

HIRE. v. To procure for temporary 
use, at a certain price ; to bribe ; 
to engage for pay. pr. par. hiring; 
past, hired: s. hire, hirer. 

HIRE'LING. s. One who serves for 
wages; a mercenary, adj. hireling. 

HIS. pron. Belonging to him that 
was before mentioned. 

HISS. v. To utter a noise like that 
of a serpent, and some other ani- 
mals; to condemn at a public ex- 
hibition, pr. par. hissing; past, 
hissed : s. hiss, pi. hisses, hissing : 
adv. his singly. 

HIST. int. An exclamation com- 
manding silence. 

HISTORIAN, s. A writer of history. 

HISTORIOGRAPHER, s. An his-, 
torian ; a writer of history, s. his-\ 
toriography, pi. historiographies. \ 

HISTORIOL'OGY. s. Knowledge of] 
history; explanation of history. plJ 
historiologies. 

HIS'TORY. 5. A narration of facts 
and events; narration; relation, 
pi histories: adj. historic, histori- 
cal .- adv. historically. 

HISTRION'IC. adj. Befitting the 
stage, adv. histrionically. 

HIT. v. To strike ; to touch with a| 
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HIT— HOB 

blow ; to attain ; to clash ; to agre o. 

pr. par. hitting; past, hit: s. hit 
HITCH, v. To become entangled, 

or hooked together; to be caught. 

pr. par. hitching; past, hiiclied: s. 

hitch. 
HITH'ER. adv. To this place, from 

some other ; to this end ; to this 

design, adj. hither. 
HITH'ERMOST. adj. Nearest on 

this side. 
HITH'ERTO. adv. In any time till 

now , at every time till now. 
HITH'ERWARD, HITH'ER- 

WARDS. adv. This way; towards 

this place. 
HIVE. 5. The habitation or artificial 

receptacle of bees. v. hive; pr. par. 

hiving; past, hived. 
HO. int. A call; a command to stop; 

cease. 
HOAR. adj. White ; gray with age. 

adj. hoary: s. hoariness. 
HOARD, s. A store laid up in secret; 

a hidden stock ; a treasure, v. 

hoard; pr. par. hoarding; past, 

hoarded: s. hoarder. 
HOAR'-FROST. 5. The congelations 

of dew, in frosty mornings, on the 

grass. 
HOAR'HOUND. s. A species of 

plant. 
HOARSE, adj. Having the voice 

rough, as with a cold ; having a 

rough sound, adv. hoarsely: s 

hoarseness. 
HOAX. s. An imposition, a decep 

tion. 
HOB, HUB. s. The nave of a wheel. 
HOB'BLE. v. To walk lamely or 

awkwardly upon one leg more 

than the other ; to move roughly 

or unevenly, pr. par. hobbling; 

past, hobbled: s. hobble, hobbler .• 

adv. hobblingly. 
HOB'BY. 5. A pacing horse; a nag 

pi. hobbies. 
HOB'BY-HORSE. s. A wooden hor Se , 

on which children ride. 
HOBGOB'LIN. s. A fairy ; vulgarly, 

a frightful one. 

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HOB— HOL 

HOB'NAIL. s. A nail with a large 
head. 

HOB NOB. s. A familiar call to recip. 
rocal drinking. 

HO'BOY, HAUTBOY. 5. A sort of 
wind instrument. 

HOCK. s. Strong old Rhenish wine. 

HOD. s. A kind of trough, in which 
a labourer carries mortar, s. hod- 
man, pi. hodmen. 

HODGE'-PODGE. s. A medley of in- 
gredients, boiled together. 

HOE. s. An instrument to cut up 
the earth, v. hoe; pr. par. hoeing; 
past, hoed. 

HOG. s. The general name of swine 
v. hog; pr. par. hogging; past 
hogged: adj. hoggish: adv. hog- 
gishly: s. hoggishness. 

HO'GO. s. High flavour; strong scent. 

HOGS'HEAD. s. A cask containing 
sixty-three gallons. 

HOG'STY. s. A place in which swine 
are kept. pi. hogsties. 

HOG'WASH. s. Liquid food given to 
swine. 

HOl'DEN. s. An awkward, rude, ill- 
behaved man; an ill-taught, awk- 
ward, country girl. adj. hoiden, 
hoidenish. 

HOIST, v. To raise up on high. pr. 
par. hoisting; past, hoisted: s. 
hoist. 

HOIT'Y-TOIT'Y. adj. Thoughtless, 
giddy. 

HOLD. v. To grasp in the hand; to 
gripe; to keep; to retain, pr. par. 
holding ; past, held ; s. hold, holder, 
holding. 

HOLDFAST, s. A catch, a hook, a 
support, a hold. 

HOLE. 5. A cavity, a perforation, a 
hollow place. 

HOL'IDAY. s. See Holyday. 

HOLLA', int. A word used in call- 
ing to any one at a distance, v. 
holla ; pr. par. hollaing ; past, hol- 
laed. 

HOL'LAND. s. Fine linen made in 
Holland. 

HOLLANDER, s. A man of Holland. 



HOL— HON 

HOL'LOW. adj. Excavated; having 
a void space within ; not solid, s. 
hollow, hollowness : v. hollow ; pr. 
par. hollowing; past, hollowed. 

HOL'LY. s. A kind of ever-green 
tree. 

HOL'LYHOCK. s. A species of flow- 
ering plant. 

HOLM. s. A river-island; an islet 
the ilex ; the ever-green oak. 

HOL*STER. s. A case for a horse- 
man's pistol. 

HO'LY. adj. Hallowed, pious, reli- 
gious, adv. holily : s. holiness. 

HOL'YDAY. s. The day of some ec 
clesiastical festival; anniversary 
feast ; a day of rest from ordinary 
occupation. 

HOM'AGE. s. Obeisance; respect 
paid by external action. 

HOME. s. Private dwelling; the 
place of constant residence. 

HOME'LY. adj. Plain, homespun, 
not elegant, s. homeliness. 

HO'MER. s. A Hebrew measure, of 
about three pints. 

HOME'SPUN. adj. Spun or wrought 
at home ; coarse, a. homespun. 

HOME'STEAD. s. The place of the 
house, including sometimes a 
small portion of land adjoining. 

HOME'WARD, HOME'WARDS. 
adv. Towards home. 

HOMICIDE, s. Murder; a man- 
slayer, adj. homicidal. 

HOM'ILY. 5. A discourse read to a 
congregation, pi. homilies. 

HOMINY, HOM'MONY. s. Maize 
pounded or ground into very coarse 
meal. 

HOMOGE'NEAL, HOMOGENE- 
OUS, adj. Having the same nature 
or principles; suitable to each 
other, s. hcmogenea Iness, homoge 
neity, pi. homogeneities, homogene 
ousness. 

HONE. s. A whetstone, v. hone 
pr. par. honing; past, honed. 

HON'EST. adj. Upright, true, sin 
cere, chaste, just, adv honestly 
s. honesty, pi. honesties. 

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HON— HOP 

HON'EY. s. The elaborate produce' 
of bees, extracted from flowers, 
adj. honied. 

HON'FY-COMB. s. The cells of wax' 
in which the bee stores its honey. 
adj. honey -combed. 

HON'EY-MOON. s. The first month 
after marriage. 

HON'EYSUCKLE. 5. Woodbine. 

HON'ORARY. adj. Done in honour; 
made in honour ; conferring hon- 
our, Tvithout gain. 

HON'OUR. s. Dignity, high rank, 
reputation, fame, magnanimity. 
v. honour; pr. par. honouring; 
past, honoured: s. honourer, hon- 
ourableness: adj. honourable, hon- 
ourless: adv. honourably. 

HOOD. s. The upper covering of a 
woman's head. v. hood; pr. par. 
hooding-; past, hooded. 

HOOD'WINK. v. To blind with 
something bound over the eves; 
to deceive, pr. par. hoodwinking; 
past, hoodwinked. 

HOOF. s. The hard, horny substance' 
on the feet of animals, adj. hoofed.' 

HOOK. s. Any thing bent, so as to 
catch hold. v. hook; pr. par. hook- 
ing; past, hooked: s. hooker, hook- 
edness. 

HOOK'ER. s. A kind of small ship, 

HOOP. s. Any thing circular, by 
which something else is bound; 
any thing circular, v. hoop; pr. 
par. hooping; past, hooped. 

HOOP. s. A shout, a measure. 

HOOPING-COUGH, s. A convul- 
sive cough, so called from its 
noise. 

HOOT. v. To shout in contempt ; to 
cry as an owl. pr. par hooting; 
past, hooted: s. hoot, hooting. 

HOP. v. To dance ; to jump ; to leap 
on one leg; to limp. pr. pat. hop- 
ping; past, hopped: s. hop, hopper. 

HOP. s. A kind of plant. 

HOPE. s. Expectation of some good. 
v. hope; pr. par. hoping; past, 
hoped: s. hoper: adj. hopeful, hope- 
less: adv. hopefully, hopelessly, 
hopingly: s. hopefulness. 



HOP-HOR 

HOPPER, s. The box or open frame 

of wood into which corn is put to 

be ground. 
HO'RAL. adj. Relating to the hours. 

adj. horary. 
HORDE, s. A clan ; a migratory crew 

of people. 
HORJ'ZON. s. The line that termi 

nates the view. 
HORIZONTAL, adj. Near the ho- 

rizon ; parallel to the horizon, adv. 

horizontally. 
HORN. s. The hard body, which 

grows on the heads of some gra- 
minivorous quadrupeds, and serves 

them for weapons ; a kind of wind 

instrument, v. horn; pr. par. horn 

ing; past, horned: adj. horny, 

horned, hornless: s. hornedness. 
HORN'BEAM. s. A kind of tree. 
HORN'BOOK. s. The first book of 

children, covered with horn, to 

keep it unsoiled. 
HOR'NET. 5. A large, stinging fly. 
HORN'PIPE. s. A kind of dance; a 

wind instrument. 
HORN'WORK. s. A kind of angular 

for'.ification. 
HO'ROSCOPE. s. The configuration 

of the planets, at the hour of birth. 
HOR'RTBLE. adj. Dreadful, temble, 

shocking, hideous, adv. horribly. 

s. horribleness. 
HOR'RTD. adj. Hideous, dreadful, 

shocking, adv. horridly: s. hor 

ridness. 
HORRTF'IC. adj. Causing horror. 
HOR'ROR. s. terror, mixed with 

detestation ; gloom ; dreariness. 
HORSE. 5. A species of quadruped 

v. horse; pr. par. horsing; past, 

horsed. 
HORSE'BACK. s. Riding posture; 

the state of being on a horse. 
HORSE'BREAKER. s. One whose 

employment is to tame horses to 

the saddle. 
HORSE'-CHESNUT. s. A kind of 

tree. 
HORSE'-GUARDS. s. Regiments of 

horse of the King's Guard. 

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HOP.— HOS 

HORSE'LEECH. s. A leech that 
bites horses ; a farrier. 

HORSE'MAN. s. One skilled in ri- 
ding; a rider; a man on horse- 
back, pi. horsemen: s. horseman- 
ship. 

HORSETLAY 5. Coarse, rough play. 

HORSE'POND. s. A pond for horses. 

HORSE'RACE. s. A match of horses 
in running. 

HORSE'RADISH. s. An acrid biting 
root. 

HORSE'SHOE. 5. A plate of iron, 
nailed to the foot of a horse. 

HORSE'WHIP. s. A whip to strike a 
horse with. v. horsewhip ; pr. par. 
horsewhipping; past, horsewhipped. 

HORTATION. 5. The act of exhort- 
ing: a hortatory precept, adj. hor- 
tative, hortatory. 

HORTICULTrRE. s. The art of 
cultivating gardens, adj. horticul- 
tural: s. horticulturist. 

HOSAN'NA. s. A form of exclama- 
tion ; an exclamation of praise to 
God. 

HOSE. s. Breeches ; stockings ; cov- 
erings for the feet. 

HO'SIER. s. One who makes or sells 
stockings. 

HOSTITABLE. adj. Giving enter- 
tainment to strangers; kind to 
strangers, adv. hospitably: s. hos- 
pitality, pi. hospitalities. 

HOS'PITAL. s. A place built for the 
reception of the sick, or support 
of the poor ; a place for shelter or 
entertainment pronounced os 1 - 
petal. 

HOS'PITALLER. s. One of a reli- 
gious community, whose office it 
was to relieve the poor; a knight. 
of a religious order. 

HOST. s. One who gives entertain- 
ment to another; the landlord of 
an inn; an armv; any great num- 
ber ; the consecrated wafer. 

HOSTAGE, s. One given in pledge 
for security of performance of con- 
ditions. - 

HOSTESS, s. A female host ; a wo- 



HOS— HOU 

man that keeps a house of public 
entertainment, pi. hostesses. 

HOSTILE, adj. Inimical, adverse 
opposite; suitable to an enemy, 
adv. hostilely : ? hostility, pi. hos 
tilities. 

HOST'LER. s. One who has the care 
of horses at an inn. pronounced 
os'-ler. 

HOT. adj. Having the power to ex- 
cite the sense of heat; fiery; ar- 
dent, adv. hotly. 

HOT'BED. 5. A bed of earth, made 
hot by the fermentation of manure 

HOTCHTOTCH. s. A mingled hash; 
a mixture. 

HOTCOCK'LES. s. A kind of play, 

HOTEL', s. A lodging-house; a pub- 
lic boarding-house. 

HOTHEADED, adj. Vehement, vio- 
lent, passionate. 

HOTHOUSE, s. A place for rearing 
tender plants. 

HOTTENTOT. 5. A savage inhabit- 
ant of the southern extremity ol 
A frica. 

HOUGH, s. The joint of the hinder 
leg of a beast, v. hough; pr. par. 
houghing; past, houghed. 

HOUND, s. A dog used in the chase. 

HOUR. 5. The twenty-fourth part 
of a natural day; a particular time, 
adj. hourly: adv. hourly. 

HOUR'GLASS. s. A sand-glass which 
marks one hour. pi. hourglasses. 

HOU'RI. s. A Mahometan nymph ol 
paradise, pi. houries. 

HOUSE. 5. A place of humin abode; 
any place of abode, v. house; pr. 
par. housing; past, homed: adj 
houseless. 

HOUSE'HOLD. 5. A family living 
together; domestic management. 
s. householder. 

HOUSEKEEPER, s. A housthoMcr; 
a woman who hns the care of a 
family, and superintends the other 
servants, s. housekeeping. 

HOUSF.'LEEK. s. A species of planL 

HOUSE'MAID. s. A maid servant 

HOUSE'W ARMING, s. A feast or 
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HOU— HUF 

merrymaking, on going into anew 
house. 

HOUSE' WIFE, s. The mistress of a 
family; a little case or bag, for ar- 
ticles of female work. pi. house- 
wives : s. housewifery. 

HOUSING, s. Cloth added to a sad- 
dle, for ornament. 

HOVE. The pret of the v. heave. 

HOVEL, s. A mean habitation; a 
cottage. 

HOVER, v. To hang in the air, over 
head, without flying one way or 
another, pr. par. hovering,- past, 
hovered : s. hover. 

HOW. adv. To what degree ; in what 
manner ; for what reason. 

HOWBE'iT. adv. Nevertheless. 

HOWEVER, adv. In whatsoever 
manner; in whatsoever degree; 
nevertheless. 

HOWITZER, s. A kind of mortar 
or cannon. 

HOWL. v. To cry as a wolf or dog ; 
to utter cries of distress, pr. par 
howling-; past, howled: s. howl, 
howling. 

HOWSOEVER, adv. In what man- 
ner soever; although. 

HOY. s. A large boat, sometimes 
with one deck. 

HOY. int. An exclamation : begone ; 
stop; halt. 

HUBBUB. 5. A shout, a shriek, a 
tumult, a riot. 

HUCK' ABACK, s. A kind of coarse 
table linen. 

HUCKSTER. 5. One who sells com 
mon goods in very small quanti- 
ties, v. huckster; pr. par. huckster- 
ing; past, huckstered. 

HUD'DLE. v. To put on carelessly, 
in a hurry ; to cover up in haste ; 
to throw together, in confusion. 
pr. par. huddling; past, huddled: 
s. huddle, huddler. 

RUE. s Colour, die; a clamour. 

HUFF. s. Swell of sudden anger or 
arrogance, v. huff; pr. par. huff- 
ing; past, hvffed: adj. huffish: 
adv. hvffishly: s. hujftshness. 



HUG— HUM 

HUG. v. Tc press close in an em- 
brace ; to fondle ; to hold fast, pr 
par. hugging; past, hugged: s- 
hug. 

HUGE. adj. Vast, immense, very 
great, adv. hugely : s. hugeness. 

HU'GUENOT, HU'GONOT. 5. One 
of the reformed religion in France; 
a French Calvinist. 

HULK. s. A ship; a vessel of bur 
then ; the body of a ship. 

HULL. s. The husk, or integument, 
the outer covering ; the body of a 
ship; tne hulk. v. hull; pr. par 
hulling; past, hulled. 

HUM. v. To make the noise of bees ; 
to murmur, pr. par. humming, 
past, hummed: s. hum, hummer r , 
humming. 

HU'MAN. adj. Having the qualities 
of a man ; belonging to man. v. 
humanize; pr. par. humanizing, 
past, humanized : adv. humanly. 

HUMA'NE. adj. Kind, civil, benev- 
olent, good-natured, adv. humane' 
ly: s. humaneness, humanity. 

HUMANKIND'. s.The race of man; 
mankind. 

HUMA'TION. s. Interment. 

HUM'BLE. adj. Low; not proud, 
modest, pronounced um'-ble. v. 
humble; pr. par. humbling; pa>:t, 
humbled: s. humbler: adv. humo y. 

HUM'BUG. s. An imposition; a very 
low word. 

HUM'DRUM adj. Dull, dronish, 
stupid. 

HU'MID. adj. Wet, moist, watery, 
s. humidity, pi. humidities. 

HUMILITY, s. Freedom from pride; 
modesty; act of submission, pi. 
humilities: s. humiliation. 

HU'MOUR. s. Moisture ; the differ- 
ent kinds of moisture in man's 
body; general turn or temper of 
mind; jocularity; merriment; 
petulance ; caprice, pronounced 
u'-mur. v. humour; pr. par. hu- 
mouring; past, humoured: s. hu- 
morist: adj. numorous, humor some 
adv. humorously, 

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HUM— HUR 

HUMP. s. The protuberance form- 
ed by a crooked back. 

HUMPBACK, s. Crooked back; 
high shoulders, adj. humpbacked. 

HUNCH'BACKED. adj. Having a 

HUN'DRED. adj. The number con- 
sisting often multiplied by ten ; a 
district, supposed to contain one 
hundred families, s. hundred: adj. 
hundredth. 

HUNG. Fret, and past par. of the 
v. to hang. 

HUNGATJAN. adj. Relating or be- 
longing to Hungary. 

HUNG'ER. 5. Desire of food ; the 
pain felt from fasting, v. hunger 
pr. par. hungering ; past, hunger- 
ed: adj. hungry: adv. hungrily. 

HUNT. v. To chase wild animals ; 
to pursue ; to search for. pr. par. 
hunting; past, hunted: s. hunt, 
hun ter. 

HUNTRESS. 5. A woman that fol- 
lows the chase, pi. huntresses. 

HUNTS'MAN. s. One who delights 
in the chase; the servant whose 
office it is to manage the chase 
pi. huntsmen. 

HUR'DLE. s. A texture of sticks 
woven together. 

HUR'DY-GUR'DY. s. A kind of 
stringed instrument. 

HURL. v. To throw with violence 
pr. par. hurling; past, hurled: s. 
hurl, hurler. 

HUR'LY, HUR'LEY-BUR'LEY. s. 
Tumult, commotion, bustle. 

HURRA', HURRAH', int. A shout 
of joy, triumph, applause, or en- 
couragement. 

HUR'RICANE. 5. A violent storm. 

HUR'RY. v. To hasten confusedly; 
to put into precipitation or con- 
fusion, pr. par. hurrying; past, 
hurried: s. hurry, hurrier. 

HURT. v. To harm, to wound, to 
damage, pr. par. hurting; past, 
hurt: s.hurt, hurter, hurtfulness: 
ad], hurtful: adv. hurtfully. 

HURT'LEBERRY. s. The bilberry, 
pi. hurtleberries. 



HUR— HYD 

HURT'LESS. adj Innocent, harm- 
less, innoxious, adv. hurtlessl^. 

s. hurtles^ness. 
HUS'BAND. 5. A man married to a 

woman. 
HUS'BAND. v. To man age with econ- 
omy, pr. par. husbanding; past, 

husbanded: s. husbander. 
HUS'BANDMAN. s. One who work* 

in tillage ; a farmer, pi. husband 

men. 
HUSBANDRY, s. Tillage; mannei 

of cultivating land; thrift; frugal 

ity. 
HUSH. int. Silence ! be still ! v. 

hush; pr. par. hushing, past, hush' 

ed. 
HUSH'-MONEY. s. A bribe, to him 

der information. 
HUSK. s. The outer integument of 

fruits, v. husk; pr. par. husking; 

past, husked: adj. husky: s. husk' 

iness. 
HUSSAR', s. Originally, a Hungari 

an horse-soldier, light-armed. 
HUS'SITE. s. One of the followers 

of John Huss, of Prague. 
HUS'SY. 5. A worthless wench, pi. 

hussies. 
HUSTINGS, s. A council ; a court 

held ; the place of meeting, to 

choose a member of parliament. 
HUSTLE, v. To shake together in 

confusion, pr. par. hustling; past, 

hustled. 

HUT. s. A poor cottage; a tempo 

rary building, to lodge soldiers, v 

hut; pr. par. hutting, past, hutted 
HUZZA', int. An exclamation of joy, 

or triumph, v. huzza; pr. par. huz- 

zaing; past, huzzaed. 
HY'ACINTH. s. A kind of flower; 

a gem. 
HY'ADES, HY'ADs. s. A watery 

constellation. 
HY'DRA. s. A monster with many 

heads, slain by Hercules. 
HYDRAU'LICS. 5. The science of 

conveying water through pipes 

adj. hydraulic. 



HYD- HYP 

HYDROCEPHALUS, s. A dropsy in; 
the head. 

HY'DROGEN. 5. One of the princi- 
ples of water ; a kind of gas. 

HYDROG'RAPHY. s. Description of 
the watery part of the terraqueous 
globe, p] hydrographies: s. hy- 
drographer: adj. hydrographical. 

HYDROL'OG Y. s. Description of the 
nature and properties of water in 
general, pi. hydrologies. 

HY'DROMEL. s. Honey and water. 

HYDROM ETER. s. An instrument 
for ascertaining the weight of 
liquids, adj. hydrometrical. 

HYDROPHOBIA, s. Dread of wa- 
ter; canine madness. 

HYDROP'IC, HYDROP'ICAL. adj. 
Dropsical. 

HYDROSTATICS, s. The science 
of the weight and pressure of wa- 
ter, adj. hydrostatical : adv. hydro- 
statically. 

HYE'MAL. adj. Belonging to win- 
ter, v.hyemate; pr. par. hyemating; 
past, hyemated: s. hyemation. 

HYE'NA. s. A species of quadruped. 

HYGROM'ETER. 5. An instrument 
tomeasure the degrees ofmoisture. 

HYMENE'AL, HYMENE'AN. adj. 
Relating to marriage. 

HYMN. 5. An encomiastic song, or 
song of adoration, v. hymn; pr.| 
par. hymning; past, hymned. 

HYP. v. To make melancholy; to 
dispirit, pr. par. hypping; past, 
hypped. I 



HYP— HYS 

HYPER'BOLA. s. A term in geom- 
etry. 

HYPER'BOLE. 5. A figure in rheto- 
ric, by which any thing is increas- 
ed or diminished beyond the exact 
truth, adj. hyperbolic, hyperbolical, 
adv. hyperbolically : v. hyperbolize, 
pr. par. hyperbolizing ; past, hy- 
perbolized: s. hyperbolist. 

HYPERBO'REAN. adj. Northern. 

HYPERCRIT'IC. s. A person who 
criticises with too much severity 
adj. hypercritical. 

HY'PHEN. s. A note of conjunction, 
as, vir-tue. 

HYPOCHON'DRIA. s. Melancholy, 
adj. hypochondriac, hypochondria- 
cal: s. hypochondriac. 

HYFOCRITE. s. A dissembler in 
morality or religion, adj. hypocr t- 
ical: adv. hypocritically: s. hy- 
pocrisy, pi. hypocrisies. 

HYPOTENUSE. 5. The line that 
subtends the right angle of a righ ,- 
angled triangle; the subtense. 

HYPOTHECATE, v. To pawn; to 
give in pledge, pr. par. hypothecat- 
ing-; past, hypothecated. 

HYPOTH'ESIS. 5. A supposition; a 
system formed upon some princi 
pie not proved, pi. hypotheses 
adj. hypothetic, hypothetical: adv 
hypothetically. 

HYS'SOP. 5. A species of plant. 

HYSTERIC, HYSTERICAL adj 
Troubled with fits ; disordered ic 
the regions of the womb. s. hys 
terics. 



IAM— ICE 

IAMBUS s. A poetical foot, con- 
sisting of a short syllable, follow- 
ed by a long one. adj. iambic. 

I'BIS. s. The name of an Egyptian 
bird, of the stork kind. 

ICE. s. Water or other liquid, made 
solid bv congelation, adj. icy. 

TCE'-HOUSE. .5. A house in which 
ice is stored. 



ICH— 1CH 

ICHNEU'MON. s. A small animal 
that breaks the eggs of the croco- 
dile. 

I'CHOR. s. A thin watery humour. 
adj. ichorous. 

ICHTHYOL'OGY. s. The science of 
the nature of fishes. 

ICHTHYOPH'AGY. s. Diet offish; 
the practice of eating fish. 
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1CI— IGN 

['CICLE. s. A shoot of ice, hanging 
down. 

ICONOCLAST, s. A breaker of im- 
ages, adj. iconoclastic. 

ICONOG'RAPHY. s. A history or 
description of images, pi. icono- 
graphies: adj. inconographical. 

ICTER'ICAL. adj. Afflicted with 
jaundice. 

IDEA. 5. A mental conception, adj. 
ideal: adv. ideally. 

IDENTIFY, v. To prove.sameness ; 
to make the same. pr. par. identi- 
fying; past, identified: s. identi- 
fication, identifier. 

IDENTITY, s' Sameness, pi. iden- 
tities: &&]. identical: adv. identically. 

IDES. s. A term in the Roman kal- 
endar, denoting the 13th day of 
each month, except of March 
May, July, and October-, in which, 
it relates to the 15th. 

IDIOM, s. A mode of speech pecu- 
liar to a language, adj. idiomatic, 
idiomatical : adv. idiomatically. 

fD'IOT. s. One horn a fool. s. idiocy, 
pi. idiocies, idiot ism: adj. idiotic, 
adv. idiotically. 

I'DLE. adj. Lazy ; averse to labour ; 
not engaged, v. idle; pr. par. idling; 
past, idled: s. idleness, idler: adv. 
idly. 

I'DOL. s. An image worshiped as 
God. v. idolize; (the v. is used only 
figuratively.) pr. par. idolizing; 
past, idolized : s. idolizer. 

IDOL'ATRY. s. The worship of im- 
ages, pi. idolatries: pr. par. idol- 
atrizing; past, idolatrized: adj. 
idolatrous: adv. idolatrously. 

IDO'NEOUS. adj. Fit, proper, con- 
venient. 

IF. One of the conjunctions. 

IG'NEOUS. adj. containing tire. 

JGNIF'LUOUS. adj. Flowing with 
fire. 

TGNIP'OTENT. aaj. Presiding over 
fire. 

IG'NIS-FAT'UUS. s. Will with the 
wisp ; ignited vapour arising from 
putrefied water. 

IGNI'TE. v. To kindle, pr par. ig- 



1GN— ILL 

niting; past, ignited: s. ignihon: 

adj. ignitible. 
IGNIV'OMOUS. adj. Vomiting fire 
IGNO'BLE. adj. Of mean birth; not 

noble ; worthless ; not deserving 

honour, adv. ignobly. 
IG'NOMINY. 5. Shame, disgrace, pi. 

ignominies: ^.ignominious: adv, 

ignominiously. 
IG'NORANCE. s. Want of know- 
ledge, adj. ignorant: adv. igno 

rantly. . 

IGNO'RE. v. To quash a bill of in- 

dictment, by writing on it the 

word ignoramus. 
ILL. adj. Bad, evil, sick. adv. and s. 

ill * s. illness. 
ILLA'QUEATE. v. To entangle, to 

entrap, to ensnare, pr. par. ilia- 

queating; past, illaqueated: s. il- 

laqueation. 
ILLATION. 5. Inference; conclu- 

sion drawn from premises, adj. 

illative : adv. illatively. 
ILLAUD'ABLE. adj. Unworthy ol 

praise or commendation, adv. il 

laudably. 
ILLE'GAL. adj. Contrary to law. s 

illegality, pi. illegalities : v. illegal 

ize; pr. par. illegalizing ; past,z'//e 

galized: adv. illegally. 
ILLEGIBLE, adj. What cannot be 

read. s. illegibility, pi. illegibiliLes 

adv. illegibly. 
ILLEGITIMATE, adj. Unlawful, 

not born in wedlock, adv. illegiti> 

mately : s. illegitimacy, pi. illegiti 

rtiacies: v. illegitimate; pr. par 

illegitimating ; past, illegitimated, 
ILL-FA'VOURED. adj. Deformed; 

ugly. s. illfavouredness. 
ILLIB'ERAL. adj. Not liberal ; not 

ingenuous, s. illiberality : adv. il- 
liberally. 
ILLrOJ'A aaj. Unlawful; criminal 

adv. illicitly: s. illicitness. 
ILLIMITABLE adj. That cannot 

be bounded or limited, adv. illinv 

itably: s. illimitedness. 
ILLITERATE, adj. Unlettered, un 

learned, s. illiteracy, pi. illiiera 

cies, illiterateness. 

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ILL— 1MB 

ILLNATURE. s. Habitual malevo- 
lence; want of humanity, adj. ill- 
natured: adv. illnaturedly : s. ill- 
naturedness. 

ILLO'GlCAL. adj. Ignorant or neg- 
ligent of the rules of reasoning ; 
contrary to the rules of reason, 
adv. illogically : s. illogicalness. 

ILL-STARRED, adj. Unlucky. 

JLLU'DE. v. To deceive or mock, 
pr. par. illuding ; past, illuded. 

ILLU'ME. v. To enlighten, pr. par. 
illuming,' past, illumed. 

ILLU'MINE. v. To supply with light, 
pr. par. illumining; past, illumined. 

ILLU'iMLN ATE. v. To enlighten ; to 
adorn with festal lamps, or bon- 
fires, pr. par. illuminating ; past, 
illuminated: s. illumination: adj. 
illuminative. 

ILLUMINA'TI. s. One of those who 
pretend to be enlightened with su- 
perior knowledge, as certain per- 
sons of the 16th century, and cer- 
tain mock philosophers on the 
continent of Europe, in our own 
time. 

ILLU'SION. s. The act of illuding; 
mockery ; false appearance, adj. 
illusive, illusory: adv. illusively. 

ILLUSTRATE, v. To brighten with 
light; to explain, pr. par. illustrat- 
ing; past, illustrated: s. illustra- 
tion: adj. illustrative: adv. illus- 
tratively. 

ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Bright; con- 
spicuously noble for good quali- 
ties, s. illustriousness : adv. illus- 
triously. 

IM'AGE. s. Any corporeal represen- 
tation ; generally, a statue ; a copy ; 
semblance; an idea. v. image; 
pr. par. imaging; past, imaged. 

IM'AGERY. s. Sensible representa- 
tions ; show. pi. imageries. 

IMA'GINE. v. To fancy ; to paint in 
the mind; to contrive, pr. par. 
imagining; past, imagined: s. 
imagination: adj. imaginable, ima- 
ginary, imaginative. 
IMBALiVT. v. See Embalm. 
R 



1MB- DIM 

IMBE'CILE. adj. Weak, teeble-, 
wanting strength, either of mine 
or body. s. imbecility , pi. imbecili- 
ties. 

IMBED'DED. adj. See Embedded. 

IMBl'BE. v. To drink in. pr. par 
imbibing; past, imbibed: s. imbi- 
bition. 

IMBITTER. v. To make bitter, pr. 
par. imbittering ; past, imbittered. 

IMBOD'Y. v. To invest with matter; 
to make corporeal ; to bring to- 
gether into one mass or body. pr. 
par. imbodying ; past, imbodied. 

IM'BRICATED. adj. Indented with 
cavities; hollowed like a gutter- 
tile, s. imbrication. 

IMBROWN'. v. To make brown, 
pr. par. imbrowning; past, im- 
broumed. 

IMBRU'E. v. To steep, to soak. pr. 
par. imbruing; past, imbrued. 

IMBU'E. v. To tincture deeply ; to 
soak with a liquor or die. pr. par. 
imbuing; past, imbued. 

IM'ITABLE. adj. Capable of being 
imitated, s. imitation, imitator' 
adj. imitative: v. imitate; pr. pa\ 
imitating; past, imitated. 

IMMACULATE, adj. Spotless, 
pure. s. immaculateness : adv. im- 
maculately. 

IMMATERIAL, adj. Incorporeal; 
distinct from matter, s. immate? 1- 
ality, pi. immaterialities: adv. n 1- 
maierially. 

IMMATURE, adj. Not ripe, not 
perfect, s. immaturity, pi. imma- 
turities: adv. immaturely. 

IMMEASURABLE, adj. Not to be 
measured; immense, s. immea* 
surableness: adv. immeasuraoiy. 

IMME'DIATE. adj. Proximate; hav- 
ing nothing between ; instant, s. 
immediateness : adv. immediately. 

IMMEDICABLE, adj. Not possible 
to be healed ; incurable. 

IMMELCmiOUS. adj. Not melodi- 
ous ; unmusical. 

IMMEMORIAL, adj. Past time of 
memory. 

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IMM— IMM 

IMMENSE', adj. Immeasurable, un- 
limited, adv. immensely: s. immen- 
sity, pi. immensities. 

IMMERGE'. v. To put under water: 
to keep in a state of intellectual 
depression, pr. par. immerging; 
past, immerged. 

(MMERSE. v. To dip; to put under 
water, pr. par. immersing, past 
immersed: s. immersion. 

IMMETHOD'ICAL. adj. Confused; 
without regularity, s. immethodi- 
calness: adv. immethodically. 

LM'MIGRATE. v. To enter or pass 
into ; to migrate into. pr. par. im- 
migrating; past, immigrated: s- 
immigrant, immigration, immigra- 
tor. 

IM'MINENT. adj. Impending , 
threatening, s. imminence. 

IMMIS'CIBLE. adj. Not capable of 
being mingled, s. immiscibility, 
pi. immiscibilities. 

IMMIS'SION. s. Act of immitting. 

IMMIT'. v. To send in, to inject, 
pr. par. immitting ; past, immitted. 

IMMOBILITY, s. Unmovableness. 
pi. immobilities. 

IMMOD'ERATE. adj. Excessive, s. 
immoderateness, immoderation: adv. 
immoderately. 

IMMOD'EST. adj. Wanting shame ; 
indelicate ; unchaste, s. immodes- 
ty: adv. immodestly. 

IMMOLATE, v. To sacrifice, pr. 
par. immolating; past, immolated: 
s. immolation. 

IMMORAL, adj. Wanting regard to 
the laws of natural religion; dishon- 
est, s. immorality, pi. immoralities. 

IMMORTAL, adj. Exempt from 
death; perpetual, v. immortalize; 
pr. par. immortalizing; past, im- 
mortalized: s. immortality, pi. im- 
mortalities: adv. immortally. 

[MMO'VABLE. adj. Not to be re- 
moved from its place; unshaken, 
s. immovability, pi. immovabilities : 
immovabkness : adv. immovably. 

IMMU'NITY. s. Discharge from any 
obligation ; privilege, pi. immuni- 
ties 



IMM— IMP 

IMMU'RE. v. To enclose within 
walls; to confine, pr. par. immur- 
ing , past, immured. 

IMMUTABLE, adj. Unchangeable, 
unalterable, s. immutability, adv. 
immutably. 

IMF. s. A son; the offspring; pro- 
geny : — always used in a bad sense. 

IMPAIR, v. To injure, to diminish, 
pr. par. impairing; past, impair 
ed: s. impair er, impairment. 

IMPA'LE. v. See Empale. 

IMPAL'PABLE. adj. Not to be per- 
ceived by touch, s. impalpability : 
adv. impalpably. 

IMPAN'NEL, EMPAN'NEL. v. Ta 
summon to serve on a jury. pr. par. 
impanneling; past, impanneled. 

IMPART', v. To make known, to 
communicate, pr. par. imparting; 
past, imvarted. 

IMPARTIAL, adj. equitable, dis- 
interested, s. impartiality, pi. im. 
partialities: adv. impartially. 

IMPARTIBLE, adj. Communica- 
ble; capable of being conferred 
or bestowed, s. impartiality, pi. 
impartibilities. 

IMPAS'SABLE. adj. Not to be pass- 
ed, s. impassableness : adv. impas 
sably. 

IMPAS'SION. v. To move with pas 
sion ; to affect strongly, pr. par 
impassioning; past, impassioned. 

IMPATIENCE, s. Inability to suffei 
pain, or delay; vehemence of tern- 
per. adj. impatient: adv. impa 
tiently. 

IMPEACH v. To accuse by public 
authority, pr. par. impeaching; 
past, impeached: s. impeachment: 
adj. impeachably. 

IMPEARL'. v. To form in resem 
blance of pearls ; to decorate as 
with pearls, pr. par. impearling, 
past, impearled. 

IMPECCABLE, adj. Exempt from 
possibility of sin. s. impeccability, 
pi. impeccabilities. 

IMPE'DE. v. To hinder, to obstruct, 
to delav. pr. par. impeding; past, 
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impeded: s. impediment: adj. im 
pedimental. 

IMPEL', v. To drive on towards a 
point, pr. par. impelling; past, im- 
pelled: adj. impellent: s. impeller. 

IMPEND', v. To hang over. pr. par. 
impending'; past, impended : s. im- 
pendence : adj. impendent. 

IMPENETRABLE, adj. Impervi 
ous ; not to be pierced, s. im- 
penetrability, pi. impenetrabilities : 
adv. impenetrably. 

IMPENITENCE. 5. Obduracy; want 
of remorse for crimes, adj. impeni- 
tent: adv . impenitently. 

IMPERATIVE, adj. Commanding; 
expressive of command, adv. im- 
peratively : adj . imperatorial. 

IMPERCEPTIBLE, adj. Not to be 
discovered or perceived, s. imper- 
ceptibleness : adv. imperceptibly. 

IMPER'FECT. adj. Not complete, 
defective, s. imperfection: adv. 
imperfectly. 

IMPE'RIAL. adj. Relating or be- 
longing to an empire ; royal, s. 
imperialist: adv. imperially. 

IMPE'RIOUS. adj. Commanding, 
authoritative, s. imperiousness : 
adv. imperiously. 

IMPERISHABLE, adj. Not to be 
destroyed, s. imperishability, pi. 
imperishabilities : adv. imperish- 
ahhj. 

IMPER'MEABLE. adj. Not possible 
to be passed through. 

IMPER'SONAL. adj. Not varied ac. 
cording to the persons, s. imper- 
sonality, pi. impersonalities: adv. 
impersonally. 

IMPERSPIC'UOUS. adj. Not per- 
spicuous, not clear, s. imperspicu- 
ity, pi. imperspicuities : adv.imper- 
spicuously. 

IMPERTINENCE, IMPERTINEN- 
CY. s. That which has no relation 
to the matter in question ; trouble- 
sorneness, intrusion; sauciress, 
rudeness, pi. impertinences, imper- 
tinencies: adj. impertinent: adv. 
impertinently. 

IMPERTURBABLE, adj. Impossi- 



1MJ -IMP 

ble to be disturbed, s. tmperturba- 
Hon; adv. imperturbably: adj. im- 
perturbed. 

IMPER'VIOUS. adj. Impassable, im 
penetrable, adv. imperviously: s. 
imperviousness. 

IM'PETRATE. v. To obtain by ap- 
plication or entreaty, pr. par. im* 
petroling; past, impetrated: adj. 
impetrative. 

IMPETUOUS, adj. Vehement, vio- 
lent, fierce, passionate, s. impetu- 
osity, pi. impetuosities: adv. im- 
petuously. 

IM'PETUS. 5. Violent tendency to 
any point ; violent effort. 

IMPI'ETY.5. Irreverence to the Su- 
preme Being ; contempt of the du- 
ties of religion ; wickedness, pi. 
impieties: adj. impious: adv. im- 
piously. 

IMPINGE'. v.To fall or strike against. 
pr. par. impinging; past, impinged. 

IMPLACABLE, adj. Not to be paci- 
fied ; inexorable ; irreconcilable 
adv. implacably: s. implacability, 
pi. implacabilities. 

IMPLANT', v. To insert, to infix, 
pr. par. implanting ; past, implant- 
ed: s. implantation. 

IMPLEAD', v. To accuse, to indict, 
pr. par. impleading; past, implead- 
ed: s. impleader. s 

IM'PLEMENT. s. A tool ; an instru- 
ment of manufacture, adj. imple* 
mental: adv. implementally. 

IM'PLICATE. v. To entangle, to in- 
volve. pr. par. implicating ; past, 
implicated: s. implication: adj. im- 
plicative: adv. implicatively. 

IMPLICATION. 5. Involution ; en- 
tanglement; inference not ex- 
pressed, but tacitly inculcated 

IMPLI'CIT. adj. Trusting without 
reserve or examination, s. impli- 
citness: adv. implicitly. 

IMPLO'RE. v. To solicit, to ask, to 
beg. pr. par. imploring ; past, im- 
plored: s. implorer. 

IMPLY', v. To involve or comprise 
as a consequence, pr. par. imply- 
ing ; past, implied s implication. 
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IMPOLICY- 5. Imprudence, indis- 
cretion, adj. impolitic: adv. im- 
politically. 

IMPOLI'TE. adj. Not polite, s. im- 
politeness: adv. impolitely - 

IMPORT, v. To carry into 'any 
country, from abroad: to infer, 
to imply, pr. par. importing; past, 
imported: s. importation : adj. im- 
portable. 

IMPORTANT, adj. Momentous; of 
great consequence, s. importance 
adv. importantly. 

IMPORT U'NE. v. To tease; to ha 
rass with slight vexation, perpet 
ually recurring; to solicit earn 
estly. pr. par. importuning ; past 
importuned: adj. importunate: adv 
importunately : s. importunity, pi 
importunities. 

IMPO'SE. v. To lay on as a burthen or 
"penalty; to obtrude fallaciously; to 
put a cheat on. pr. par. imposing; 
past, imposed: s. imposition. 

IMPOSSIBLE, adj. Not to be done ; 
impracticable, s. impossibility, pi. 
impossibilities: adv. impossibly. 

IMPOST, s. A tax, atoll. 

IMPOSTOR, s. One who cheats, by 
a fictitious character, s. imposture. 

IMPOTENCE, IMTOTENCY. s. 
Want of power, imbecility, pi. im- 
potences, impotencies: adj. impotent: 
adv. impotently. 

IMPOVERISH, v. To make poor; 
to reduce to indigence, pr. par. 
impoverishing ; past, impoverished. 

IMPOW'ER. v. To give power; to 
authorize, pr. par. impowering; 
past, impowered. 

IMPRACTICABLE, adj. Impossi- 
ble; not to be performed; un- 
tractable. s. impracticability, pi. 
impracticabilities. 

EMTRECATE. v. To curse; to call 
for evil upon one's-self or another. 
t>. imprecaiio7i : adj. imprecatory, 
imprecaiive. 

TMPREG'NABLE. adj. Not to be 
taken ; not to be moved, adv. im- 
pregnably. 

IMPREGNATE v. To fill, to satu- 



IMP— MP 

rate. pr. par. impregnating; past, 
impregnated: s. impregnation. 

IMPRESCRIPTIBLE, adj. With- 
out the compass of prescription ; 
by no length of time, to be aliened 
or lost. s. imprescriptibility. 

IMPRESS', v. To print by pressure; 
to stamp ; to take by force, pr. par. 
impressing ; past, impressed: s. tw- 
press, impression: adj. impressible. 

IMPRESSIVE, adj. Capable of be- 
ing impressed ; susceptible; ca- 
pable of making impression. a«!j. 
impressively : s. impressiveness. 

IMPRIMATUR, s. A license to 
print ; a word formerly at the be- 
ginning of books, signifying " lot 
it be printed." 

IMPRINT', v. To print upon; to 
mark upon any substance, by pn s- 
sure. pr. par. impirinting : pat-t, 
imprinted, s.im'pr-int. 

IMPRIS'ON. v. To shut up, to con- 
fine, pr. par. imprisoning, pa^ 
imprisoned: s. imprisonment. 

IMPROB'ABLE. adj. Unlikely, in- 
credible, s. improbability, pi. im- 
probabilities: adv. improbably. 

IMPROMPTU, s. A brief, extem- 
poraneous, and often witty or 
merry composition. 

IMPROPER, adj. Not well adapted, 
unqualified, adv. improperly.- s. 
impropriety, pi. improprieties. 

IMPROVABLE, adj. Capable of im- 
provement, s. improv ability : adv. 
improvably. 

IMPRO'VE. v. To advance nearer to 
perfection, pr. par. improving, 
past, improved: s. improvement: 
adj. improvable: s. improv ability. 

IMPROVIDENT, adj. Wanting caro 
to provide, adv. improvidcntly : s. 
improvidence. 

IMPRU'DENCE. 5. Want of piu 
dence; indiscretion, adj. imptv 
denlly. 

IMPUGN', v. To attack by law or 
argument ; to oppose, pr. par. im 
pugning; past, impugned: s. im 
pugner. 

IMPUIS'SANCE. *. Importance, in 
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IMP— INA 

ability, adj. impuissant: adv. im- 
puissantly. 

IMPULSE, s. Communicated force, 
adj. impulsive: adv. impulsively. 

IMPUNITY, s. Freedom from pun- 
ishment, pi. impunities. 

IMPURE, adj. Not pure, unholy, 
foul. s. impurity, pi. impurities: 
adv. iruj urely. 

IMPUR'PLE. v. To colour as with 
purple. pr.yzT.impurpling; past, 
impurpled. 

[MPU'TE. v. To charge upon; to at 
tribute, pr. par. imputing; past 
imputed: s. imputation: adj. impu- 
tative: adv. imputatively : adj. im- 
putable. 

IN. One of the prepositions, adv. in. 

INABILITY, s. Impotence; want 
of power, pi', inabilities. 

INACCESSIBLE, adj. Not to be 
reached ; not to be approached, s, 
inaccessibility : adv. inaccessibly. 

INACCURATE, adj. Not accurate: 
not exact, adv. inaccurately : s, 
inaccuracy, pi. inaccuracies. 

INACTIVE, adj. Not busy, idle, in- 
dolent, adv. inactively: s. inactiv- 
ity, pi. inactivities, inaction. 

INADEQUATE, adj. Not equal to 
the purpose ; defective, s. inade- 
quacy: adv. inadequately. 

LNADMIS'SIBLE. adj. Not to be ad- 
mitted, adv. inadmissibly ; s. inad- 
missibility, pi. inadmissibilities. 

IN AD VERTENCE, IN AD VER'- 
TENCY. s. Negligence, inatten- 
tion. p\. inadvertences, inadverten- 
cies: adj. inadvertent: adv. inad- 
vertently. 

INAMORATO, s. One in love; one 
loved bv another. 

INA'NE. adj. Empty, void. s. inan- 
ity, pi. inanities, inanition. 

INANIMATE, adj. Void of life; 
without animation, s. inanimation: 
adi- inanimately. 

INAPTETENCE, IN APPETENCY. 
s. Want of appetite. p).inappete?i- 
ces, inappetencies. 

INAPPLICABLE, adj. Not applica- 
R2 



IN A— INC 

ble. s. inapplicability, pi. inapph 
cabilities: adv. inapplicably : s. in* 
application. 

INAPPOSITE, adj. Not apposite, 
ill-placed ; not to the purpose, s. 
inappositeness : adv. inappositely. 

INAPT', adj. Unfit, s. inaptness, in* 
aptitude. 

INARTICULATE, adj. Not uttered 
with distinctness, s. inarticulate- 
ness, inarticulation : ad^ . inarticu- 
lately. 

INARTIFICIAL, adj. Contrary tu 
art; artless; rude. adv. inartifi 
daily. 

INATTENTION, s. Want of atten- 
tion ; disregard, adj. inattentive: 
adv. inattentively. 

INAUDIBLE, adj. Not to be heard, 
adv. inaudibly. 

INAUGURATE, v. To invest with 
a new office, by solemn rites, pr. 
par. inaugurating ; past, inaugu- 
rated: s. inauguration: adj. inau- 
guratory. 

INAUSPICIOUS, adj. Ill-omened, 
betokening ill. adv. inauspicious- 
ly : s. inauspiciousness. 

IN' BORN. adj. Innate; implanted 
bv nature. 

IN'BRED. adj. Produced within; 
hatched or generated within. 

INCALCULABLE, adj. Beyond cal- 
culation, s. incalculability : adv 
incalculably. 

INCANTATION, s. Charms uttered 
bv singing, adj. incantatory. 

INCA'PABLE. adj. Wanting pow- 
er ; unable to comprehend, learn, 
or understand, s. incapability, pi 
incapabilities. 

INCAPA'CIOUS. adj. Not capaci- 
ous ; narrow ; wanting power to 
contain, s. incapaciovsness. 

INCAPACITATE, v. To disable; 
to weaken, pr. par. incapacitating, 
past, incapacitated: s. incapacity^ 
pi. incapacities. 

INCARCERATE, v. To imprisoa- 
pr. par. incarcerating; past, m 
carcerated: s. incarceration. 
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INCAR'NATE. v. To clothe with 
flesh, adj. incarnate, incarnaiive: 
s. incarnation. 

INCASE', v. To cover, to enclose, 
to enwrap, pr. par. incusing; past, 
incased 

INCAUTIOUS, adj. Unwary, neg- 
ligent, heedless, adv. incautious- 
ly: s. incauiiousness. 

INCENDIARY, s. One who sets 
houses, or towns, or any other val- 
uahle thing, on fire, in malice, or 
with a design of committing rob- 
bery, pi. incendiaries: adj. incen- 



IN'CENSE. s. Perfumes exhaled by 
fire, in honour of some god or god- 
dess. 

INCENSE', v. To enkindle to rage ; 
to inflame with anger, pr. par. in- 
censing; past, incensed: adj. in- 
tensive: s. incensement. 

INCENTIVE, adj. Provocative, en- 
couraging, inciting, s. incentive. 

INCEPTION, s. Beginning, adj. in- 
ceptive: adv. inceptively. 

INCERATION. 5. The act of cover- 
ing with wax. adj. incerahve. 

INCERTITUDE, s. Uncertainty. 

INCES'SANT. adj. Unceasing, adv. 
incessantly.. 

IN'CEST. s. Criminal conjunction of 
persons within degrees prohibited, 
adj. incestuous: adv. incestuously. 

INCH. s. The twelfth part of a foot, 
pi. inches. 

INCHASE'. v. See Enchase. 

IN'CHOATE. adj. In an incipient 
state; just begun; imperfect, s. 
inchoateness. 

INCIDENT, s. Something happen- 
ing besides the main design ; ca- 
sualty, adj. incidental: adv. inci- 
dentally. 

IIN'CIN'ERATE. v. To burn to ashes, 
pr. pnr. incinerating ; past, incin- 
erated: s. incineration. 

INCIPIENT, adj. Beginning, com- 
mencing, s. incipience, incipiency, 
pi. incipiences, incipiencies. 

INCISION, s. A cut ; a wound made 



INC— INC 

with a sharp instrument, adj. m 
cisive. 

INCITE, v. To push forward in a 
purpose ; to animate or encourage, 
pr. par. inciting; past, incited: s. 
incitement. 

INCIVILITY. 5. Want of courtesy; 
rudeness, pi. incivilities. 

INCLASP'. v. To hold fast ; to clasp, 
pr. par. inclasping; past, inclasped, 

INCLEM'ENCY. s. Seventy, rough- 
ness, unmercifulness. adj inclem- 
ent: adv. inclemently. 

INCLINATION, s. Natural aptness, 
favourable disposition, adj. inch' 
natory ; a<iv. inclinatorily . 

INCLI'NE. v. To bend, to lean, to 
bend towards any part ; to be fa- 
vourably disposed to. pr. par. in* 
dining; past, inclined: adj. incl'f 
nable: s. inclination. 

INCLO'SE, ENCLO'SE. v. To shut 
in ; to eiie?rcle ; to surrouno\ pr. 
par. inclosing ; past, inclo,-, d : s. 
incloser, inclosure. 

INCLU'DE. v. To shut iii w ; 'inclose, 
to embrace, pr. par. including t 
past, included. 

INCLUSION, s. Act of including 
adj. inclusive: adv. inclusively. 

INCOAG'ULABLE. adj. Incapabl* 
of coagulation. 

INCOG'NITO. adj. In a state of con 

INCOHERENCE, INCOHE'REN- 
CY. 5. Want of cohesion; irregu- 
larity, pi. incoherences, incoheren- 
cies: adj. incoherent : adv. incohe- 
rently. 

INCOMBUSTIBLE, adj. Not to be 
consumed by fire. s. incombusti- 
bility, pi. incombustibilities: adv. 
incombustibly. 

IN'COME. s. Revenue ; produce of 
anv thins. 

INCOMMENSURABLE, adj. Not to 
be reduced to any measure com- 
mon to both. s. incommensurabili- 
ty: adj. incommensurate. 

INCOMMO'DE. v. To be inconveni 
ent to ; to hinder, or slightly to 
embarrass, pr. par. incommoding; 
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Sast, incommoded: adj. incommo- 
ious : adv. incommodiously : s.in- 
commodio usness. 

INCOMMUNICABLE, adj. Not im- 
partible; not to be told, s.incom- 
municabiiity : adv. incommunica- 
bly. 

INCOMMUTABLE, adj. Not possi- 
ble to be changed, s. incommuta- 
bility ; adv. incommutably. 

INCOM'PARABLE. adj.. Excellent : 
above all competition, s. incom- 
parableness: adv. incomparably. 

INCOMPATIBLE, adj. Inconsistent 
with something else. adv. incom- 
patibly.- s. incompatibility , pi. in- 
compatibilities. 

INCOMPETENT, adj. Not suitable; 
not adequate, adv. incompetently : 
b. incom.pettn.ce, incompetency, pi. 
incompetence:, incompetencies. 

INCOMPLETE, adj. Not perfect. 
adv. incompletely.- s. in ompleteness. 

INCO- T PREHEN'SIBLE. adj. Not to 
be full 1 derstood. adv . incompre- 
hensibi ... incomprehensibility. 

INCOMPKEHEN'SIVE. adj. Not 
comprehensive, adv. incomprehen- 
sively : s. incomprehension. 

INCOMPRESSIBLE, adj. Not capa- 
ble of being; compressed, adv. in- 
compresiibly : s. incompressibility, 
pi. incompressibilifies. 

INCONCEIVABLE, adj. Incompre- 
hensible; not to be conceived bv 
the mind. adv. inconceivably: s. 
inconceivableness. 

INCONCLUSIVE, adj. Not conclu- 
sive, adv. inconclusively: s. incon- 

cluS7V€7lf"iS. 

INCONGRUENCE. 5. Unsuitable- 
ness; want of adaptation, adj. in-\ 
congruent, incongruous : adv. in- 
congruously: s. incongruity, pi. in- 
congruities. 

INCONSEQUENT, adj. Without 
just conclusion ; without regular 
inferenr.^. 

INCONSIDERABLE, adj. Unwor- 
thy of notice,- unimportant, adv. 
inconsiderably s. inconsiderable- 
ness. 



INC— INC 

INCONSIDERATE, adj. Carets, 
thoughtless, adv. inconsiderately: 
s. inconsiderateness. 

INCONSISTENCE, INCONS1S'. 
TENCY. 5. Incongruity, unsteadi- 
ness, pi. inconsistences, inconsisten- 
cies : adj. inconsistent : adv. incon- 
sistently. 

INCONSO'LABLE. adj. Not to be 
comforted, adv. inconsolahly. 

INCONSO'NANT. adj. Disagreeing 
with itself; discordant, s. incon- 
sonance, inconsonancy, pi. incon- 
sonancies. 

INCONSTANT, adj. Not firm in 
resolution ; not steady in affection; 
variable, adv. inconstantly : s. in- 
constancy, pi. inconstancies. 

INCONTESTABLE, adj. Not to be 
disputed, adv. inco7itestahly. 

INCONTINENT, adj. Unchaste; in- 
dulging unlawful pleasure, s. in- 
continence. 

INCONTROVERTIBLE, adj. Indis- 
putable, adv. incontrovertibly : 3. 
inconfrovertibility, pi. incontrovcr- 
tibilities. 

INCONVENIENCE, s. Unfitness- 
disadvantage; difficultv. v. incon* 
vcnience; pr. par. inconveniencing ; 
past, inconvenienced : adj. inconve- 
nient: adv. inconveniently. 

INCOR'PORATE. v. To mingle dif- 
ferent ingredients, so as to make 
one mass ; to form into a corpora- 
tion, pr. par. incorporating: past, 
incorporated : s. incorporation. 

INCORPO'REAL. adj. Immaterial; 
distinct from matter; distinct from 
bod v. adv. incorporeally. 

INCORRECT, adj. Not exact, inac- 
curate, s. incorrectness: adv. in- 
correctly. 

INCORRIGIBLE, adj. Bad beyond 
correction, adv. incorrigibly: s. 
incorrigibleness, incorrigibility^ pi. 
inco rrigib Hi ties. 

INCORRUPT, INCORRUPTED 
adj. Not corrupt; not corrupted, 
honest, adv. inccrruptly : s. incor- 
mption. tncorri/ptness. 

INCORRUPTIBLE, adj. Not capa- 
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ble of corruption, adv. incorrupti- 
bly : s. incorruptibility. 

INCREASE', v. To grow more in 
number, or greater in bulk; to 
advance in quantity or value, pr. 
par. increasing; past, increased 
adj. increasible: s. in' crease, in- 
ereaser. 

INCREDIBLE, adj. Surpassing be 
lief. adv. incredibly: s. incredi- 
bility. 

INCRED'ULOUS. adj. Sceptical; 
not readily believing, adv. incred- 
ulously: s. incredulity , pi. incredu- 
titles. 

INCREMENT, s. Act of growing 
greater ; increase ; matter added ; 
produce. 

INCROACH', ENCROACH', v. To 
invade another's right ; to creep on 
gradually, without right, pr. par. 
incroaching ; past, incroached: s. 
incroacher, incroachment : adv. in- 
croachingly. 

LNCRUSTATE. v. To cover with a 
crust ; to cover with an additional 
coat. pr. par. incrustating; past, in- 
crustated: adj. incrustate: s. in- 
crustation. 

IN'CUBATE. v. To sit upon eggs. 
pr. par. incubating; past, incu- 
bated: s. incubation. 

IN'CUBUS. 5. The night-mare. 

INCUL'CATE. v. To impress by 
frequent repetition, pr. par. incul- 
cating; past, inculcated: s. incul- 
cation. 

INCUM'BENT. adj. Resting or lying 
upon; imposed as a duty. adv. in- 
cumbently : s. incumbency. 

INCUM'BER, ENCUM'BER. v. To 
press upon ; to embarrass, pr. par. 
incumbering; past, incumbered: s. 
incumbrance. 

INCUR', v. To become liable to a 
punishment or reprehension, &,c. 
pr. par. incurring ; past, incurred., 

INCU'RABLE. adj. Not admitting 
remedy, adv. incurably: s. incu- 
rability, pi. incurabilities. 

INCU'RIOUS. adj. Negligent, inat- 



lNC— IND 

tentive. adv. incuriously . s incu 
rio-usness. 

INCUR'SION. s. Invasion, without 
conquest; inroad, adj. incursive. 

INDEBTED. adj. Having in- 
curred a debt; obliged by some- 
thing received. 

INDECENT, adj. Unbecoming, in- 
decorous, adv. indecently: s. inde- 
cency, pi. indecencies. 

INDECIS'ION. s. Want of determi 
nation, adj. indecisive: adv. inde- 
cisively. 

INDECLl'NABLE. adj. Not variable; 
not varied by terminations, adv. 
indeclinably. 

INDECOROUS, adj. Indecent ; un- 
becoming, adv. indecorously. 

INDECO'RUM. 5. Indecency; some 
thing unbecoming. 

INDEFATIGABLE, adj. Not to be 
wearied; unwearied, adv. indefiu* 
igably : s. indefatigableness. 

INDEFEAS'IBLE. adj. Not defeas- 
ible, adv. indejeasibly : s. indefeos- 
ibleness, indefeasibility. 

INDEFEN'SIBLE. adj. Not defensi- 
ble, s. indefensibility. 

INDEFINABLE, adj. Not to be de- 
fined, adv. indefinably. 

INDEFINITE, adj. Not determined; 
not limited ; large, beyond the 
comprehension of man. adv. in 
definitely: s. indefiniteness. 

INDEL'IBLE. adj. Not to be blottea 
out or defaced, adv. indelibly: s. 
indelibility, pi. indelibilities. 

INDEL'ICATE. adj. Wanting deli 
cacy; indecent, adv. indelicately: 
s. indelicacy, pi. indelicacies. 

INDEMNIFY, v. To secure against 
loss or penalty, pr. par. indemni- 
fying; past, indemnified: s. in- 
demnification. 

INDEMNITY, s. Security from loss 
or punishment, pi. indemnities. 

INDENT', v. To mark v> ith inequal- 
ities, like a row of teeth, pr. par 
indenting; pnst, indented: s. m- 
dentment, inden tu re. 

INDENTURE. 5. A covenant, so 
named because the counter-parta 
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are indented or cut one by the 
other, v. indention. 

INDEPENDENT, adj. Not support- 
ed by another; not controlled; 
not relating to any thing else. adv. 
independently : s. independence, in- 
dependency, pi. independences , inde- 
pendencies. 

INDEPRl'VABLE. adj. Not to be 
taken away. 

INDESCRI'BABLE. adj. Not to be 
described, adv. indescribably. 

INDESTRUCTIBLE, adj. Not to be 
destroyed. 

INDETER'MINATE. adj. Not de- 
fined; indefinite, uncertain, adv. 
indeterminately: s. indetermination. 

INDEX, s. A discoverer; the hand 
that points to any thing, as to the 
hour or way; a table of contents, 
pi indexes. 

IN'DIAN. adj. Belonging to India, s. 
Indian, one of the aborigines of 
America. 

IN'DICATE. v. To show ; to point 
out. pr. par. indicating ; past, in- 
dicated: s. indication, indicator: 
adj. indicative, indicatory : adv. in- 
dicatively. 

INDICT', v. To charge any person 
by a written accusation, before a 
court of justice, pronounced in- 
di'te. pr. par. indicting; past, in- 
dicted: adj. indictable: s. indict- 
ment. 

INDIF'FERENT. adj. Neutral, re- 
gardless, of a middling state, adv. 
indifferently : s. indifference. 

INDIG'ENOUS. adj. Natural to a 
country : not foreign or exotic. 

IN'DIGENT. adj. Poor, needy, s. 
indigence. 

INDIGESTION, s. Weakness of 
stomach : want of concoctive pow- 
ers, adj. indigestible, indigested. 

CVDIG'NANT. adj. Angry; inflamed 
at once with anger and disdain, 
adv. indignantly: s. indignance, 
indignancv, indignation. 

INDIG'NTTY. s. Contumely pi. in- 
dignities. 



IND— IND 

IN'DIGO. s. A plant which produces 

a blue die. pi. indigoes. 
INDIRECT', adj. Not straight , not 

tending otherwise than obliquely 

or consequentially to a purpose , 

not fair. adv. indirectly : s. indi 

redness. 
INDISCREET', adj. Imprudent, in- 

judicious, adv. indiscreetly : s. m 

discretion. 
INDISCRIMINATE, adj. Undistin 

guishable, undistinguished, adv. 

indiscriminately : s. indiscrimina- 
tion: adj. indiscrimrnating. 
INDISPENSABLE, adj. Not to be 

dispensed with; necessary, adv 

indispensably : s. indispensability. 
INDISPO'SE. v. To make unfit; to 

disincline, pr. par. indi-posing t 

past, indisposed: s. indisposition. 
INDISPUTABLE, adj. Incontesta- 

ble. adv. indisputably: s. indis 

putability. 
INDISSOLUBLE, adj. Not soluble. 

adv. indissolubly: s. indissolubility , 

pi. indissolubilities. 
INDISTINCT', adj. Not distinct; 

not plainly marked, adv. indis* 

tinctly : s. indistinctness. 
INDITE, v. See Indict. 
INDIVID'UAL. s. A single thing, 01 

single person, adj. individual : adv. 

individually: s. individualiiy, pi. 

individualities. 
INDIVISIBLE, adj. Not possible to 

be divided, adv. indimsibly : s. in- 
divisibility, pi. indivisibilities. 
INDO'CILE. adj. Unteachable. s. in- 

docility, pi. indocilities. 
IN'DOLENT. adj. Lazy, listless, adv. 

indolently : s. indolence. 
INDOMITABLE, adj. Unt^meable. 
INDORSE', ENDORSE', v. To write 

on the back of any written paper. 

pr. par. indorsing ; past, indorsed 

s. indorser, indorsement. 
INDOW. v. See Endow. 
INDU'BITABLE. adj. Undoubted 

unquestionable, adv. indubitably 

s. indubitableness. 
INDU'CE. v. To offer by way of in 

duction, 1.0 influence to any thing 
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END— INE 

pr. par. inducing,' past, induced: 
s. inducement 

INDUCT', v. To bring in ; to put 
into actual possession of a bene- 
fice, pr. par. inducting; past, in- 
ducted. 

INDUCTION. 5. Act of inducing ; 
introduction ; inferring one gene- 
ral proposition, from several par- 
ticulars, adj. inductive: adv. in- 
ductively. 

INDUE', v. To invest, pr. par. in- 
duing; past, indued: s.induement. 

INDULGE', v. To encourage by 
compliance ; to fondle, pr. par. in- 
dulging; past, indulged : s. indul 
gence: adj. indulgent: adv. indul- 
gently. 

EVDURATE. v. To grow hard ; to 
harden, pr. par. indurating; past, 
indurated: adj. indurate: s. indu- 
ration. 

IN'DUSTRY. s. Diligence, assiduity, 
adj. industrious: adv. industrious- 

iy- 

INEB'RTATE. v. To intoxicate, pr. 
par. inebriating; past, inebricffd: 
s. inebriation, inebriety: adj. ine- 
briate. 

INEFFABLE, adj. Unspeakable, 
unutterable, adv. ineffably: s. in- 
eff ability. 

INEFFECTIVE, adj. Not effective, 
adv. ineffectively. 

INEFFECTUAL, adj. Not effectual, 
adv. ineffectually: s. ineffectual- 

INEF'FICACY. s. Want of power ; 
want of effect, pi. inefficacies: 
adj. inefficacious: adv. ineffica- 
ciously. 

INEFFICIENT, adj. Unactive, in- 
effective, s. inefficiency, pi. ineffi- 
ciencies: adv. inefficiently. 

INEL'EGANCE, INEL'IGANCY. s. 
Want of elegance, adj. inelegant. • 
adv. inelegantly. 

INEPT, adj. Trifling, foolish, use- 
less, adv. ineptly: s. ineptitude, 
inepiness. 

INEQUALITY, s. Difference of 
comparative quantity ; uneven- 



INE— INF 

ness ; disproportion to any omce 

or purpose, pi. inequalities. 
INEQ'UITABLE. adj. Unjust, adv 

inequitably. 
INERT', adj. Dull, sluggish, adv. 

inertly : s. inertness. 
INESTIMABLE, adj. Too valuable 

to be rated, adv. inestimably: s. 

inestimableness. 
INEVITABLE, adj. Unavoidable, 

adv. inevitably: s. inevitableness. 
INEXCU'SABLE. adj. Not to be ex- 
cused, adv. inexcusably : s. inex- 

cusableness. 
INEXHAUSTIBLE, adj. Not to be 

exhausted, adv. inexhaustibly : s. 

inexhaustibility : adj. inexkaustive. 
INEX'ORABLE. adj. Not to bemov- 

ed by intreaty. adv. inexorably: 

s. inexorability. 
INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not expedient 

adv. inexpediently : s. inexpediency 

inexpediency, pi. inexpediences, in 

expediencies. 
INEXPE'RIENCE. s. Want of ex 

perimental knowledge, part, adj 

inexperienced. 
INEXPERT', adj. Unskilful, adv 

inexpertly. 
INEXPIABLE, adj. Not to be aton 

ed. adv. inexpiably. 
INEXPLICABLE, adj. Incapable a 

being explained, adv. inexplica 

bly: s. inexplicability. 
INEXPRESSIBLE, adj. Not to bt 

told. adv. inexpressibly. 
INEXTIN'GUISH ABLE. adj. Not to 

be extinguished ; unquenchable. 

adv. inextinguishably. 

INEXTRICABLE, adj. Not to be 

disentangled, adv. inextricably . s. 

inextricability. 
INFAL'LIBLE. adj. Not fallible. 

adv. infallibly: s. infallibility, pL 

infallibilities. 
INFAMOUS, adj. Publicly branded 

with guilt ; disgraced, s. infamy, 

pi. infamies: adv. infamously. 
IN'FANCY. s. The first part of nte* 

non-age; beginning. p\. infancies. 
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INF— INF 

INT ANT. 5. A young child; a mi- 
nor ; the title of a Spanish prince, 
(fern, infanta:') adj. infantile. 

INFAYTJCIDE. s. Act of killing an 
infant ; one who has killed an in-, 
fant. adj. infanticidal. 

lN'FANTRY. s. The foot-soldiers of 
an army. pi. infantries. 

INFATUATE, v. To strike with' 
folly, pr. par. infatuating- ; past,| 
infatuated: s. infatuation. 

INFECT', v. To hurt by contagion. 
pr. par. infecting; past, infected: 
s. infection: adj. infectious: adv. 
infectiously. 

INFECUN'DITY. s. Want of fertil- 
ity ; barrenness, pi. infecundities. 

INFEE'BLE. v. See Enfeeble. 

INFELICITY, s. Unhappiness. 

INFER', v. To deduce, pr. par. infer- 
ring; past, inferred: adj. inferri- 
ble : s. inference. 

INFE'RIOR. adj. Lower in place ; 
lower in value or excellence, s. 
inferiority, pi. inferiorities. 

INFERWAL. adj. Hellish, detest- 
able. 

INFEST, v. To harass, to disturb, 
pr. par. infesting; past, infested: 
adj. infestuous: s. infestation. 

IN'FIDEL. s. An unbeliever, adj. 
infidel : s. infidelity, pi. infidelities. 

IN'FINITE. adj. Unbounded, un- 
limited, immense, adv. infinitely: 
s. infinity, pi. infinities, infinitude. 

INFINITIVE, adj. In grammar, the 
infinitive mood affirms or intimates 
the intention of affirming, but not 
absolutelv. 

INFIRM', adj. Weak, feeble, s. in- 
firmity, pi. infirmities. 

INFIRMARY, s. A lodging for the 
weak or sick. pi. infirmaries. 

INFIX', v. To drive in; to fasten. 
pr. par. infixing; past, infixed. 

INFLAME', v. To kindle ; to set on 
fire. pr. par. inflaming; past, in- 
flamed. 

INFLAMMATORY, adj. Having 
the power of inflaming, s. inflam- 
mation. 

INFLATE, v. To sw-ll with wind.. 



INF— INF 



pr. par. inflating; past, inflated 
s. inflation. 

INFLECT, v. To bend, to turn, pr 
par. inflecting; past, inflected: adj. 
inflective: s. inflection. 

INFLEXIBLE, adj. Not to be bent 
or incurvated. adv. inflexibly s. 
inflexibility, pi. inflexibilities. 

INFLICT, v. To put in act, or im 
pose as a punishment, pr. par 
inflicting; past, inflicted • adj. in 
Jlittive: s. infliction. 
'■ IN'FLUENCE. s. Ascendant power, 
power of directing or modifying, 
v. influence ; pr. par. influencing , 
past, influenced: adj. influential. 
adv. influentially . 

IN'FLUX. 5. Act of flowing into any 
thing. 

INFOLD', v. To inwrap. pr. par. in- 
folding ; past, infolded. 

INFO'LIATE. v. To cover with 
leaves, pr. par. infoliating; patt, 
infoliated: s. infoliation. 

INFORM', v. To instruct ; to supply 
with newknowledge; to acquaint. 
' t. par. informing; past, inform- 
ed : s. informant, information, in- 
former. 

INFORM'AL. adj. Irregular; con- 
trary to established forms, ad r. 
informally: s. informality, pi. in- 
formalities. 

INFRACT, v. To break, pr. par. in- 
fracting; past, infracted: s. i;v 
fraction. 

INFRAN'CHISE, ENFRANCHISE. 
v. To admit to the privilege of a fire- 
man, pr par. infranchising ; pa.*t, 
infranchised : s. inf ranch is ement. 

INFRAN'GIBLE. adj. Not to be 
broken, s. infrangibility : adv. in- 
frangibly. 

INFRE'QUENT. adj. Not frequent, 
rare; uncommon, adv. infrequent- 
ly: s. infrequence, infrequency, pi 
infrequencies. 

1NFF.INGE'. v. To violate; to break 
laws or contracts, pr. par. infring 
ing; past, infringed, s. infringe- 
ment. 

INFU'RIATE. v. To fill with ra^ 
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fNF— INH 

ur fury pr. par. infuriating, past, 

infuriated. 
INFU'SE. v. To pour in, to instil. 

pr. par. infusing 1 ; past, infused: 

a.dj.infusive, infusible: s. infusion. 
IN'GATHERING. s. The act of 

getting in a harvest. 
INGEN'DER, ENGEN'DER. v. To 

beget, to produce, pr. par. ingen- 

dering; past, ingendered. 
INGE'NIOUS. adj. Witty, inventive, 

adv. ingeniously : s. ingenuity, pi 

ingenuities, 
INGEN'UOUS. adj. Open, fair, can 

did. adv. ingenuously : s. ingenu 

ousness. 
INGLO'RIOUS. adj. Without glory 

void of honour, adv. ingloriously. 
IN'GOT. s. A mass of metal. 
INGRAFT, ENGRAFT', v. To 

propagate trees by incision, pr. 

par. ingrafting ; past, ingrafted: 

s. ingraftment. 
IN'GRAINED. part. adj. Dyed in 

grain ; deeply fixed. 
IN'GRATE. adj. Ungrateful, s. in- 

graie. 
INGRA'TI ATE. v. To put in favour; 

to recommend to kindness, pr. par. 

i?igratiating ; past, ingratiated: s. 

ingratiation. 
INGRATITUDE, s. Retribution of 

evil for good. 
INGRE'DIENT. s. Component part 

of a body, consisting of several 

materials. 
IN'GRESS. s. Entrance ; power of 

entrance, s. ingression: adj. in- 

gressive. 
IN'GUINAL. adj. Belonging to the 

groin. 
INGULF', v. To swallow up, in a 

vast profundity; to cast into a 

gulf. pr. par. ingulfing; past, in- 
gulfed. 
INGUR'GITATE. v. To swallow 

down. pr. par. ingurgitating; past, 

ingurgitated: s. ingurgitation. 
rNHAB'IT. v. To dwell in. pr. par. 

inhabiting; past, inhabited: adj. in- 
habitable: s. inhabitation, inhabit- 
ant, inhabitancy. 



INH-INJ 

INHANCE'. v. To raise, to advance 
to heighten in price, pr. par. in 
hancing; past, inhanctd. 

INHA'LE. v. To draw in with air. 
pr. par. inhaling; past, inhaled: s. 
inhaler. 

INHARMONIOUS, INHARMONI- 
CAL. adj. Discordant, unmusical, 
adv. inharmoniously : s. inharmo- 
niousness. 

INHE'RE. v. To exist in something 
else. s. inherence, inherency : adj. 
inherent: adv. inherently. 

INHERIT, v. To receive or possess 
as an heir ; to derive from an ances- 
tor, pr. par. inheriting; past, in- 
herited: adj. inheritable: adv. in- 
heritably : s. inheritance, inheritor, 
inheritress, pi. inheritresses. 

INHIB'IT. v. To restrain, to hinder, 
to prohibit, to forbid, pr. par. in- 
hibiting; past, inhibited: s. inhiti- 
tion. 

INHOSTITABLE. adj. Affording 
no kindness or entertainment to 
strangers, adv. inhospitably: in* 
hospitality, pi. inhospitalilies. 

INHU'MAN. adj. Barbarous, savage, 
cruel, adv. inhumanly: s. inhu* 
maniiy, pi. inhumanities. 

INHUME, v. To bury in the earth 
pr. par. inhuming; past, inhumed 
adj. inhumative: s. inhumation. 

INIM'ICAL. adj. Unfriendly,hcstile, 
adverse, adv. inimically. 

INIM'ITABLE. adj. That cannot be 
imitated, adv. inimitably: s. in- 
imitableness. 

INIQ'UITY. s. Injustice, wicked- 
ness, crime, adj. iniquitous: adv. 
iniquitously . 

INITIAL, adj. Placed at the begin- 
ning, s. initial: adv. initially. 

INITIATE, v. To enter; to instruct 
in the rudiments of any art. pr. 
par. initiating; past, initiated: s. 
initiation: adj. initiatory. 

INJECT', v. To throw into. pr. par. 
injecting; past, injected: s. injet- 
tion. 

INJOIN', ENJOIN', v. To direct, to 
order, to prescribe pr. par. in- 
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INJ-INN 

Joining; past, injoined: s. injoin- 
er, injoinment. 

INJUDICIOUS, adj. Without judg- 
ment. adv. injudiciously: s. inju- 
diciou'jness. 

INJUNCTION, s. Act of injoining; 
command, adj. injunctive. 

INJURE, v. To hurt unjustly; to 
wrong, pr. par. injuring; past, 
injured: s. injury, pi. injuries, in- 
juriousness: adj. injurious: adv. 
injuriously. 

INJUSTICE, s. Iniquity, wrong. 

INK. s. A liquid, used for writing 
and prroting. v. ink; pr. par. ink- 
ing; past, inked: adj. inky: s. 

INK'STAND. 5. A utensil for hold- 
ing the instruments of writing. 

INLAND, adj. Interior; lying re- 
mote from the sea. s. inlander. 

INLAY', v. To diversify with dif- 
ferent bodies, inserted into the 
ground or substratum, pr. par. in- 
laying; past, inlaid. 

IN'MATE. s. One who dwells in the 
same house with another. 

INMOST, adj. Deepest within ; re- 
motest from the surface. 

INN. s. A chamber, a lodging; a 
house of entertainment, for travel- 
lers. 

IN'NATE. adj. Inborn, adv. innate- 
ly: s. innateness. 

INNAVIGABLE, adj. Not possible 
to be navigated. 

IN'NER. adj. Interior, superlative, 
innermost. 

INN'KEEPER. s. One who keeps an 
inn. 

IN'NOCENCE. s. Harmlessness ; 
freedom from guilt, adj. innocent: 
adv. innocently. 

INNOCUOUS, adj. Harmless, adv. ! 
innocuously : s. innocuousness. 

[N'NOVATE. v. To introduce a nov- 
elty, pr. par. innovating ; past, 
innovated: s. innovation, innovator. 

INNOXIOUS, adj. Free from mis- 
chievous effects, adv. innoxiously: 
s. innoxiousness. 



INN— INS 

INNUENDO, s. An oblique hint. pi. 

innuendoes. 
INNUMERABLE, adj. Not to ,>e 

counted, adv. innumerably : s in 

numerableness. 
INOCULATE, v. To propagate any 
• plant, by inserting its bud into 

another stock ; to infect by inoc- 
ulation, pr. par. inoculating; past, 

inoculated: s. inoculation, inocu- 

lator. 
INO'DOROUS. adj. Wanting scent 

adv. inodorously. 
INOFFEN SIVE. adj. Harmless, in 

nocent. adv. inoffensively : s. inqf 

fensiveness. 
INOPPORTUNE, adj. Unseasona 

ble, inconvenient, adv. inoppor 

tunely. 
INOR'DINATE. adj. Irregular, ua 

lawful, adv. inordinately: s. inor 

dinateness. 
IN'QUEST. s. Judicial inquiry or 

examination. 
INQUI'ET. adj. Disquiet, s. inquts- 

tude. 
1NQLTRE, ENQLTRE. v. To ask 

questions; to make search, p; 

par. inquiring; past, inquired: 

s. inquiry, pi. inquiries, inquirer. 
INQUISITION, s. Judicial inquirv. 

s. inquisitor: adj. inquisitorial 

adv. inquisitorially. 
INQUISITIVE, adj. Curious; bury 

in search, adv. inquisitively s. tji 

quisitiveness. 
INROAD, s. Incursion. 
INSALUBRITY, s. Unwholesome 

ness. adj. insalubrious. 
INSA'NE. adj. Disordered in mind. 

s. insanity, pi. insanities. 
INSATIABLE, adj. Greedy beyond 

measure, adv. insatiably : s. insa- 

tiableness. 
INSATIATE, adj. Greedy, so as 

not to be satisfied, adv. insaiiately: 

s. insatiety. 
INSCRI'BE. v. To write on any 

thing; to dedicate, pr. par. in- 
scribing; past, inscribed: s in 

INSCRIPTION, s. Act of inscrib- 
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INS— INS 

ing; thing inscribed, adj. inscrip- 
tive. 

INSCRUTABLE, adj. Incapable of 
being discovered, adv. inscrutably: 
s. inscrutability. 

IN'SECT. s. A small animal, hav- 
ing a separation in the middle, or 
between the extremities of its bo- 
dy, joined by a ligature, as a com- 
mon fly. v. insect ; pr. par. insert- 
ing ; past, inserted: adj. insectile. 

INSECTOL'OGER. s. One who 
studies or describes insects, s. in- 
sectology. 

INSECU'RE. adj. Not secure, adv. 
insecurely: s. insecurity , pi. inse- 
curities. 

INSEN'SATE. adj. Wanting sensi- 
bility; wanting feeling, adj. in- 
sensitive: s. insensation. 

INSEN'SIBLE. adj. Imperceptible; 
void of feeling; void of meaning, 
adv. insensibly : s. insensibility, pi. 
insensibilities. 

INSEPARABLE, adj. Not to be 
separated, adv. inseparably: s. in- 
separability. 

INSERT', v. To place in or amongst 
other things, pr. par. inserting; 
past, inserted: s. insertion. 

INSHRI'NE, ENSHRI'NE. v. To 
enclose in a shrine, pr. par. in- 
shrining; past, inshrined. 

INSIDIOUS, adj. Sly, treacherous, 
adv. insidiously: s. insidiousness. 

IN'SIGHT. s. Deep view ; thorough 
skill in anything. 

INSIG'NIA. s. Distinguishing marks 
of office or honour. 

INSIGNIFICANT, adj. Wanting 
meaning; void of signification; 
mean. adv. insignificantly: s. in- 
significance, insignificancy. 

INSINCERE, adj. Wanting sincer- 
ity, adv. insincerely, s. insincerity, 
pi . insincerities. 

INSIN'UATE. v. To push gently in- 
to favour or regnrd. pr. par. insin- 
uating; past, insinuated: adj. in- 
sinuative: s. insinuation, insinua- 
Jor. 

INSIPID adj. Wanting taste, adv. 



INS- INS 

insipidly: s. insipidity, pi. insipidi- 
ties. 

INSIST', v. To stand or rest upon ; 
to persist in. pr. par. insisting} 
past, insisted. 

INSNA'RE. v. To entrap, pr. par 
insnaring; past, insnared: s. in* 
snarer. 

INSO'CIABLE. adj. Not sociable, 
adv . insociably : s. insociability. 

IN'SOLENT. adj. Haughty, over 
bearing, adv. insolently: s. inso- 
lence. 

INSOL'ID. adj. Not solid, s. insolidi- 
tv, pi. insolidities. * 

INSOL'UBLE. adj. Not to be dissolv- 
ed or separated, adv. insolubly: s. 
insolubility, pi. insolubilities. 

INSOL'VABLE. adj. Not to be ex- 
plained, adv. insolvably. 

INSOLVENCY. 5. Inability to pay 
debts, pi. insolvencies : adj. ins< I 
vent. 

INSPECT', v. To look into, by way 
of examination, pr. par. inspecting, 
past, inspected: s. inspection, in* 
spector : adj. inspectorial. 

INSPER'SION. 5. Act of sprinkling 
upon. 

INSPI'RE. v. To draw in the breath, 
to breath into ; to infuse into the 
mind ; to impress upon the fancy, 
pr. par. inspiring; past, inspired: 
s. inspiration, inspirer : adj. itv 
spirable. 

INSPIRIT, v. To enliven, pr. par 
inspiriting; past, inspirited: s. in 
spiration: adj. insjnritive. 

INSPIS'SATE. v. To thicken, pr. par 
inspissating; past, inspissated: s 
inspissation. 

INSTA'BLE. adj. Inconstant, adv 
instably s. instability, pi. instabi 1 
ities. 

INSTALL. -y.To advance to any rank 
or office, by placing in an official 
seat, or stall, pr. par. installing, 
past, installed: s. installation, in 
stalment.. 

INSTALMENT, s. Act of installing; 
in commercial language, a certain 
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INS— INS 

portion of a debt to be paid at 
stated times. 

IN'STANT. adj. Pressing, urgent, 
earnest, immediate. 

IN'STANT. s. Such a part of dura- 
tion wherein we perceive no suc- 
cession ; a particular time. 

INSTANTA'NEOUS. adj. Done in 
an instant, adv. instantaneously: 
s. instantaneousness. 

INSTAURA'TION. s. Reparation, 
renewal, s. instaurator. 

INSTEAD', adv. In the room or 
place 

IN'STEP. s. The upper part of the 
foot, which joins the leg. 

IN'STIGATE. v. To urge to ill. pr. 
par. instigating; past, instigated: 
adj. instigative: s. instigation, in- 
stigator. 

INSTIL', v. To infuse by drops ; to 
insinuate any thing imperceptibly 
into the mind. pr. par. instilling; 
past, instilled: s. instillation, in- 
stiller, instilment. 

INSTINCT, s. The power determin- 
ing the will of brutes; desire or 
aversion acting in the mind, with- 
out the intervention of reason, 
adj. instinctive: adv. instinctively. 

INSTITUTE, v. To fix, to establish, 
to commence, to prescribe, pr. 
par. instituting; past, instituted: 
s. institution, institute, institutor: 
udj. institutive, institutionary. 

INSTRUCT', v. To teach, to direct, 
pr. par. instructing ; past, instruct- 
ed: adj. instructive: adv. instruct- 
ively: s. instruction, instructer, 
msiructiveness, instructress. 
INSTRUMENT, s. A tool used for 
any work, or purpose ; a frame 
constructed so as to yield harmo- 
nious sounds, adj. instrumental: 
s. instrumentality: adv. instrumen- 
tally. 
1NSUBJECTION. s. State of diso- 
bedience. 
INSUBOR'DINATE. adj. In a state 
of disorder or disobedience, s. in- 
subordination. 



INS— INT 

INSUF'FERABLE. adj. Intolerable, 
adv. insufferably: s. insufferable- 
ness. 

INSUFFICIENT, adj. Not sufficient, 
adv. insufficiently : s. insufficient^ 
insufficiency, pi. insufficiencies. 

IN'SULAR. adj. Belonging to an 
island ; having the quality of an 
island, s. insularity. 

IN'SULATE. v. To form into an 
island ; to separate, pr. par. insu- 
lating; past, insulated. 

INSULT', v. To treat with insolence 
or contempt, pr. par. insulting, 
past, insulted: adj. insulting: adv 
insultingly : s. insult, insulter. 

INSUTERABLE. adj. Invincible; 
insurmountable, adv. insuperably : 
s. insuperability. 

INSUPPORTABLE, adj. Intolera 
ble, insufferable, adv. insupporta 
bly: s. insupportableness. 

INSURE, v. To exempt from hazard., 
by the payment of a certain sum ; 
to make sure. pr. par. insuring , 
past, insureds s. insurance, insurer. 

INSUR'GENT. s. One who rebels 
against the established govern- 
ment of a countrv. 

INSURMOUNTABLE, adj. Insu- 
perable, adv. insurmountably: s 
insurmoun lability. 

INSURRECTION, s. A seditious 
rising, adj. insurrectional, insur- 
rectionary. 

INSUSCEPTIBLE, adj. Not suscep- 
tible, s. insusceptibility : adv. in- 
susceptibly. 

INTAG'LIO. s. Any thing that has 
figures engraved upon it, so as to 
rise above the ground. 

INTAIL'. See Entail. 

INT AN'GIBLE. adj. Not to be touch- 
ed. adv. intangibly: s. intangibili- 
ty, pi. intangibilities. 

INTEGER, s. The whole of any 
thing, adj. integral: adv. integral- 
ly : s. integrality. 

INTEGRATE, v. To form :>n« 
whole ; to contain all the parts of. 
pr. par. integrating ; past, inte 
grated. 

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INT— INT 

INTEGRITY, s. Entireness, incor- 
ruptibility, honesty, pi. integrities. 

INTEGUMENT, s. Any thing that 
covers or envelops another thing 
adj. integumental. 

INTELLECT, s. The intelligent 
mind. adj. intellectual: adv. intel- 
lectually; s. intellectualist, intellec- 
tuality. 

INTELLIGENT, adj. Knowing, in 
structed, skilful, s. intelligence, 
intelligencer. 

INTELLIGIBLE, adj. Possible to 
be understood, adv. intelligibly: 
s. intelligibility. 

INTEMTERATE. adj. Immoderate 
in appetite ; drunken ; ungovern- 
able; exceeding the just or con- 
venient mean. adv. intemperately 
s. intemperance. 

INTEND', v. To mean or design. 
pr. par. intending; past, intended 
s. intender, intention, intendment. 

INTEND'ANT. s. An officer of the 
highest class, who oversees any 
particular allotment of public busi 
ness. 

INTENSE', adj. Raised to a high de- 
gree ; vehement, ardent, adv. in- 
tensely: s. intenseness, intension, 
intensity, pi. intensities. 

IJNTENT'. adj. Anxiously diligent, 
s. intent, intentness: adv. intently. 

INTENTION, s. Design, purpose, 
adj. intentional: adv. intentionally. 

IJNTER'. v. To bury. pr. par. inter- 
ring; past, interred: s. interment 

INTER'CALAR, INTER'CALARY. 
adj. Inserted out of the common 
order, to preserve the equation of 
time. v. intercalate; pr. par. inter- 
calating; past, intercalated: s. in- 
tercalation. 

INTERCEDE, v. To pass between ; 
to mediate, pr. par. interceding ; 
past, interceded. 

INTERCEPT', v. To stop and seize 
in the way ; to obstruct, pr. par. 
intercepting; past, intercepted: s. 
interception, inter cepter : adj. in- 
tercept ive: adv inter cepiively. 

INTERCESSION, s Act of inter- 



INT— INT 

ceding ; mediation, s. intercessu? : 
adj. intercessory. 

INTERCHAIN', v. To chain or link 
together, pr. par. interchaining, 
past, interchained. 

INTERCHANGE', v. To give and 
take mutually ; to put each in the 
place of the other, pr. par. inter- 
changing; past, interchanged 
adj. interchangeable: adv. inter- 
changeably : s. inter xhangement. 

INTERCOURSE, s. Commerce 
communication. 

INTERDICT', v. To forbid, to pro- 
hibit. pr. par. interdicting ; past 
interdicted: s. in'terdict, interdic- 
tion: adj. inter diclive,i7iterdictoi-y 

INTEREST', v. To concern, to ef 
feet. pr. par. interesting; past,m 
terested. 

INTEREST, s. Concern, advantage, 
influence over others ; money paid 
for the use of money. 

INTERFE'RE, v. To interpose; to 
intermeddle, pr. par. interfering , 
past, interfered: s. interference. 

INTERIM, s. Intervening time. 

INTERIOR, adj. Internal, not out 
ward. s. interior. 

INTERJECTION, s. Intervention; 
one of the parts of speech. ». in* 
terject; \\x.\>zx. interjecting; past, 
interjected. 

INTERLA'CE. v. To intermix; to 
put one thing within another, pr. 
par. interlacing; past, interlaced. 

INTERLARD', v. To insert between, 
pr. par. interlarding; past, inter- 
larded. 

INTERLEAVE, v. To insert blank 
leaves into a book. pr. par. inter 
leaving; past, interleaved. 

INTERLI'NE. v. To write in alter- 
nate lines ; to write between two 
lines, pr. par. interlining; past, 
interlined: adj. interlinear, inter- 
lineary : s. interlineation. 

INTERLO'PE. v. To intrude ; to run 
between parties, and intercept the 
advantage one should gain from 
the other, pr. par. interloping 
past, interloped : s. interloper. 
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INT— INT 

IN TERLUDE. s. Something played 
.'it the intervals of a festival or play. 

INTERMARRY, v. To marry some 
of each family with another, pr. 
par. intermarrying ; past, intermar- 
ried: s. intermarriage. 

INTERxMED'DLE. v. To interpose 
officiously, pr. par. intermeddling ; 
past, intermeddled: s. intermeddler. 

INTERxME'DJATE.flcJ/.lntervening. 
adv. intermediately. 

INTERMINABLE, adj. Immense: 
without limit, adv. interminably: 
ad j . interminate. 

INTJERMIN'GLE. v. To mix. pr. 
par. intermingling; past, intermin-\ 
gled. 

INTERMISSION, s. Act of inter- 
mitting; cessation for a time. adj. 
intermissive. 

INTERMIT, v. To cease or forbear 
for a time. pr. par. intermitting ; 
past, intermitted: adj. intermittent: 
adv. intermittingly. 

INTERMIX', v. To mingle; to mix. 
pr. par. intermixing; past, inter- 
mixed: s. intermixture. 

INTERNAL, adj. Inward, adv. in- 
ternally. 

INTERPOLATE, v. To put any 
thing into a place to which it does 
not belong, pr. par. interpolating; 
past, interpolated : s. interpolation, 
interpolater. 

INTERPOSE, v. To place between; 
to thrust in, as an obstruction, in- 
terruption, or inconvenience, pr. 
par. interposing; past, interposed: 
s. interposition. 

INTERPRET, v. To explain, pr. 
par. interpreting; past, interpreted: 
s. interpretation, interpreter : adj. 
interpretative, interpretable: adv. 
interpretatively. 

INTERREG'NUM. s. The time in 
which a throne is vacant between 
the death of one prince, and the 
accession of another. 

INTERROGATE, v. To question, 
pr. par. interrogating ; past, in- 
terrogated: s. interrogation, inter 
S2 



INT— INT 

rogator: adj. interrogative , inier* 
rogatory: adv. interrogatively. 

INTERRUPT, v. To hinder from 
proceeding, by interposition, pr. 
par. interrupting ; past, interrupt' 
ed: s. interruption, interrupter 
adv. interruptedly. 

INTERSECT, v. To cut; to divide 
each other mutually, pr. par. in- 
tersecting; past, intersected : s. in- 
tersection. 

INTERSPERSE', v. To scatter 
amongst other things, pr. par. in 
ierspersing; past, interspersed: s. 
interspersion. 

INTERSTICE, s. Interveningspace. 
adj. interstitial. 

INTERTWI'NE. v. To unite, by 
twisting one in another, pr. par 
intertwining; past, intertwined. 

IN'TERVAL. 5. Intervening space 
or time. 

INTER VE'NE. v. To come between, 
pr. par. intervening ; past, inter- 
vened: s. intervention: adj. inter- 
venient. 

LN'TERVIEW. s. Mutual sight; 
meeting of persons generally by 
aopointment. 

INTERWEAVE', v. To mix one 
with another, in a regular texture, 
pr. par. interweaving; past, in- 
terwoven. 

INTESTATE, adj. Dying without 
a will. s. intestate, intestacy. 

INTESTINE, adj. Internal, s. m- 
testine. 

INTHRAL', ENTHRAL', v. To en- 
slave, pr. par. inthr ailing ; past, 
inthr ailed: s. inthralment^ in- 
thraller. 

INTHRO'NE. v. To raise to rovalty. 
pr. par. inthr oning; past , inthr on- 
ed: s. inthr onement. 

INTI'CE. v. See Entice. 

IN'TIMATE. adj. Familiar; closely 
acquainted, adv. intimately: s. in 
timacy, intimacies. 

IN'TIMATE. v. To point out indi 
rectly. pr. par. intimating; past, 
20i) 



INT— INT 

intimated: s. intimation: adv. in- 
timately. 

INTIMIDATE, v. To make fear- 
ful, pr. par. intimidating,- past, 
intimidated: s. intimidation. 

TNTl'RE, ENTi'RE. adj. Whole, 
unbroken, adv. intirely : s. intire- 
ness. 

INTI'TLE, ENTITLE, v. To give 
a claim to; to have a title, pr. 
par. intitling ; past, intitled. 

.INTOLERABLE, adj. Insufferable, 
adv. intolerably. 

INTOLERANCE, s. Want of pa- 
• tience to bear the opinion of 
others, adj. intolerant. 

INTOMB . v. To enclose in a tomb, 
pr. par. intombing ; past, intombed. 

INTONATE, v. To thunder, pr. par. 
intonating; past, intonated: s. in- 
tonation. 

INTOXICATE, v. To make drunk, 
pr. par. intoxicating ; past, intoxi- 
cated: s. intoxication. 

INTRACTABLE, adj. Ungoverna- 
ble, obstinate, adv. intractably: 
s. intractability, intractableness. 

INTRANCE', ENTRANCE', v. To 
put into a trance, pr. par. intranc- 
ing ; past, intranced. 

INTRANQUIL'ITY. s. Unquietness; 
want of rest. 

INTRA N'SITIVE. adj. Not transi- 
tive, adv. intransitively. 

INTRAP', ENTRAP', v. To en- 
snare, to entangle, pr. par. intrap- 
ping : past, intrapped. 

INTREAT, ENTREAT', v. To pe- 
tition ; to solicit, pr. par. intreat- 
ing ; Dast, intreated. 

INTRENCH', v. To for'ify with a 
trench ; to encroach, yr. par. in- 
trenching ; past, intrenched : s. in- 
trenchment. 

INTREPID, adj. Fearkss, daring, 
adv. intrepidly: s. intrepiaity. 

INTRICATE, adj. Entangled, com- 
plicated, adv. intricately: s. in-\ 
tricacy. 

INTRIGUE, 5. A plot; a private 
transaction in which many parties 
are engaged, v. intrigue'; pr. par. 



INT— INV 

intriguing; past, intrigued: s. in- 
triguer: adv. intriguingly. 

INTRINSIC, adj. Inward; interna! 
real ; true. adv. intrinsically. 

INTRODUCE, v. To conduct an- 
other to a place or person ; to 
bring any thing into notice or prac- 
tice, pr. par. introducing; past, 
introduced: s. introduction: adj. 
introductive, introductory. 

INTROMIT', v. To send in ; to let 
in ; to admit ; to intermeddle, pr. 
par. intromitling ; past, intromit' 
ted: s. intromission. 

INTRU'DE. v. To enter without in- 
vitation or permission; to encroach 
pr. par. intruding; past, intruded: 
s. intruder. 

INTRUSION, s. Act of intruding, 
adj. intrusive: adv. intrusively. 

INTRUST', v. To treat with confi 
dence; to confide, pr. par. intrust' 
ing; past, intrusted. 

INTU'ITIVE. adj. Immediately per- 
ceived by the mind, without the 
intervention of argument or testi- 
mony, s. intuition: adv. intuitively. 

INTWI'NE. v. To twist or wreath 
together, pr. par. intwining; past, 
intwined. 

INUEN'DO. s. See Innuendo. 

INUM'BRATE. v. To shade; to - 
cover with shades, pr. par. mwm- 
brating; past, inumbrated; s. m- 
umbration. 

IN'UNDATE. v. To overflow with 
water, pr. par. inundating; past, 
inundated: s. inundation. 

INURBAN'ITY. 5. Want of eourte- 
ousness; rudeness; unkindness. 

INU'RE. v. To habituate; to accus 
torn. pr. par. inuring; past, in- 
ured: s. inurement. 

INURN'. v. To entomb; to bury 
pr. par. inuming; past, inurned. 

INUTILITY, s. Uselessness. 

INVA'DE. v. To make a hostile en- 
trance; to infringe, pr. par. in- 
vading; past, invaded: s. invader 

INVA'SION. s. Act of invading, adj. 
invasive. 

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LW— INV 

INVALID, adj. Weak ; of no weight 
or cogency ; null. v. invalidate ; 
pr. par. invalidating; past, invali- 
dated: s. invalidation, invalidity. 

INVALUABLE, adj. Inestimable, 
adv. invaluably. 

INVA RIABLE. adj. Unchangeable, 
adv. invariably: s. mvariableness. 

INVECTJVE. s. Censure; satirical 
or reproachful accusation, adj. in- 
vzctive: adv. inveclively. 

INVEIGH', v. To utter censure or 
reproach, pr. par. inveighing,- past, 
inveighed: s. inveigher. 

INVEPGLE. v. To persuade to some- 
thing bad or hurtful; to allure, pr. 
par. inveigling; past, inveigled: s. 
inveiglement, inveigler. 

JNVEN'OM. v. See Envenom. 

INVENT, v. To find out ; to produce 
something not made before ; to 
fabricate, pr. par. inventing ; past, 
invented: s. inventer, invention: 
adj. inventive. 

INVENTORY, s. An account or 
catalogue, pi. inventories: v. in- 
ventory. 

INVERT', v. To turn upside down ; 
to place the last first, pr. par. in- 
verting; past, inverted: s. inver- 
sion: adj. inverse: adv. invertedly. 

INVEST, v. To place in possession 
of a rank or office ; to confer ; to 
enclose, pr. par. investing; past, 
invested : s. investment, investiture. 

INVESTIGATE, v. To search out; 
to examine, pr. par. investigating; 
past, investigated : s. investigation, 
investigator: adj. investigative. 

INVETERATE, adj. Old ; obstinate 
by long continuance, s. inveterate- 
ness: adv. inveterately. 

INVIDIOUS, adj. Envious, malig- 
nant, s. invidiousness : adv. invid- 
iously. 

INVIG'ORATE. v. To endue with 
vigour, pr. par. invigorating; past, 
invigorated: s. invigoration. 

INVIN'CIBLE. adj. Insuperable, un- 
conquerable, adv. invincibly: s. 
invincibility 



INV— IR1 

INVI'OLABLE. adj. Not to be pro- 
faned ; not to be broken, adv wt 
violably : s. inviolability: adv. in- 
violably: adj. inviolate. 

INVISIBLE, adj. Not to be seen. 
adv. invisibly: s. invisibility. 

INVi'TE. y. To ask to any place 
with entreaty and complaisance: 
to allure, pr. par. inviting; past, 
invited: s. inviter, invitation: adv. 
invitingly. 

INVOCATION, s. Act of invoking: 
entreatv. 

IN' VOICE, s. A catalogue of the 
freight of a ship ; or of the articles 
and price of goods sent by or to a 
factor, adj. invoiced. 

INVO'KE. v. To call upon, to im- 
plore, pr. par. invoking ; past, in- 
voked. 

INVOL'UNTARY. adj. Not having 
the power of choice ; not done 
willinglv. adv. involuntarily. 

INVOLVE', v. To inwrap, to imply, 
to comprise, pr. par. involving, 
past, involved. 

INVOLUTION, s. Act of involving. 

INVUL'NERABLE. adj. Not to be 
wounded, adv. invulnerably. 

IN'WARD. adj. Internal, within, 
adv. inwardly. 

INWRAP. v. To cover by involu- 
tion ; to involve, pr. par. inwrap- 
ping; past, inwrapped. 

IN WREATH', v. To surround as 
with a wreath, pr. par. inwreath- 
ing; past, inwreathed. 

INWROUGHT, adj. Adorned with 
work. 

ION'IC. adj. Relating to or belonging 
to one of the orders of architec- 
ture. 

IOTA. s. A tittle ; the smallest let- 
ter in the Greek alphabet. 

IPECACUAN'HA. s. An Indian plant 
of emetic virtues. 

IRAS'CIBLE. adj. Easily provoked. 
s. irascibility : adj. irascibly. 

IRE. 5. Anger, rage. adv. irefully 

PR IS. 5. The rainbow, the circle 
round the pupil of the eye; the 
tfeur de lis 

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IKI— 1RR 

IRISH, adj. Belonging to Ireland. 
s. Irishism. 

1 RK'SOME. adj. Wearisome, tedious, 
troublesome, s. irksomeness : adv. 
irksomely. 

IRON, s. The hardest and most use- 
ful of the metals, adj. iron. 

IRON, v To smooth with an iron; 
to shackle with irons, pr. par. 
ironing; past, ironed. 

IRONMONGER, s. A dealer in iron. 
s. ironmongery. 

I'RONMOULD. s. A stain caused by 
ox v dated iron. adj. ironmoulded. 

I'RON Y. s. A mode of speech, in 
which the meaning is contrary to 
the words, pi. ironies: adj. ironi- 
cal : adv. ironically: s. ironist. 

IRRA'DIATE. v. To shine upon; to 
emit beams of light, pr. par. irra- 
diating; past, irradiated: s. irra- 
diance, irradiation. 

IRRATIONAL, adj. Void of reason; 
absurd, s. irrationality: adv. irra- 
tionally. 

IRRECLAIM'ABLE. adj. Not to D e 
reclaimed, adv. irreclaimably. 

IRRECONCILABLE, adj. Not to be 
reconciled, adv. irreconcilably. 

IRRECOVERABLE, adj. Not to be 
regained , not to be remedied, adv. 
irrecoverably. 

IRREDU'CIBLE. adj. Not to be re- 
duced, adv. irreducibly. 

IRREFRAGABLE, adj. Not to be 
confuted, adv. irrefragably. 

IRREFUTABLE, adj. Not to be re- 
futed, adv. irrefutably. 

IRREGULAR, adj. Deviating from 
rule, custom, or nature; imme^hod- 
ical. s. irregularity: adv. irregu- 
larly. 

IRREL'ATIVE. adj. Having no ref- 
erence to. adv. irrelatively. 

IRRELEVANT, adj. Not applica- 
ble ; not to the purpose, adv. ir- 
relevantly: s. irrelevancy. 

IRRELIEVABLE. adj. Not admit- 
ting relief. 

IRRELI'GION. s. Want of religion ; 
contempt of religion, adj. irreli- 
gious: adv. irreligiously. 



IRR— ISL 

IRREME'DIABLE. adj. Admitting 

, no cure. adv. irremediably. 

IRREMO'VABLE. adj. Not to be 

i removed or changed, adv. irre 

| movably. 

|IRREMU'NERABLE. adj. Not to be 

I rewarded. 

IRREF ARABLE, adj. Not to be re 
covered or repaired, adv. irrepa 
rably. 

IRREPREHEN'SIBLE. adj. Exemp 
from blame, adv. irreprehensibly. 

IRREPRESSIBLE, adj. Not to be 
repressed, adv. irrepressibly. 

IRREPROACH'ABLE. adj. Free 
from reproach, adv. irreproacha- 
bly. 

IRRESISTIBLE, adj. Superior to 
opposition, s. irresistibility: adv. 
irresistibly. 

IRRES'OLUTE. adj. Not constant 
in purpose ; not determined, adv. 
irresolutely : s. irresolution. 

IRRESPONSIBLE, adj. Not respon- 
sible, s. irresponsibility. 

IRRETRIEVABLE, adj. Not to be 
repaired; irrecoverable, adv. ir- 
retrievably. 

IRREVERENCE, s. Want of rever- 
ence; want of respect, adj. irrev- 
erent: adv. irreverently. 

IRREVERSIBLE, adj. Not to be 
reversed, adv. irreversibly. 

IRREVOCABLE, adj. Not to be 
revoked, s. irrevocability : adv. ir- 
revocably. 

IR'RIGATE. v. To moisten, to 
water, pr. par. irrigating; pas% 
irrigated: s. irrigation: adj. ir- 
riguous. 

IR'RITATE. v. To provoke, to teaze, 
to stimulate, pr. par. irritating , 
past, irritated: adj. irritable: s. i?'- 
ritaiion y irritability. 

IRRUPTION, s. The act of forcing 
an entrance; inroad, adj. irruptive. 

I'SINGLASS. s. A glue prepared 
from the intestines of a fr-h. 

I'SLAND. s. A tract of land sur- 
rounded by water, s. islander. 

ISLE. 5. An island; a long walk in 
3 church, pronounced He. 

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ISO— 1TA 

[S'OLATE. v. To detach, to sepa- 
rate, pr. par. isolating; past, iso- 
lated. 

LS'SUE. v. To come out; to make 
an irruption, pr. par. issuing; 
past, issued: s. issue. 

ISTH'MUS. s. A neck ofland, join- 
ing a peninsula to a continent, pi. 
isthmuses. 

IT. One of the pronouns. 

ITALIAN, adj. Relating or belong- 
ing to Italy. 

ITALIC, adj. Denoting a species 
of type. 



ITE— IVY 

ITEM. s. A new article ; a hint. 

ITERATE, v. To repeat; to uttei 
again ; to inculcate by frequent 
mention, pr. par. iterating; past, 
iterated: s. iteration: adj. iterative. 

ITLYERANT. adj. Traveling, wan- 
dering, adj. itinerary. 

ITINERARY, s. A book of travels, 
pi. itineraries. 

I'VORY. s. The tusk of the elephant. 

l'VY. s. A species of creeping plan* 
adj. ivied. 



JAB— J AD 

JAB'BER. v. To talk idly ; to chat- 
ter, pr. par. jabbering; past, jab- 
bered : s. jabber, jabberer. 

JACK'AL. s. A small animal, sup- 
posed to start prey for the lion. 

JACK'ANAFES. s. A monkey; a 
coxcomb. 

JACK'ASS. s. A male ass. ipl.jack- 
asses. 

JACK'DAW. s. A species of crow. 

JACK'ET. s. A short coat. adj. jack- 
eted. 

JACOBIN, s. A friar of the order of 
•St. Dominic ; the name of a fac- 
tion in the French revolution, so 
called from their assembling in the 
monastery of the Jacobin friars, 
s. jacobinism. 

JACK-PUD'DING. s. A zany; a mer- 
rv andrew. 

JAC'OBITE. s. Onp attached to the 
person and family of James the 
Second of England, after his abdi- 
cation, s. jacobitism. 

JACTITATION. 5. Tossing; rest- 
lessness; vain-boasting; a term 
in the canon law, denoting a false 
pretension to marriage. 

JACUL ATION. s. The act of throw- 
ing- a missive weapon. 

JADE. 5. A horse of no spirit ; a 
worthless nag; an impudent wo- 
man. 



JAD— JAR 

JADE. v. To tire, to harass, to dis. 
pirit. pr. par. jading ; past, jaded. 

JAG. v. To cut into teeth, like those 
of a saw ; to stick, as with a pin. 
pr. par. jagging; past, jagged- 
ad J • J a ggy ; s - jaggedness. 

JAIL, GAOL. 5. A' prison, e. jailer. 

JAL'AP. s. A medicinal drug. 

JAM. s. A conserve of fruit, boiled 
with sugar and water. 

JAM. v. To squeeze closely; to 
enclose an object between two 
bodies, so as to render it immova- 
ble, pr. ipa.r. jamming ; past, jam- 
med. 

JANE. s. A kind of fustian. 

JANITOR, s. A door-keeper. 

JANIZARY, s. One of the guards 
of the Turkish emperor. adj.jVm- 
izarian. 

JAN SENIST. 5. One who espouses 
the religious opinions of Jansen, 
bishop of Ypres. s. Jansenism. 

JANTY, JAUNTY, adj. Showy, 
fluttering, finical, s. jantiness. 

JAN'UARY. s. The first month oi 
the year. 

JAPAN', v. To varnish and embellish 
with gold and raised figures, pr. 
par. japanning ; past, japanned: 
s. japan, japanner. 

JAR. v. To strike or vibrate irregu- 
larly ; to clash ; to act in opposi- 
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JAR— JES 

tion. pr. par. jarring; past, jar- 
' red: s.jar. 

JAR. s. A kind of earthen vessel. 

JAR'GON. s. Unintelligible talk. 

J A RGONELL'E. s. A species of pear. 

JAS'PER. s. A hard stone, of a bright 
green colour. 

JAUN'DICE. s. A disease, which 
makes the skin yellow, adj. jaun- 
diced. 

JAUNT, s. A short drive, v. jaunt; 
pr. yvvr. jaunting ; past, jaunted. 

JAUNTY, adj. See J.anty. 

JAVELIN, s. A kind of lance. 

JAW. s. The bone of the mouth, in 
which the teeth are fixed ; in low 
language, " gross abuse." 

JAY. s. A kind of bird. 

JEAL'OUS. adj. Suspicious in love; 
emulous, s. jealousy: adv. jeal- 
ously. 

JEER. v. To scoff, to mock. pr. par. 
jeering; past, jeered: s. jeerer: 
adv. jeeringly. 

JEHO'VAH. 5. God, in the Hebrew 
language. 

JEJU'NE. adj. Empty, vacant, hun- 
gry, not saturated, unaffecting. s. 
jejuneness, jejunity. 

JEL'LY. s. Any thing brought to a 
glutinous and viscous state, pi. 
jellies, adj. jellied. 

JEN'NET. s. A Spanish horse. 

JEOPARDY, s. Hazard, danger, 
peril, v. jeopardize; pr. par. jeop- 
a rdizing , past, jeopardized. 

JERK. v. To strike with a quick, 
smart blow ; to pull suddenly, pr. 
par. jerking; past, jerked: s.jerk, 
jerker. 

jfcR'KIN. s. A jacket; a close 
waistcoat. 

JESS. s. A short strap of leather, 
tied about the legs of a hawk, 
with which it is held on the hand. 
p\. jesses: part. adj. jessed. 

JES'SAMINE. s. A fragrant flower. 

JEST. v. To joke; to make merry 
bv words or actions, pr. par. jest- 
ing ; past, jested: s. jest, jester: 
adv. jestingly. 

JES'UIT. s. One of a religious and 



JET— JOI 

learned order, s. Jesuitism : adj. 

Jesuitic, Jesuitical : adv. jesuitica I 'ly 
JET. s. A beautiful fossil, of a fine, 

deep black colour ; a spout or shoot 

of water. \.jet; pr. phi. jetting, 

past, jetted. 
JEW. s. A Hebrew, an Israelite. 

fern. Jewess, pi. Jewesses: adj. 

Jewish. 
JEWEL. 5. Any ornament of great 

value ; commonly, such as are 

adorned with precious stones; 

a precious stone, v. jewel: s.jew- 

JEWS'-HARP. s. A trump; a kind 
of musical instrument, held be- 
tween the teeth. 

JIF'FY. s. An instant. 

JIG. s. A light, careless dance; a 
song. v. jig; pr. par. jigging, 
past, jigged. 

JILT. s. A woman who gives her 
lover hopes, and deceives him. 
x.jilt; pr. par. jilting; past, jilted. 

JING'LE. v. To clink; to sound 
with a kind of sharp rattle, pr. par. 
jingling; past, jingled: s. jingle. 

JOB. s. Trifling work ; a piece of 
chance work ; a piece of labour 
undertaken at a stated price ; a 
low, mean, lucrative affair ; a sud- 
den stab with a sharp instrument. 
v. job; pr. par. jobbing ; past, job' 
bed: s. jobber. 

JOCK'EY. 5. One who rides horses 
in a race ; one who deals in horses; 
a cheat, v. jockey; pr. par. jockey- 
ing; past, jockeyed. 

JOCOSE', adj. Merry, jocular, s.jo- 
coseness : adv. jocosely. 

I JOCULAR, adj. Used in jest: merry, 
s. jocularity : ad v. jocula rly. 

JO'CUND. adj. Merry, gay. adv. Jo- 
cundly: s jocundity. 

JOG. v. To push ; to shake by a 
sudden impulse; to give notice by 
a sudden push ; to travel slowly.* 
pr. par. jogging; past, jogged: a. 
jogger. 

JOHN-DO'RY. 5. A kind offish. 

JOIN. v. To grow to ; to unite : to 
close, pr. pax. joining; past, joined 



JOI--JOY 

JOIN'ER. 5. One whose trade is to 
make utensils of wood compacted 
s. joiner i joinery. 

JOINT, s. Articulation of limbs 
hinge, v. joint; pr. pur. jointing-. 
past, jointed* 

JOINT, adj. Shared amongst many 
united in the same possessions 
adv. jointly. 

JOINTURE, s. The wife's estate. 

JOIST, s. The secondary beam of 
a floor, v. joist j- pr. par. joisting, 
past, joisted. 

JOKE. 5. A jest. v. joke; pr. par 
joking; past, joked : adv. jokingly 

JOL'LY. adj. Gay, merry, plump, 
handsome, s. jollity: adv. jollity. 

JOL'LY-BOAT. s. The small boat 
of a ship. 

JOLT. v. To shake as a carriage on 
rough ground, pr. par. jolting; 
past, jolted: s. jolt, jotter. 

JONQU1LLE'. s. A species of daf- 
fodil. 

JOS'TLE. v. To justle; to rush 
against, pr. par. jostling; past, 
jostled: s. jostler 

JOT. s. A point, a tittle ; the least 
quantify assignable. 

JOUR'NAL. 5. A diary ; an account 
of daily transactions, s. journal- 
ist: v. journalize; pr. par. jour- 
nalizing; past, journalized. 

JOURNEY, s. The travel of a day; 
passage from place to place, v. 
journey; past, journeyed. 

JOURNEYMAN, s. A hired work 
man; formerly a workman hired 
bv the day. pi. journeymen. 

JOURNEYWORK. s. Work done 
bv the day. 

JOUST, s. Jilt; tournament, mock 
fight, v. joust; pr. par. jousting; 
past, jousted. 

JOVIAL, adj. Gay, merry, cheer- 
ful, s.jovialty: adv. jovially. 

JOWL. 5. The face or cheek ; the 
head of a fish. 

TOY. s. Gayety, merriment ; the 
passion, produced by any happy 
occurrence, v. joy: s. joyfulness: 
aa j- J°yf u U joyous, adv. joyfully. 



JUB— JUxV 

joyously: adj. joyless: adv. joy- 
lessly. 

JU'BILEE. 5. A public festivity; a 
time of rejoicing, adj. jubilant. 

JUDA ICAL. adj. Jewish; belong- 
ing to the Jews. adv. judaically . 
s. Judaism. 

JUDGE, v. To decide; to form or 
give an opinion, pr. par. judging; 
past, judged: s. judgment, judger. 
adj. judicatory, judicial: adv. judi- 
cially. 

JUDICATURE, s. Power of dis- 
tributing justice ; court of justice. 

JUDI'CIAL. adj. Practised in the 
distributing of public justice. ad» T 
judicially: s. judiciary, pi. judi 
dames. 

JUDI'CIOUS. adj. Prudent, wise 
skilful, s. judiciousness : adv. ju- 
diciously. 

JUG. s. A large drinking vessel. 

JUG'GLE. v. To play tricks, by 
sleight of hand. pr. par. juggling, 
past, juggled: s. juggler: adv. 
jugglingly. 

JUG'ULAR. adj. Belonging to the 
throat. 

JUICE. 5. The liquor, sap, or water, 
of plants and fruits; the fluid in 
animal bodies, adj. juicy ', juiceless 
s. juiciness. 

JU'LAP. s. A kind of medicine. 

JULY', s. The seventh month o 
the year, so called from Julius 



JUM'BLE. v. To mix violently and 
confusedly together, pr. par. jum- 
bling; past, jumbled: s. jumble, 
jumbler. 

JUMP. v. To leap, to skip. pr. par. 
jumping; past, jumped: s. jump, 
jumper. 

JUNCTION, s. Act of joining; 
union; coalition. 

JUNCTURE, s. The line at which 
two things are joined together , 
critical point or article of time. 

JUNE. s. The sixth month of the 
year. 

JU'NIOR. s. One younger than 
another, s. juniority. 

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JUN—JUR 

JUMPER. 5. A kind of tree. 
JUNK'ET. s. A sweetmeat; a stolen 

entertainment. 
JUNTA, JUNTO, s. A cabal; a 

congress of statesmen ; a council. 
JUTITER. 5. The chief amon L 

the heathen Gods; one of the 

planets. 
JURIDICAL, adj. Acting in the 

distribution of justice, adv. juri- 
dically. 
JURISDICTION, s. Legal authority; 

extent of power ; district to which 

any authority extends, adj. juris- 

dictive. 
JURISPRUDENCE, s. The science 

of law. adj. jurisprudent. 
JURIST, s. One skilled in the 

science of law. 
U'RY. s. A company of men, 

sworn to deliver a true verdict. 

pi. juries : s. juror , juryman, pi. 
jurymen. 



JUS-JUX 

JUST. adj. Equitable; honest, ex- 
act, true, s. justice, justness : adv. 
justly. 

JUSTICIARY. 5. An administrator 
of justice; the bench of judges, 
pi. justiciaries. 

JUSTIFY v. To clear from im- 
puted guilt ; to defend, pr. par. 
justifying; past, justified : s.jus 
tifier, justificator. 

JUSTLE, JOSTLE, v. To encoun 
ter, to clash, pr. par. jusiling 
past, justled : s. justler. 

JUT. v. To push or shoot into prom- 
inences ; to come beyond the main 
bulk ; to run against, pr. par. jut 
ting; past, jutted. 

JUVENILE, adj. Youthful, young 
s. juvenility, pi. juvenilities. 

JUXTAPOSITION, s. Appositirn: 
act of placing together ; state oi 
being placed by each other. 



KAI— KEG 



K 



KEL— KET 



KAIL. s. A kind of cabbage. 
KAL'ENDAR. s. An account of time. 
KANGAROO*, s. An animal of South 

Wales. 
KEDGE. v. To bring a ship up or 

down a narrow river, against the 

wind, by means of an anchor 

ahead, pr. par. hedging; past, 

hedged. 
KEEL. s. The bottom of a ship. s. 

keelage. 
KEEL'SON. s. The piece of timber 

in a ship next to her keel. 
KEEN. adj. Sharp, severe, piercing. 

s. keenness: adv. keenly. 
KEEP. v. To retain; to preserve; 

to tend ; to have care of. pr. par. 

keeping; oast, kept: s. keep, keeper. 
KEEP'SAKE. s. A gift, in token of 

remembrance. 
KEEYE. 5. A large tub, used chiefly 
' by bleachers. 
KEG 5. A small barrel, part. adj. 



KELP. s. A kind of sea-plant. 

KEL'PY, KELTIE. s. A supposed 
spirit of the waters, pi. kelpies, 
kelpies. 

KEN. v. To see at a distance; to 
descry; to know. pr. par. ken- 
ning; past, kenned: s. ken. 

KEN'NEL. s. A place for dogs; the 
hole of a fox, or other beast ; the 
water-course of a street, v. ken- 
nel; pr. par. kenneling; past, ken 
neled. 

KEPT. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to keep. 

KER'NEL. 5. The edible substance 
contained in a shell ; any thing in- 
cluded in a husk or integument. 

KER'SEY. 5. Coarse stuff. 

KETCH, s. A heavy ship, as a 
bomb-ketch ; a vessel with two 
masts, usually from 100 to 230 
tons burthen, pi. ketches. 

KETTLE, s. A vessel for boiling 
liquids. 

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&ET— KIN 



KIN— KNE 



KETTLE-DRUM. 5. A drum, ofj|KING'FISHER. 5. A species of bird, 
which the head is spread over a 
body of brass or copper. 

KEY. s. An instrument used to open 
a lock ; the parts of a musical in- 
strument which are struck with 
the fingers; a certain tone, to 
which every composition of music 
ougnt to be adapted. 

KEY'-STONE. s. The middle stone 
of an arch. 

KIBE, s. An ulcerated chilblain. 

KICK. v. To strike with the foot, 
pr. par. kicking; past, kicked: s. 
kick, kicker. 

KICK'-SHAW. s. Something un- 
common, fantastical, or ridiculous. 

KID. s. The young of a goat. v. kid; 
pr. par. kidding; past, kidded. 

KID'NAP. v. To steal human be- 
ings, pr. par. kidnapping; past, 
kidnapped: s kidnapper. 

KlUNEY. s. One of the intestines. 

KID'NEYBEAN. 5. A kind of legu- 
minous plant. 

KILL. v. To deprive of life. pr. par. 
killing; past, killed: s. killer. 

KILN. s. A kind of stove, v. kiln- 
dry ; pr. par. kilndrying; past, 
kilndried. 

KIM'BO. s. The arms are said to be 
a-kimbo, when the hands are plac- 
ed upon the hips. 

KIN. 5. Relation, either of consan- 
guinity or affinity; a relation, s. 
kindred. 

£IND. s. Race ; generical class; par- 
ticular nature ; sort. 

UND. adj. Benevolent; favourable; 
beneficent, s. kindness: adv. kind- 
ly. 

KIND'HEARTED. adj. Having 
great benevolence. 

KIN'DLE. v. To set on fire; to in- 
flame, pr. par. kindling; past, 
kindled: s. kindler. 

KINE. s. An old plural for cow. 

KING. s. A monarch; a supreme 
governor, adj. kinglike: adv. king- 
ly: s. kingdom. 



KING'S-E'VIL. s. A disorder, called 

also scrofula 
KINS'MAN. s. A man of the same 

race or family, pi. kinsmen. 
KINS' WOMAN, s. A woman of the 

same race or family, pi. kinswo- 
men. 
KIRK. s. An old Scotch word for 

church. 
KIR'TLE. s. A garment, part, adj 

kirtled. 
KISS. s. Salute given by joining lips, 

pi. kisses: v. kiss; pr. par. kissing; 
past, kissed: s. kisser. 
KIT. 5. A large bottle ; a diminutive 

fiddle; a small wooden vessel; a 

milking-pail, like a churn. 
KITCH'EN. s. The room where 

provisions are cooked, s. kitchen- 

garden, kitchen-maid, kitchen-stuff, 

kitchen-work. 
KITE. s. A bird of prey ; a fictitious 

bird made of paper. 
KITES'FOOT. 5. A kind of plant. 
KITH. s. Acquaintance, (used by 

the Scotch.) 
KITTEN, s. A young cat. v. kitten, 

pr. par. kittening; past, kittened. 
KNACK, s. A petty contrivance ; a 

toy ; a readiness ; an habitual fa 

cility. 
KNAPSACK. 5. The bag which a 

soldier carries on his back; a bag 

of provisions. 
KNARL'ED. adj. Knotted. 
KNAVE, s. A petty rascal ; a scoun 

drel ; a card with a knave painted 

on it. s. knavery, knavishness: adj. 

knavish: adv. knavishly. 
KNEAD, v. To beat or mingle an 

stuff or substance, — as dough, pr. 

par. kneading; past, kneaded: s. 

kneader. 
KNEE. s. The joint of the leg, where 

it Js joined to the thigh. 
KNEEL, v. To perform the act of 

genuflection ; to rest on the knee. 

pr. par. kneeling; past, kneeled. 



KING'CRAFT. s. The art of gov- 1 KNELL, s. The sound of a hell, 



erning. 



j rung at a funeral. 



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KM— KNO 

RNICK'-KNACK. s. Any trifle or 
toy. 

KNIFE, s. An edged instrument used 
for cutting, pi. knives. 

KNIGHT, s. A man advanced to a 
certain degree of military rank. 
In England, knighthood confers 
the title of Sir. v. knight ; pr. par. 
knighting; past, knighted: adv. 
knightly: s. knighthood. 

KNIGHT-ER'RANT. s. A wander- 
ing knight ; one who went about, 
in quest of adventures, s. knight- 
errantry. 

KNIT. v. To weave without a loom ; 
to unite, pr. par. knitting; past, 
knitted: adj. knit: s. knitter. 

KNOB. s. A protuberance ; any part 
bluntly arising above the rest. adj. 
knobbed, knobby. 

KNOCK, v. To clash; to be driven 
suddenly together; to beat, as at 
a door, for admittance, pr. par. 
knocking; past, knocked : s. knock- 



KNO— KOR 

KNOLL, s. A little round hill; the 
top or cope of a mountain or hill 

KNOP. 5. The bud of a flower; any 
protuberance or bunch, adj. knop- 
ped. 

KNOT. s. A complication of a cord 
or string, &c. v. knot; pr. par. 
knotting; past, knotted: s. knotti- 
ng ss: adj. knotty. 

KNOW. v. To perceive with cer- 
tainty; to be informed of; to dis- 
tinguish; to recognise, pr. par. 
knowing ; past, known .- adv. know- 
ingly. 

KNOWLEDGE, s. Certain percep- 
tion; learning; illumination of 
the mind. 

KNUCKLE, s. The joints of the 
fingers, protuberant when the fin- 
gers close; the knee-joint of a 
calf. v. knuckle; pr. par. knuck 
ling; past, knuckled. 

KO'RAN, ALCO'RAN. s. The book 
containing the precepts of Ma- 
homet. 



LAB— LAB 

LAB'DANUM. s. A kind of resin. 

LA'BEL. s. A small slip; a small 
slip of writing ; any thing append- 
ant to a larger writing, v. label; 
pr. par. labeling; past, labeled. 

LA'BIAL. adj. Uttered by the lips, 
part. adj. labiated. 

LABORATORY, s. A chymist's 
work-room. pi. laboratories. 

LABORIOUS, adj. Diligent in work; 
requiring labour, s. laboriousness : 
adv. laboriously. 

LABOUR, s. The act of doing what 
requires a painful exertion of 
strength ; pains ; toil. v. labour ; 
pr. par. labouring; past, laboured : 
s. labourer. 

LAB'YRINTH. s. A maze ; a place 
formed with inextricable wind- 
ings, adj. labyrinlhian. 

LABUR'NUM. s. A shrub of the cy- 
tisus kind. 



LAC- LAC 

LACE. s. A string; a cord; orna 
ments of fine thread, curiously 
woven; textures of thread, with 
gold or silver, v. lace; pr. par. 
lacing; past, laced. 

LA'CERATE. v. To tear, to rend 
pr. par. lacerating; past, lacerated. 
s. laceration: adj. lacerable, lacera 
tive. 

LA'CHRYMAL. adj. Generating 
tears. 

LACHRYM'ATORY. s. A vessel in 
which tears were gathered, in 
honour of the dead. pi. lachrym- 
atories. 

LACK v. To want. pr. par. lack- 
ing; past, lacked: s. lack, lacker , 
(little used.) 

LACK'BRAIN. s. A person th 
wants wit. 

LACKER. 5. A kind if varnish, i 
SI I 



LAC— LAM 

lacker; pr. par. lackering; past, 
lackered. 

LACKEY", s. An attending servant; 
a foot-boy. 

LACON'IC. adj. Short, concise, adv. 
laconically : s. laconism. 

LAC'TSAL, LAC'TEOUS. adj. 
Milky. 

LACTIFEROUS, adj. Conveying or 
bringing milk. 

LAD. 5. A boy ; a stripling, in famil- 
iar language. 

LADDER, s. A frame made with 
steps placed between two upright 
pieces. 

LADE. v. To load, to freight, pr. 
par. lading; past, laded: s. lading. 

LA'DLE. s. A large spoon. 

LA'DY. s. A woman of high rank : 
— the title of lady properly belongs 
to the wives of knights, and all 
titled personages of every supe- 
rior rank; to the daughters of 
earls, and of nobles of higher 
rank. pi. ladies: adj. ladylike: s. 
ladyship. 

LA'DY-DAY. s. The day on which 
the annunciation of the blessed 
Virgin is celebrated. 

LA'DYSLIPPER. s. A kind of plant. 

LAG. v. To loiter ; to move slowly, 
pr. par. lagging; past, lagged: s. 
lagger. 

LA IC. s. One of the people, distinct 
from the clergy, adj. laical. 

LAIR. s. The couch of a boar, or 
wild beast. 

LAIRD. 5. The lord of a manor, in 
the Scottish dialect. 

LA'ITY. s. The people, as distin- 
guished from the clergy, pi. laities. 

LAKE. s. A large diffusion of inland 
water ; a middle colour, between 
ultramarine and vermilion, adj. 
laky. 

LAMB. s. A young sheep, adj. lamb- 
like: v. lamb; pr. par. lambing; 
past, lambed. 

LAM'BENT. adj. Playing about; 
gliding over without harm. 

LAMB'KIN. s. A little lamb. 



LAM— LAiN 

LAME. adj. Crippled; disabled in 
the limbs; imperfect; unsatisfac 
tory. v. lame ; pr. par. laming; past, 
lamed: s. lameness: adv. lamely. 

LAMENT', v. To bewail ; to mourn ; 
to bemoan, pr. par. lamenting , 
past, lamented : s. lament, lamenta- 
tion: adj. lamentable: adv. lament- 
ably. 

LAMINA. 5. A thin plate ; one coat 
laid over another, adi. laminated. 

LAM'MAS. s. A festival which oc- 
curs on the first of August. 

LAMP. s. A light made with oil and 
a wick; the vessel in which the 
light is contained. 

LAMP'BLACK. s. A kind of black 
substance, made from smoke. 

LAMPOON', s. Personal satire, writ- 
ten for the purpose of vexing, v. 
lampoon; pr. par. lampooning; 
past, lampooned: s. lampooner. 

LAM'PREY. 5. A fish like the eel. 

LANCE, s. A long spear, s. lancer. 

LANCE, v. To pierce ; to cut ; to 
open with a lancet, pr. par. lanc- 
ing ; past, lanced. 

LAN'CET. s. A small, pointed, sur- 
gical instrument. 

LAND. s. A country ; a region, dis- 
tinct from other countries ; earth, 
distinct from water, v. land; pr 
par. landing; past, landed. 

LANDAU', s. A coach, of which the 
top may be occasionally opened. 

LAND'FALL. s. In naval language, 
the first land discovered after a 
voyage. 

LAND'GRAVE. s. A German title 
of dominion, fem. landgravine. 

LANDHOLDER, s. One who holds 
lands. 

LAND'LADY. 5. A woman who has 
lands or houses, and has tenants 
under her; the mistress of an inn. 
pi. landladies. 

LAND'LORD. s. One who owns 
lands or houses, and has tenants 
under him , the master of an inn 

LAND'MARK. s. Any thing set up 
to preserve the boundaries of 
lands. 

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LAN— LAR 

LANDSCAPE. 5. The prospect ofj 
a country ; a picture representing 
that prospect. 

LANE. s. A narrow way between 
hedges ; a narrow street. 

LANG'UAGE. s. Human speech; 
the tongue of one nation as dis- 
tinct from others, adj. languaged. 

LAxNG'UISH. v. To grow feeble; to 
pine away ; to look with softness 
or tenderness, pr. par. languish- 
ing; past, languished: adv. Ian- 
guishingly : adj. languid: s. lan- 
guor. 

LANIG'EROUS. adj. Bearing wool. 

LANK. adj. Loose ; not filled up ; 
not fat, not plump, s. lankness 
adv. lankly. 

LANSQUENET, s. A common foot 
soldier; a game at cards. 

LANTERN. 5. A transparent case 
for a candle ; a kind of little dome, 
raised over the roof of a building. 

LANU'GINOUS. adj. Downy; cov 
ered with a soft hair. 

LANTARDS. s. Short pieces of 
cord, fastened to several machines 
in a ship. 

LAP. v. To wrap or twist around; to 
fold ; to lick up. pr. par. lapping; 
past, lapped: s. lap. 

LAP. s. The part of the clothes that 
is spread over the knees, s. lap- 
dog, lapful. 

LAPEL', s. That part of the coat 
which laps over. 

LAPIDARY, LAP'IDIST. s. One 
who finishes or deals in stones or 
gems. pi. lapidaries. 

LAPIDES'CENT. adj. Growing or 
turning to stone, s. lapidescence. 

LA PIS. s. A stone. 

LA PIS-LAZU'LI. s. Theazure stone; 
a copper ore. 

LAPPET, s. The parts of a head- 
dress which hang loose. 

LAPSE, s. Flow, fall, slip ^ faUure 
of a bequest, v. lapse; pr. par. 
lapsing; past, lapsed. 

LAPWING. 5. A clamorous bird 
with long wings. 

LARBOARD, adj. The left ha..d 



LAR— LAT 

side of a ship, when you stand 
with your face to the head; op- 
posed to starboard. 

LAR'CENY. s. Theft, without vio- 
lence. pi. larcenies. 

LARCH, s. A species of coniferous 

J tree, of the pine genus, pi. larches. 

XA.RD. 5. The grease of swine, v 

f lard; pr. par. larding ; past, lard- 

I ed. 

LAR'DER. s. The room where meat 

I is kept. 

LARGE, adj. Wide, extensive, plen- 
tiful, diffuse, without restraint, s. 
largeness: adv. largely. 

LAR'GESS. s. A present, a gift, a 
bountv. pi. largesses. 

LAR'GO, LARGHET'TO. s. Musi- 
cal terms, denoting a slow move- 
ment. 

LARK. s. A small singing bird. 

LARK'SPUR. s. A kind of plant. 

LA'RUM. s. Alarm ; an instrument 
that makes a noise at a certain 
hour. 

LAR'VATED. adj. Masked. 

LAR'YNX. 5. The upper part of the 
trachea. 

LASCAR, s. A native seaman or 
gunner, of India. 

LASCIVIOUS, adj. Lewd; lustful; 
wanton, s. lasciviousness: adv. las- 
civiously. 

LASH. s. A stroke with any thing 
pliant and tough ; the thong or 
point of a whip. v. lash ; pr. par. 
lashing; past, lashed: s. lasher. 

LASS. s. A girl ; a maid. pi. lasses. 

LAS'SITUDE. s. Weariness, fatigue. 

LAST. adj. Latest; that which fol- 
lows all the rest in time; hind- 
most ; lowest, adv. lastly. 

LAST. v. To endure ; to continue, 
pr. par. lasting; past, lasted: s. 
lastingness: adv. lastingly. 

LAST. 5. The mould on which shoes 
are formed. 

LATCH. 5. A catch of a door. pi. 
latches: v. latch; pr. par. latching t 
past, latched. 

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LAT— LAU 

LATCH'ET. s. The string that fast- 
ens a shoe. 

LATE. adj. Contrary to early; slow 
tardv, &c. s. lateness: adv. lately 

LATENT, adj. Hidden; concealed: 
secret, s. latency: adv. latently. 

LAT'ERAL. adj. Relating or belong- 
ing to the side. s. laterality: adv, 
laterally. 

LATH. s. A long thin piece of wood 
v. lath ; pr. par. lathing; past, lath- 
ed : adj. lathy. 

LATHE, s. The revolving tool of a 
turner. 

LATH'ER. v. To make a foam ; to 
cover with foam of water or soap, 
pr. par. lathering; past, lathered: 
s. lather. 

LATIN, s. The Latin language, s. 
Latinisni, Latinist, Laiinity: v. 
Latinize; pr. par. Latinizing; past, 
Latinized. 

LA TIT ANT. adj. Concealed; ly- 
ing hid. s. latitancy, latitaiion. 

LATITUDE, s. Breadth; width; 
room ; space , the extent of the 
earth or heavens, reckoning from 
the equator to either pole ; free- 
dom from settled rules; laxity. 

LATITUDINA'RIAN. adj. Not re- 
strained ; not confined. 

LATTER, adj. Happening after 
something else ; modern ; lately 
done or past. adv. latterly. 

LATTICE, s. A reticulated win- 
dow; a window formed of grate- 
work, v. lattice; pr. par. latticing; 
past, latticed. 

LAUD. v. To praise, pr. par. laud- 
ing; past, lauded: s. laud,lauder, 
laudation: adj. laudative, lauda- 
tory. 

LAUD'ABLE. adj. Praiseworthy; 
commendable, s. laudability: adv. 
laudably: 

LAUDANUM, s. A soporific tinc- 
ture. 

LAUGH, v. To make that noise 
which sudden merriment excites. 
pr. par. laughing; past, laughed: 
s. laugh, laugher, laughter: adj. 

• laughable: adv. laughingly. 
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LAU-LAZ 

LAUGHINGSTOCK, s. An object 
of ridicule. 

LAUNCH, v. To force a vessel inti 
the sea; to rove at large, pi 
par. launching; past, launched: s. 
launch. 

LAUN'DRY. s. The room in which 
clothes are washed ; the act or 
state of washing, pi. laundries: s. 
laundress, pi. laundresses. 

LAU'REATE. adj. Decked or inve&t 
ed with laurel, v. laureate; pr. par 
laureating; past, laureated: s. lau» 
reation. 

LAU'REL. s. A species of shrub. 
adj. laureled. 

LAURUSTl'NUS. s. A species of 
flowering shrub. 

LA'VA. s. Liquid and vitrified mat- 
ter discharged from a volcano. 

LAVATORY, s. A wash. pi. lava- 
tories. 

LAVE. v. To wash. pr. par. laving, 
past, laved, s. laver. 

LAVENDER, s. A species of aro- 
matic plant. 

LAVISH, v. To scatter with profu- 
sion; to waste, pr. par. lavishing, 
past, lavished: s. lavisher, lavish, 
ment, lavishness: adj. lavish: adv 
lavishly. 

LAW. s. A rule of action ; a decree 
a statute or custom publicly es 
tablished; judicial process, adj 
lawful : s. lawyer, lawfulness, law- 
giver: adv. lawfully: adj. lawless 
s. lawlessness: adv. lawlessly. 

LAWN. s. An open space between 
woods; fine linen, adj. lawny. 

LAX. adj. Loose ; not confined, a 
lax, taxation, laxity: adi. laxative. 

LAY. Pret of the v. to lie". 

LAY. v. To place, to put, to wager, 
&e. pr. par. laying; past, laid. 

LAY. s. Grassy ground; meadow; 
ground unploughed, more proper- 
ly written lea; a song, a poem. 

LAY. adj. Not clerical; regarding 
or belonging to the people. 8 
layman, pi. laymen. 

L A Y'ER. s. A stratum or row ; a bed 

LA'ZAR. s. One deformed and nan- 
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LAZ— LEA 

seous with filthy and pestilential 
diseases. 

LAZARET,TO. s. A house for the 
reception of the diseased. 

LA'ZY. adj. Idle, sluggish, slow. s. 
laziness: adv. lazily. 

LEA. s. An extensive plain. 

LEAD. v. To guide by the hand , to 
conduct ; to introduce by going 
first; to induce, pr. par. leading; 
past, led: s. leader. 

LEAD. 5. One*of the metals. 

LEAF. s. The green deciduous part 
of plants and flowers • a part of a 
book, containing two pages ; any 
thing foliated or thinly beaten, 
pi. leaves: adj. leafed, leafless, leafy. 

LEAGUE, s. A confederacy, v. 
league; pr. par. leaguing; past, 
leagued: s. leaguer. 

LEAGUE, s. A measure of length, 
containing three miles. 

LEAK. s. A breach or hole which 
lets in or emits water, v. leak ; pr. 
par. leaking; past, leaked: s. leak- 
age, leakiness: adj. leaky. 

LEAN. v. To incline; to bend; to 
rest against, pr. par. leaning; past, 
leaned. 

LEAN. adj. Not fat; meagre ; want- 
ing flesh, s. leanness: adv. leanly. 

LEAP. v. To jump, to bound, to 
spring, pr. par. leaping; past, leap- 
ed: s. leap, leaper. 

LEAF-FROG. s. A play of children, 
in which they imitate the jump of 
frogs. 

LEaP-YEAR or BISSEXTILE, s. 
Every fourth year. A common year 
has 365 days; leap-year, 366. In 
leap-year, February has 29 days, 
but in other years, only 28. 

LEARN, v. To gain the knowledge 
or skill of. pr. par. learning; past, 
learned: s. learner, learning: adv. 
learnedly. 

LEASE. 5. A contract, bv which a 
temporary possession is granted 
of houses, lands, &c. v. lease; pr. 
par. leasing; past, leased: s. lease- 
hold. 

LEASH, s. A leather thong; a band! 



LEA— LEF 

wherewith to tie any thing; a 
brace and a half. pi. leashes. 

LEAST, adj. The superlative of 
Utile. 

LEATH'ER. s. Dressed hides of an- 
imals, adj. leathern. 

LEAVE, s. Grant of permission; 
allowance; farewell. 

LEAVE, v. To quit, to forsake, to 
depart from ; to have remaining at 
death; not to deprive of; to be 
queath. pr. par. leaving; past, left. 

LEAVEN, s. Ferment mixed with 
any body, to make it light; any 
mixture which makes a general 
change in the mass. v. leaven; 
pr. par. leavening; past, leavened. 

LEAVES. 5. The plural of leaf. 

LEAVINGS, s. Remnant; relics, 
refuse : — it has no singular. 

LECH'EROUS. adj. Provoking lust; 
lewd. s. lechery: adv. lecherously. 

LECTURE, s. A discourse pro- 
nounced upon any subject; the 
act or practice of reading, v. lec- 
ture; pr. par. lecturing; past, lec- 
tured: s. lecturer, lectureship. 

LED. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to lead. 

LEDGE. 5. A layer; a stratum; a 
ridge rising above, or projecting 
beyond the rest. 

LEDG'ER. s. An account-book. See 
Leger. 

LEE. s. That side which is opposite 
to the wind. adj. leeward. 

LEECH, s. A mean professor of the 
art of healing; a kind of smal 1 
water serpent., v. leech; pr. par 
leeching; past, leeched. 

LEEK. i. A kind of plant. 

LEER. s. Oblique view; a laboured 
cast of countenance, v. leer; pr. 
par. leering; past, leered: adv. 
leeringly. 

LEES. s. Dregs; sediment. 

LEET. 5. A law-day; a minor court 
of jurisdiction. 

LEFT. Pret. and past par. of the 9 
to leave. 

LEFT. adj. Sini.-trous; not right. 

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LEG -LEM 

LEG. s. The limb between the knee 
and the foot. adj. legged. 

LEG'ACY. s. A bequest made by 
will. pi. legacies. 

LE'GAL. adj. Done or conceived 
according to law ; lawful, s. legal- 
ity, pi. legalities: v. legalize; pr. 
par. legalizing; past, legalized. 
adv. legally. 

LEG ATE. s. An ambassador ; am- 
bassador from the pope. s. lega 
tion • adj . legatine. 

LEGATEE', s. One who has a legacy 
left him. 

LEGATION, s. Deputation, com- 
mission, embassy. 

LE'GEND. s. A chronicle or register; 
any memorial or relation ; any in- 
scription, particularly on medals 
or coins, adj. legendary. 

LE'GER. 5. In commercial language, 
the book into which accounts are 
finallv posted. 

LEGERDExMAIN' s Sleight of hand; 



juggle. 
LEG— 



LEGER'ITY. s. Lightness ; nimble- 
ness. pi. legerities. 

LEGIBLE, adj. Such as can be 
read, s. legibility: adv. legibly. 

LE'GION. s. A body of Roman sol- 
diers, consisting of about five thou- 
sand; any great number, adj. le- 
gionary. 

LE'GISLATE. v. To make laws. pr. 
par. legislating; past, legislated: 
s. legislation, legislator, legislature.- 
adj. legislative: adv. legislatively. 

LEGITIMATE, adj. Lawful; reg- 
ular ; born in wedlock, v. legiti- 
mate; pr. par. legitimating; past, 
legitimated: s. legitimacy, pi. le- 
gitimacies, legitimation: adv. le- 
gitimately. 

LEGUMINOUS, adj. Belonging to 
pulse ; consisting of pulse. 

LEIS'URE. s. Freedom from busi- 
ness or hurry, adj. leisure: adv. 
leisurely. 

LEM'ON. s. A species of fruit. 

LEMONA'DE. s. A liquor made of 
water, sugar, and the juice of 
lemons. 



LEN— LET 

LEND. v. To afford or supply, on 
condition of repayment or return 
pr. par. lending; past, lent: s. 
lender. 

LENGTH. 5. The extent of any 
thing material, from end to end; 
horizontal extension ; extent of 
duration or space, v. lengthen; pr. 
par. lengthening; past, lengthened: 
adv. lengthways, lengthwise: adj. 
lengthy, tediously long: s. Ungthir 
ness. 

LE'NIENT. adj. Assuasive ; soften- 
ing ; mild. adv. leniently. 

LEN'ITY. s. Mildness, mercy, ten- 
derness, adj. lenitive: v. Unify , 
pr. par. Unifying; past, Unified. 

LENS. s. A glass spherically con- 
vex on both sides, pi. lenses. 

LENT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to lend. 

LENT. 5. The quadragesimal fast; 
a time of abstinence, adj. lenten. 

LENTICULAR, LEN'TIFORM.a#. 
Doubly convex ; of the form of a 
lens. 

LENTI'GINOUS. adj. Scurfy; fur- 
furaceous. 

LEN'TIL. s. A kind of plant. 

LE'O. s. The fifth sign of the zodiac. 

LEOP'ARD. adj. A spotted beast of 
prey. 

LE'PER. s. One infected with a lep- 
rosv- s. leprosy: adj. leprous. 

LEPORINE, adj. Belonging or re- 
lating to a hare. 

LESS. adj. The comparative of lit- 
tle, v. lessen; pr. par. lessening; 
past, lessened. 

LESSEE', s. The person to whom 
a lease is given. 

LES'SON. s. Any thing read or re- 
peated to or by a teacher; precept 

LES'SOR. s. One who grants a lease. 

LEST. One of the conjunctions. 

LET. v. To allow; to permit; to put 
to hire ; to grant to a tenant, pr. 
par. letting; past, let. 

LET. s. Hindrance, impediment. 

LETH'ARGY. 5. A morbid drowsi- 
ness. pi. lethargies ; adj. lethargic 
adv. lethargically. 

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LET -LIB 

LFTH'EAN.ad;. Oblivious; causing 
oblivion. 

LETTER s. A character in the al- 
phabet; a written message; an 
epistle ; the literal meaning, v. let 
ter; pr. par. lettering; past, let- 

LETTER-PRESS, s. Print; what 
is given in types from a written 
copy. 

LETTUCE, s. A kind of plant. 

LEVANT, s. The east, particularly 
those coasts of the Mediterranean 
east of Italy, adj. levantine. 

LEVEE. 5. The concourse of those 
who crowd round &. man of power. 

LEVEL, adj. Even, plane, flat, 
smooth, horizontal, v. level; pr. 
par. leveling; past, leveled : s. level, 
leveler, levelness. 

LE'VER. s. The second mechanical 
power. 

LEVERET, s. A young hare. 

LEVEROCK. s. In Scotland, de- 
notes the lark. 

LEVI ATHAN. s. Some very large 
fish. 

LEVIGATE, v. To polish; to 
smooth ; to rub or grind to an im- 
palpable powder, pr. par. levigat- 
ing; past, levigated: s. levigati'on. 

LE'VITE. s. One of the tribe of Levi; 
a Jewish priest, adj. levitical. 

LEVITY. 5. Lightness; inconstancy; 
idle pleasure, pi. levities. 

LEVY. v. To raise; to raise sup- 
plies of money or men. pr. par. 
levying; past, levied: s. levy, pi. 
levies. 

LEWD. adj. Wicked, dissolute, li- 
bidinous, s. lewdness: adv. lewdly. 

LEXICOGRAPHER, s. A writer of 
dictionaries, s. lexicography, pi. 
lexicographies. 

LEXICON, s. A dictionary. 

Ll'ABLE. adj. Subject to; not ex- 
empt, s. liability, pi. liabilities. 

LI AR. s. One who tells a falsehood. 

LIBA'TION. 5. The act of pouring 
wine on the ground, in honour of 
some deity; the wine so poured. 

LI'BEL. s. A defamatory writing ; 



LIB— L1C 

a lampoon ; a declaration exhibited 
in a civil court, v. libel; pr. par. 
libeling; past, libeled: s. libeler 
adj. libelous: adv. libelously. 

LIB'ERAL. adj. Generous ; bounti- 
ful ; free to excess, s. liberality, 
pi. liberalities: adv. liberally. 

LIB'ERATE. v. To free; to set free, 
pr. par. liberating ; past, liberated* 
s. liberation, liberator. 

LIB'ERTINE. s. One who lives with 
out restraint or law ; a rake. adj. 
libertine: s. libertinism. 

LIB'ERTY. s. Freedom ; exemption 
from tyranny; immunity; per- 
mission ; part of a town, without 
the bounds of the corporate juris- 
diction, pi. liberties. 

LIBID'INOUS. adj. Lewd, lustfuL 
s. libidinist: adv. libidinously. 

LI'BRA. s. The seventh sign in the 
zodiac. 

LI BRARY. s. A large collection ol 
books, pi. libraries: s. librarian. 

LI'BRATE. v. To poise ; to balance- 
pr. par. librating; past, librated* 
s. libration: adj. libratory. 

LICE. s. The plural of louse. 

Ll'CENSE. s. Exorbitant liberty, 
contempt of legal and necessary 
restraint ; leave, permission, v. 
license; pr. par. licensing; past, 
licensed: s. licenser. 

LICENTIATE. 5. One who has a 
license to practise any faculty or 
art. 

LICENTIOUS, adj. Unrestrained 
by law or morality : presumptu- 
ous; unconfined. s. licentiousness 
adv. licentiously. 

LICHEN, s. Liverwort. 

LICK. v. To pass over with the 
tongue; to lap. pr. par. licking, 
past, licked : s. lick, licker 

LICK. s. In the United States, means 
a place impregnated with salt, so 
as to attract quadrupeds to enjoy 
its savour. 

LICKERISH, LICK'OROUS. ad? 
Nice in the choice of food. s. lick 
erishness. 

LICORICE. 5. A root of sweet taste. 
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LIC— L1G LIG— LEM 

iLIG'NEOUS. adj. Made of wood, 

resembling wood. 
LIG'NOUS. adj. Of a woody sub 
I stance. 
LIGNUxM-VITiE. a. Guaiacum; a 

very hard wood. 
LIKE. adj. Resembling : having re- 
| semblance ; equal, s. likeness, like- 

I liness: adi. and adv. likely. 
LIE. v. lo rest horizontally; to lean L rTr „, _ J , J 

upon, &,e. pr. par. lying; past, lain. I: ™- * To choose ; to approve ; to 



LIC'TOR. s. A beadle who attended 

the Roman consuls. 
LID. s. A cover for a pan, box, &c. 
LIE. s. Any thing impregnated with 

some other body, as soap or salt. 
LIE. 5. A criminal falsehood ; a 

charge of falsehood ; a fiction, v. 

lie; pr. par. lying; past, lied: s. liar. 



LIEGE, s. A sovereign; superior 
lord. adj. liege. 

LIEUTEN'ANT. s. A deputy; a 
second in rank. s. lieutenancy, pi. 
lieutenancies. 

LIFE, s Union and co-operation of 
soul and body; vitality; anima- 
tion, pi. lives: adj. lifeless: adv. life 
lessly: s. lifetime. 

UFE'-GUARD. s. The guard of a 
king's person. 

LIFT. v. To raise from the ground : 
to heave : to elevate, pr. par. lift- 
ing; past, lifted: s. lift, lifter. 

LIGAMENT, s. A band to tie parts 
together, adj. ligamental. 

LIGATURE. 5. Anything tied round 
another ; bandage, s. ligation. 

LIGHT. 5. The material medium of 
sight ; that body by which we see. 
v. light; pr. par. lighting; past, lit 

LIGHT, adj. Not heavy; not bur- 
thensome ; active ; slight ; gay ; 
airy; bright; clear, s. lightness: 
adv. lightly: adj. light-headed, light- 
hearted, light-minded. 

LIGHTEN, v. To make light; to 
flash with thunder; to shine like 
lightning, pr. par. lightning; past, 
lightened. 

LIGHT'ER. s. A large boat for un- 
loading ships. 

LIGHT-HOUSE, s. A high build- 
ing, at the top of which lights are 
hung, to guide ships at sea. 

LIGHTNING, s. The flash that at- 
tends thunder. 

LIGHTS, s. The lungs ; the organs 
of breathing: we say lights of other 
animals, and lungs of men. 



be agreeable to. pr. par. liking 

! past, liked: s. liking. 

JLIKE'LIHOOD, LIKE'LINESS. s 

I Appearance, show, probability. 

Ll'KEN. v. To represent as having 

j resemblance ; to compare, pr. par. 

j likening; past, likened. 

ILIKE'WISE. adj. In like manner; 

I also ; moreover ; too. 

LI'LACH. s. A kind of tree. 

LILT. s. A plant, and also its flower, 
pi. lilies: adj. lillied. 

LIMB. s. A member; a jointed or 
articulated part of animals; a 
bough, adj. limbed. 

LIM'BER. adj. Flexible; easily bent 
s. limberness. 

LIM'BERS. s. In military language, 
two wheel carriages, having boxes 
for ammunition : and, in naval 
language, little square apertures 
cut in the timbers of a ship, to 
convey the bilge water to the 
pump. 

LIM'BO. s. A feigned region border- 
ing upon hell, in which there is 
neither pleasure nor pain; any 
place of misery or restraint, pi. 
limhoes. 

LIME. s. A viscous substance, for 
catching birds ; matter of which 
mortar is made. v. lime ; pr. par 
liming; past, limed: adj. limy. 

LIME. s. A species of small lemon 

LIME'- KILN. s. A kiln in which 
stones are burnt to lime. 

LIME'-STONE. s. The stone of 
which lime is made. 

LIM'IT. s. Bound; border; utmost 
reach, v. limit; pr. par. limiting t 

| past, limited: s. limitation. 

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LIM— LIN 

LIMN. v. To draw; to paint any 
thing, pr. par. limning, past, limn- 
ed: s. limner. 

LJ'MOUS. adj. Muddy, slimy. 

LIMP. v. To halt ; to walk lamely, 
pr. par. limping; past, limped: s. 
limp, limpet-: adv. Innpingty. 

LIM'PID. adj. Clear; transparent. 
s. limpidness, limpitude. 

LINDEN, s. The lime-tree. 

LINE. s. Longitudinal extension ; a 
slender string; that which has 
length without breadth, &c. &c 
adj. lineal: adv. lineally: adj. linear: 
s. lineation. 

LINE. v. To cover on the inside; 
to strengthen, pr. par. lining; past, 
lined: s. lining. 

LIN'EAGE. s. Race; progeny; fam- 
ilv, ascending or descending. 

LINEAMENT, s. Feature ; discrim 
inating mark in the form. 

LIN'EN. s. Cloth made of hemp or 
flax. s. linendraper. 

LING. s. A kind of sea-fish. 

LING'ER. v. To remain long in Ian 
^uor or pain ; to hesitate ; to be in 
suspense, pr par. lingering; past, 
lingered: s. lingerer: adv. linger- 
ingly. 

LINGUADENTAL. adj. Uttered by 
the joint action of the tongue and 
teeth. 

LINGUIST, s. A person skilful in 
languages. 

LtN'IMENT. 5. Ointment, balsam. 

LINK. s. A single ring of a chain; 
any thing doubled and closed to- 
gether; a torch made of pitch and 
boards, v. link; pr. par. linking; 
past, linked. 

LINK'-BOY. s. A boy that carries a 
torch, to accommodate passengers 
with light. 

iJN'NET. s. A kind of small bird. 

LIN'SEED. s. The seed of flax. 

LIN'SEY-WOOL'SEY. s. Stuff made 
of linen and wool mixed. 

LIN'STOCK. s. A kind of match, 
used in firing cannon. 

LINT. s. Flax ; linen scraped into 
a soft; woolly substance. 



LIN— LIT 

LIN'TEL. s. That part of a door- 
frame which lies across the door- 
posts, over head. 

LI'ON. 6-. The most magnanimous 
of beasts, fern, lioness, pi. lionesses. 

LIP. s. The outer part of the mouth ; 
the edge of any thing, adj. lipped, 

LIPOTHTMY. s. A swoon; a faint- 
ing tit. adj. lypothymous. 

Ll'QUATE. v. To melt ; to liquefy, 
pr. par. liquating; past, liquated. 
s. liquation: adj. liquable. 

LIQUEFY, v. To melt; to dissolve, 
pr. par. liquefying ; past, liquefied: 
s. liquefaction: adj. liquejiable. 

LIQUES'CENT. adj. Melting, s. 
liquescency. 

LIQUEUR', s. A cordial. 

LI'QUID. adj. Fluid; dissolved, s. 
liquid, liquidity. 

LIQUIDATE, v. To clear away ; to 
lessen debts, pr. par. liquidating ; 
past, liquidated: s. liquidation. 

LI'QUOR. 5. Any thing liquid ; any 
strong drink. 

LIQUORICE, s. See Licorice. 

LISP. v. To speak with too frequent 
appulses of the tongue to the teeth 
or palate, pr. par. lisping; past, 
lisped; s. lisp, lisper: adv. lispingly. 

LIST. s. A roll; a catalogue; en-- 
closed ground, in which tilts are 
run, and combats fought ; a strip 
of cloth, next to the selvage. 

LIST. v. To desire ; to choose ; to 
be pleased. 

LIST. v. To enlist ; to enrol or re- 
gister; to retain and enrol sol- 
diers ; to enclose for combats ; to 
hearken to ; to listen, pr. par. list- 
ing; past, listed 

LISTEN, v. To hear; to attend; to 
give attention, pr. par. listening, 
past, listened: s. listener. 

LISTLESS, adj. Without any de- 
termination to do one thing more 
than another ; careless ; heedless, 
s. listlessness : adv. listlessly. 

LIT. Pret. of the v. to light. 

LIT'ANY. s A form of supplicatory 
prayer." pi. litantes. 

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LIT— LIX 

LITERAL, adj. According to the 
primitive meaning; not figurative; 
followingthe letter or exact words, 
s. literalist, literality: adv. literally. 

LITERARY, adj. Respecting let- 
ters ; appertaining to literature. 
s. literature. 

LITERATE, adj. Learned. 

LITERATI, s. The learned. 

LITHARGE, s. Lead vitrified, eith- 
er aloue or with a mixture of cop- 
per. 

LITHOG'RAPHY. *. The art or 
practice of engraving upon stone. 

LITIGATE, e. To contest in law. 
pr. par. litigating; past, litigated : 
s. litigant, litigation: adj. litigant, 
litigious. 

LITTER. 5. A kind of vehiculary 
bed; the straw laid under animals, 
or on plants; a brood of young; 
any number of things thrown slut- 
tishly about, v. litter; pr. par. lit- 
tering; past, littered. 

LITTLE, adj. Small in quantity or 
extent ; diminutive ; unimportant, 
s. littleness. 

LITURGY, s. Form of public 
prayers, adj. liturgic, liturgical. 

LIVE. v. To be in a state of life ; to 
exist; to be nourished, &c. pr. par. 
living; past, lived: s. liver: adj. 
living. 

LIVELIHOOD, s. Support of life; 
maintenance. 

LIVELY, adj. Brisk ; vivacious ; 
gay; airy; energetic, s. liveliness. 

LIVER, s. One of the entrails. 

LIVERY, s. The act of giving pos- 
session ; state of being kept at a 
certain rate ; the clothes given to 
servants; a particular dress, pi. 
liveries. 

LIVID, adj. Discoloured, as with a 
blow ; black and blue. s. lividness, 
lividity. 

LI'VRE. s. A French coin, value 
about 18 cents. 

LIX.I VIUM. 5. Lie ; water impreg- 
nated with alkaline salt, &c. adj. 
hxivial, lixiviate, lixiviated. 



LIZ— LOD 

LIZ'ARD s. An animal resembling 
a serpent, with legs. 

LO. int. Look, behold. 

LOAD. v. To burthen; to freight; 
to encumber; to charge a gun. 
pr. par. loading; past, loaded: s. 
loader. 

LOAD'-STAR. s. The pole-star ; the 
cynosure. 

LOAD'STONE. s. The magnet. 

LOAF. s. A mass of bread ; a mass 
of refined sugar, pi. loaves. 

LOAM. s. Fat, unctuous, tenacious 
earth, adj. loamy. 

LOATH, adj. Unwilling, not inclin- 
ed, disliking, s. bather, loathing. 
adj. loathsome: s. loathsomeness. 

LOATHE, v. To hate, to abhor, to 
consider with the disgust of satiety, 
pr. par. loathing; past, loathed. 

LOAVES, s. The plural of loaf. 

LOB'BY. s. A narrow passage in a 
house, pi. lobbies. 

LOBE. s. A distinct part : — common- 
ly used for a part of the lungs. 

LOB'STER. s. A kind of crustaceous 
fish. 

LO'CAL. adj. Having the properties 
of place; relating to place; con 
fined to a particular place, s. lo~ 
cality, pi. localities: adv. locally. 

LOCATE, v. To place; to fix in a 
particular place, pr. par. locating 
past, located: s. location. 

LOCH. s. A lake. 

LOCK. s. An instrument used to 
fasten doors, &c. the part of a gun 
by which fire is struck ; a chamber 
in a canal, for raising and lower 
ing boats : a tuft. v. lock; pr. par 
locking; past, locked. 

LOCOMOTION, s. Act or powe 
of changing place, adj. locomotive 

LO'CUST. s. A devouring insect ; a 
kind of tree. 

LODGE, v. To place in a temporary 
habitation ; to afford a temporary 
dwelling; to place; to fix ; to lie 
flat. pr. par. lodging ; past, lodged. 
s. lodge, lodger, lodging. 

LODGE'MENT. s. Disposition or 
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LOF— LON 

coLocation in a certain place; 
possession 01 the enemy's work. 

LOFT. s. The highest lioor; rooms 
on high. 

LOFTY, adj. High; elevated; sub- 
lime; proud; haughty, s. loftiness. 
adv. loftily. 

LOG. s. A shapeless bulky piece of 
wood; a piece of wood, which, 
with its line, serves to measure 
the course of a ship at sea. 

LOGARITHMS, s The index of 
the ratios of numbers, one to 
another, adj. logarithmic, loga- 
rithmical. 

LOG'-BOOK. s. A register of a ship's 
wav, and other naval incidents. 

LOG'GERHEAD. s. A dolt ; a block- 
head, adj. loggerheaded. 

LO'GIC. s. Tiie art of reasoning, 
adj. logical: adv ^logically: s. logi- 
cian. 

LOGOM'ACHY. s. A contention in 
words ; a contention about words. 

LOG WOOD. s. A species of die- 
wood. 

LOIN. s. The back of an animal, 
carved out bv the butcher. 

LOITER, v. To linger; to lounge; 
to idle. pr. par. loitering; past, 
loitered: s. loiterer. 

LOLL. v. To lean idly ; to rest la- 
zily against any thing ; to hang out 
— used of the tongue, pr. par. loll- 
ing; past, lolled: s. toiler. 

LOL'LARD. s. A name given to the 
first religious reformers in Eng- 
land ; one of the followers of Wic- 
liffe. 

LONE. adj. Solitary; unfrequented; 
single, s. loneliness: adv. lonely. 

LONG. adj. Not short; extended; 
tedious, adj. long-lived, long-suf 
fering, long-tongued: adv. long- 
ways, longwise. 

LONG. v. To desire earnestly; to 
wish with eagerness continued. 
Dr. par. longing; past, 
longing: adv. longingly. 

LONG'BOAT. 5. The largest boat 
belonging to a ship. 

LONGE. s. A thrust with a sword. 



LON- -LOR 

LONGEVITY, s. Length of life. pi. 

longevities. 
LONGIM'ETRY. s. The art or prac 

tice of measuring distances. 
LON'GiTUDE. s. Length ; the great- 

est dimension ; the circumference 

of the earth, measured from any 

meridian ; the distance of any part 

of the earth to the east or west of 

any place, adj. longitudinal: adv. 

longitudinally. 
LONG-WINDED, adj. Long-breath- 
ed; tedious. 
LOO. s. A kind of game at cards, v. w 

loo; pr. par. looing; past, hoed. 
LOOK. v. To direct the eye to or 

from any object ; to expect ; to 

seem. pr. par. looking; past, look- 

ed: s. looker. 
LOOK'ING-GLASS. s. A reflecting 

mirror. 
LOOM. s. The frame in which 

weavers work their cloth. 
LOOM. v. To appear unnaturally 

large at sea. pr. par. looming; past, 

loomed. 
LOON. s. A mean lazy fellow 
LOOP. s. A double, through which 

a string or lace is drawn, v. loop 

pr. par. looping; past, looped: s. 

loop-hole. 
LOOSE, v. To unbind ; to untie ; to 

relax, pr. par. loosing; past, loosed. 

s. looseness: adj. loose: adv. loosely. 
LOOS'EN. v. To untie ; to part ; to 

separate, pr. par. loosening ; past, 

loosened. 
LOP. v. To cut or chop short, pr. 

par. lopping; past, lopped s. lop 

per, lopping?. 
LOQUA'CIOUS. adj. Talkative, s. 

loquacity: adv. loquaciously. 
LORD. s. A monarch; a ruler; ? 

master; a nobleman: a genera! 

name for a peer of England, v 

lord; pr. par. lording; past, lord 

ed: s. lordliness: adj. lord-like. 

adv. lordly: s. lordship. 
LORE. s. Instruction; knowledge 
LOR'ICATE. v. To plate over, pr 

par. loricating; past, loricated: a 

lorication. 

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LOS— LOY 

LOSE v. To forfeit by unsuccessful 

contest; to forfeit as a penalty; 

to miss so as not to find, pr. par. 

losing; past, lost: s. loss, pi. losses, 

loser. 
LOT. s. Fortune; state assigned; 

any thing used in determining 

chances; a portion. 
LO'TION. s. A kind of medicinal 

wash. 
LOTTERY, s. A game of chance. 

pi. lotteries. 
LOUD. adj. Noisy; clamorous, s. 

loudness: adv. loudly. 
LOUGH, s. A lake; a large inland 

standing water. 
LOUIS D'OR. s. A golden coin of 

France, valued at about twenty- 
shillings sterling. 
LOUNGE, v. To idle; to live lazily. 1 

pr. par. lounging,' past, lounged: 

s. lounger. 
LOUSE, s. A species of insect, pi. 

lice: adj. lousy: adv. lousily: s. 

lousiness. 
LOUTISH, adj. Clownish, adv. lout- 

ishly. 
LOVE. v. To regard with passionate 

affection ; to delight in. pr. par. 

loving; past, loved: s. love, lover, 

lovingness: adj. lovely : adv. lovely, 

lovingly: s. love-favour, love-knot, 

love-Utter, love-shaft, love-song, 

love-token: adj. love-sick. 
LOW. adj. Not high; not deep; not 

elevated ; mean. v. lower; pr. par. 

lowering; past, lowered: s. low- 

ness, lowerer: adv. lowly: s. low- 
liness. 
LOW. v. To bellow as a cow. pr. 

par. lowing; past, lowed : s. lowing. 
LOWER, v. To appear dark, stormy 

and gloomy; to frown, pr. par. 

lowering; past, lowered: s. lower: 

adj. lowering: adv. loweringly. 
LOWERMOST, adj. Lowest. 
LOWLAND, s. A low countrv. 
LOWSPIR'ITED. adj. Dejected; not 

lively; cowardly, s. lowspiritedness. 
LOY'AL. adj. Obedient; true to the 

prince; faithful in love. s. loyalist, 

loyalty: adv. loyally. 



LOZ-LUL 

LOZ'ENGE. s. A form of medicioa 

to be held in the mouth till rnoli 

ed; a cake of preserved fruits. 
LUB'BER. s. A sturdy drone; a 

boobv. adv. lubberly. 
LU'BRlCATE. v. To make smooth 

or slippery, pr. par. lubricating f 

past, lubricated: s. lubricator, lu- 
bricity : adj. lubricous. 
LU'CENT. adj. Shining; splendid. 
LU'CERNE. s. A species of plant. 
LU'CID. adj. Shining; pellucid 

sane. s. lucidity, lucidness: adv 

lucidly. 
LUCIF'EROUS, LUCIF'IC. adj. 

Giving light, adv. luciferously. 
LU'CIFORM. adj. Having the natur 

of light. 
LUCK. s. Chance ; fortune, arlj 

lucky: s. luckiness: adv. luckily: 

adj. luckless. 
LU'CRATiVE. adj. Gainful, profita- 
ble, s. lucrativeness : adv. lucrd- 

tively. 
LU'CRE. s. Gain, profit. 
LU'CUBRATE. v. To study by can. 

die-light, pr. par. lucubrating; 

past, lucubrated: s lucubration. 
LU'CULENT. adj. Clear, certain. 

adv. luculently. ' 
LUDICROUS, LUDICROUS, ad. 

Burlesque; merry, s. ludicrous 

ness: adv. ludicrously. 
LUFF. v. To keep close to the wind. 

pr. par. luffing; past, luffed: s. 

luff. 
LUG. s. The ear ; a kind of small 

fish. 
LUG. v. To drag by the ear ; to pull 

with violence, pr. par. lugging 

past, lugged. 
LUG'GAGE. s. Anything cumbrous 

and unwieldv; baggnge. 
LUGU'BRIOUS. adj. Mournful. 
LUKE'WARM. adj. Moderately or 

mildly warm; indifferent, s. luke* 

icarmness : adv. lukewarmly. 
LULL. v. To compose to sleep , tc 

quiet, pr. par. lulling; past, lulled. 
LUL'LABY. s. A song to still babes, 

pi. lullabies. 

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LUM— LUS 

LUMBA'GO. s. Pain about, the loins, 

LUM'BAL. adj. Pertaining to the 
loins. 

LUMBER, s. Any thing useless or 
cumbersome ; any thing very bulky 
in proportion to its value, v. lumber; 
pr. par. lumbering; past, lumbered. 

LU'MINARY. s. A body which gives 
light, pi. luminaries: adj. luminous: 
adv. luminously: s. lumtnousness. 

LUMP. s. A shapeless mass ; the 
whole together, v. lump; pr. par. 
lumping; past, lumped: adj. lumpy: 
s. lumpiness, lumpishness. 

LU'NACY. 5. A kind of madness 
supposed to be influenced by the 
moon ; madness in general, s. lu 
natic. 

LU'NAR. adj. Relating to the moon 

LU'NATED. adj. Formed like a half- 
moon. 

LUNATION, s. A revolution of the 
moon. 

LUNCH, LUNCH'EON. 5. As much 
food as one's hand can hold: a 
meal between breakfast and din- 
ner. 

LUNETTE'. 5. A small half-moon 

LUNGS, s. The part by which breath 
is inspired and expired. 

LUNT. s. The match-cord with 
which guns are fired. 

LU'PINE. s. A kind of pulse. 

LURCH, s. A forlorn or deserted 
state. 

LURE. s. An enticement, v. lure; 
pr. par. luring; past, lured. 

LU'RID. adj. Gloomy, dismal, s. lu- 
ridness : adv. luridly. 

LURK. v. To lie in wait; to lie hid- 
den, pr. par. lurking; past, lurk- 
ed : s. lurker. 

LUS'CIOUS. adj. Sweet, pleasing, 
cloying, s. lusciousness : adv. lus- 
ciously. 



LUS-LYR 

LU'SORY. adj. Used in play; sportivs 
LUST. s. Inordinate desire, v lust ■ 

pr. par. lusting, past, lusted: adj. 

lustful: s. lustfulness: adv. lust- 
fully. 
JLUSTRATE. v. To purify, pr. par. 

lustraiing; past, lustrated: s. lus- 
I tration. 

! LUSTRE, s. Brightness, splendour. 
'LUSTRING, s. A shining silk. 
j LUS'TRUM. s. A space of" five years. 
jLUS'TY. adj. Stout; vigorous, s. 
! lustiness: adv. lustily. 
LUTA'RIOUS. adj. Living in mud; 

of the colour of mud. 
LUTE. s. A stringed instrument of 

music. 
LUTE. s. A composition with which 

chymists close their vessels, v. 

lute; pr. par. luting; past, luted: 

s. lutation. 
LUTESTRING, s. The string of a 

lute ; a kind of silk. 
LUTHERAN, adj. Denoting the 

doctrine and discipline of Luther. 

s. lutheranism. 
LUTULENT. adj. Muddy. 
LUXU'RIANT. adj. Exuberant; su- 
perfluously plenteous, s. luxuri 

ance^ luxuriancy : adv .luxuriantly. 

v. luxuriate ; pr. par. luxuriating, 

past, luxuriated. 
LUX'URY. s. Voluptuousness; ad- 

dictedness to pleasure; delicious 

fare. pi. luxuries: adj. luxurious: 

s. luxuriousness : adv. luxuriously. 
LY'DIAN. adj. A species of ancien 

music ; a soft and slow air. 
LYE. v. See Lie. 
LYMPH, s. Water; transparent, 

colourless liquor, adj. and s. lym 

phatic: s. lympheduct. 
LYRE. s. A harp. adj. Zyn'c, lyricah 

s lyrist. 



M 



MAC— MAC 
MkCAFO'NI. 5. A kind of paste 
meat, boiled in broth; a sort of 
droll >r f>ol ; a fop. 



MAC— MAC 
MACAW, s. A large species of 

parrot. 
MACE. s. An ensign of authorfcjr. 
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MAC— MAG 

borne before magistrates ; a kind 
of spice, s. mace-bearer. 

MA'CERATE. v. To make lean ; to 
wear away ; to steep almost to so- 
lution, pr. par. macerating; past, 
macerated: s. maceration. 

MACHIAVE'LIAN. 5. A follower of 
the opinions of Machiavel. adj. 
machiavelian : s. machiavelism. 

MACHINATION, s. Artifice, con- 

■ trivance. 

MACHI'NE. 5. Any complicated 
work, in which one part contrib- 
utes to the motion of anothe^; an 
engine, s. n*achc,iery, pi. machine- 
ries^ machinist. 

MACK'AREL. 5. A kind of sea-fish. 

MAD. adj. Disordered in the mind; 
furious, s. madness: adv. madly, 
adj. mad-brained : s. mad-cap, mad 
house. 

MAD'AM. s. The term of compll 
ment, used in addressing a lady. 

MAD'DEN. v. To become mad ; to 
make mad. pr. par. maddening, 
past, maddened. 

MAD'DER. 5. A plant used in dying. 

MADE. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to make. 

MADEI'RA. 5. A rich wine, made 
at the island of Madeira, pronounc 
ed J\la-da'-ra. 

MADON'NA. s. A name given to 
pictures of the Virgin Mary. 

MAD'RIGAL. s. A pastoral song; 
inv light, airy, short song. 

MAGAZTNE. s. A store-house ; 
commonly an arsenal or armory, 
or repository for provisions ; a mis- 
cellaneous pamphlet. 

MAG'GOT. s. A small grub. adj. 
maggotty. 

MA'GIC. s. Sorcery ; enchantment. 
adj. magical: adv. magically: s. 
magician. 

MAGISTERIAL, adj. Such as suits 
a magistrate or a master; lofty ; 
arrogant ; despotic, adv. magiste- 
rially. 

MAGISTRATE, s. A man invested 
with authority; a governor, s. 
magistracy, pi. magistracies. j 



MAG— MAI 

MAGNA CHAR'TA. s. The gre? 
charter of iiberties, signed in Eng- 
land, by King John. 

MAGNANIMITY, s. Greatness of 
mind. adj. magnanimous, adv 
magnanimously. 

MAGNE'SIA. s. A white alkaline 
earth, used in medicine. 

MAGNET, s. The loadstone; the 
stone that attracts iron. adj. mag- 
netic, magnetical: adv. magnetical- 
ly: s. magnetism. 

MAGNIFICENCE, s. Grander of 
appearance; splendour, adj. mag- 
nificent: adv. magnificently. 

MAGNIFY, v. To make great; to 
exaggerate ; to exalt, pr. par. mag- 
nifying; past, magnified: s. mag- 
nifier. 

MAGNITUDE, s. Greatness ; com- 
parative bulk. 

MAGNOUA. s. A kind of flowering 
tree. 

MAGPIE, s. A kind of bird. 

MAHOGANY. 5. A kind of reddish 
wood. pi. mahoganies. 

MAHOM'ETAN, MAHOM'EDAN. 
5. A mussulman ; a professor of 
the religion of Mahomet, s. J\Ia- 
hometanism: adj. Mahometan. 

MAID, MAIDEN, s. A woman un- 
married; a virgin, adj. maiden, 
maidenly, maidenlike. 

MAIL. 5. A coat of steel network, 
worn for defence; any armour; a 
postman's bundle ; the conveyance 
by which the bag of letters is sent, 
v, mail; pr. par. mailing; past, 
mailed. 

MAIM. v. To deprive of any neces 
sary part ; to cripple, by loss of a 
limb. pr. par. maiming; past, 
maimed. 

MAIN. adj. Principal ; chief, adv. 
mainly. 

MAIN. s. The ocean. 

MAIN'LAND. s. The continent. 

M AIN'MAST. s. The chief or middle 
mast. 

MAIN'SAIL. s. The sail of the main 
mast. 

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MAT— MA L 

MAIN'SHEET. s. The sheet or sail] 
of the mainmast. 

MAINTAIN', v. To preserve; to 
defend; to vindicate; to support 
with the necessaries of life. pr. 
par. maintaining ; past, maintain- 
ed: s. maintainer, maintenance. 

MAIN'TOP. s The top of 'he main- 
mast. 

MAIN'YARD. 5. The yard of the 
mainmast. 

MAIZE, s. Indian corn. 

MAJESTY. 5. Dignity; grandeur; 
elevation of appearance ; the title 
of kings and queens, pi. majesties: 
adj. majestic: adv. majestically. 

MA'JOR. adj. Greater, senior, elder, 
s. majority, pi. majorities. 

MA'JOR. 5. The officer next above 
a captain. 

MAJORITY. 5. State of being of 
full age ; office of a major, pi. ma- 
jorities. 

MAKE. v. To form, to create; to 
compel ; to raise as profit, &c. 
pr. par. making; past, made: s. 
make, maker. 

MAKE'WEIGHT.s. Anysmallthing 
thrown in to make up a weight. 

MAL'ADY. 5. A disease ; a distem- 
per, pi. maladies. 

MAL'AGA. s. A kind of wine, im- 
ported from Malaga. 

MAL'APERT. adj. Saucy; quick, 
with impudence, s. malapertness : 
adv. malapertly. 

MALE. s. The he of any species. 
adj. male. 

MAL'CONTENT. s. One who is dis- 
satisfied, adj. malcontent: s. mal- 
contentedness. 

MALEDICTION, s. A curse; de- 
nunciation of evil. 

MALEFACTOR, s. An offender 
against law ; a criminal. 

MALEF'IC. adj. Mischievous; hurt- 
ful. 

MALEVOLENCE. 5. Ill-will; incli- 
nation to hurt others, adj. malevo- 
lent: aav. malevolently. 

MALICE, s. Badness of design ; de- 



MAL— MAN 

liberate mischief, s. maliciousness: 
adj. malicious: adv. maliciously 

MALIGN', adj. Unfavourable; ma- 
licious; infectious, s. malignancy ; 
adv. malignly. 

MALIG'NANT. adj. Malign; envi- 
ous ; hostile to life. s. malignity. 
adv. malignantly. 

MALL. s. A kind of beater or ham- 
mer; a public walk. 

MAL'LARD. s. The drake of the 
wild duck. 

MAL'LEABLE. adj. Capable of be- 
ing spread by beating with a ham 
mer. s. malleability, pi. malleabil 
ities. 

MAL'LET. s. A wooden hammer. 

MAL'LOWS. s. A kind of plant. 

MALM'SEY. 5. A sort of grape; a 
kind of wine. 

MALPRACTICE. 5. Practice con- 
trary to rules; evil-doing. 

MALT. s. Grain steeped in water, 
and dried, v malt ; pr. par. malt- 
ing; past, 'malted: s. maltster. 

MALTREAT', v. To use with rough- 
ness or unkindness. pr. par. mal- 
treating; past, maltreated: s. mat- 
treater, maltreatment. 

MALVERSATION, s. Misbeha 
viour in office ; mean artifices. 

MAM'ELUKE. s. A cavalry soldier 
of Egypt. 

MAMMA', s. The fond word for 
mother. 

MAN. s. A human being; the male 
of the human species, pi. men: adj. 
manful, manlike: adv. manfully. 

MAN. v. To furnish with men ; to 
guard with men. pr. par. manning, 
past, manned. 

M AN'ACLE. s. A chain for the hands; 
shackles, v. manacle ; pr. par. man 
acting; past, manacled. 

MAN'AGE. v. To conduct ; to carry 
on ; to govern ; to wield, pr. par. 
managing ; past, managed: s. man- 
agement, manager: adj. manage 
able : adv. manageably. 

MANCH'ET. s. A small loaf of fine 
bread. 

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MAN— MAN 

MANDARIN', s. A Chinese noble- 1 
man or magistrate. 

MAN'DATE. s. Command ; precept ; 
commission sent or transmitted. 
adj. mandatory. 

MAN'DRAKE. s. A kind of plant. 

MAN'DREL. s. An instrument used 
in a lathe. 

MANE. s. The hair which hangs 
from the neck of horses or other 
animals. 

MANE'GE. s. A place where horses 
are trained, or horsemanship 
taught, pronounced ma-neje. 

MA'NES. 5. Ghost, shade, pronounc- 
ed ma'-ne?. 

M AN'GANESE. s. A kind of mineral. 

MANGE, s. The itch or scab in cat- 
tle, adj. mangy. 

MAN'GER. s. The trough or vessel 
in which animals are fed with corn. 

MANG'LE. v. To lacerate; to cut 
or hack to pieces; to press with a 
mangle, pr. par. mangling; past, 
mangled: s. mangier. 

MANG'LE. s. A rolling press for 
smoothing linen ; a calender. 

MAxNG'O. s. A kind of Indian fruit, 
used for pickling. 

MAN'GROVE. s. A species of plant. 

MAN'HOOD. s. Human nature. 

MA'NIA. 5. Madness, rage. 

MA'NIAC. 5. A mad person. 

MANIFEST, adj. Plain, open. 
'manifest: pr. par. manifesting; 
past, manifested : s. manifestation 
manifestness : adv. manifestly. 

MAN'IFEST. s. The written particu- 
lars of a ship's cargo. 

MANIFESTO, s. Public protesta- 
tion, pi. manifestoes. 

MANIFOLD, adj. Of different kinds; 
many ; complicated, adv. mani- 
foldly. 

MAN'IKIN, MAN'NIKEN. s. A little 
man. 

MAN'IPLE. s. A handful; a small 
band of soldiers, adj. manipuh 
s. manipulation. 

MAN'KIND. s. The race or species 
of human beings. 
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MAN— MAN 

MAN'NA. s. A gum, or honey-like 
juice, collected into a solid form. 

MANWER. s. Form; method; cus- 
tom ; mien ; sort. s. manntrliness 
adj. and adv. mannerly. 

MAN'NERIST. s. A person who per 
forms all his works in one unvan 
ed manner. 

MANOEUVRE, MANEU'VRE. s 
An operation of military tactics 
a stratagem ; any kind of manage 
ment. v. manoeuvre; pr. par. ma 
nceuvring; past, manoeuvred: s. 
manoeuvre?'. 

MAN'OR. s. A certain district of 
land. adj. manorial. 

MANSE, s. A parsonage-house. 

MANSION. 5. The house erected 
on a manor; a house adapted for 
a permanent residence ; place of 
abode. 

MANSLAUGHTER, s. Murder; 
the act of killing a human being, 
not wholly without fault, though 
without malice. 

MAN'SLAYER. s. One that has kill- 
ed another. 

MAN'SUETUDE. s. Mildness, gen- 
tleness, tameness. 

MANTELET'. 5. A small cloak : in 
fortification, a kind of movable 
pent-house, driven before the pi- 
oneers to shelter them from the 
enemy's shot. 

MAN'TLE. s. A kind of cloak, v. 
mantle; pr. par. mantling; past, 
mantled. 

MAN'TLE. v. To be expanded; to 
spread luxuriantly ; to froth ; t 
ferment, pr. par mantling; pas* 
mantled. 

MAN'TUAMAKER. s. One who 
makes gowns for women. 

MAN'UAL. adj. Performed or used 
by the hand. adv. manually: s. 
manual. 

MANUFACTORY, s. The practice 
of making any piece of workman 
ship; the place vvhere manufac 
ture is carried on. pi. manufacto 
ries. 

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MAN— MAR 

MANUFACTURE, s. The practice 
of making any piece of workman- 
ship; any thing made by art. v. 
manufacture; pr. par. manufac- 
turing; past, manufactured: s. 
manufacturer. 

MANUMIT', v. To release from 
slavery, pr. par. manumitting; 
past, manumitted. 

MANUMIS'SION. 5. Act of manu- 
mitting. 

MANU'RE. v. To enrich with some 
fertilizing matter, pr. par. manur- 
ing; past, manured: s. manure. 

MAN'USCRIPT. 5. Hand-writing; 
a written book. 

MAN'Y. adj. Numerous; not few. 

MANY-COLOURED, adj. Having 
various colours. 

MAP. s. A delineation of countries. 

MA'PLE. s. A kind of tree. 

MAR. v. To injure; to spoil, pr. 
par. marring ; past, marred. 

MARAU'DE. v. To plunder, pr. par. 
marauding; past, marauded: 
marauder. 

MAR'BLE. s. A kind of stone ; a 
little ball, supposed to be made of 
marble, with which children play. 

MAR'BLE. v. To variegate or vein 
like marble, pr. par. marbling 
past, marbled. 

MARCH, s. The third month of the 
year. 

MARCH, v. To move in military 
form ; to walk in a grave, delibe 
rate, or stately manner, pr. par. 
marching; past, marched: s. mc *tA, 
pi. marches. 

MARCH'IONESS. s. The wife of a 
marquis ; a lady raised to the rank 
of marquis, pi. marchionesses. 

MARE. s. The female of a horse. 

MARES'CHAL. s A marshal. 

MAR'GIN. s. The verge; the bor- 
der; the edge of a page, left blank, 
adj. marginal. 

MAR'GRAVE. 5. A title of sove- 
reignty, in Germany, fern, mar- 
gravine. 

MA'RIGOLD. s. A kind of yellow 
flower. 



MAR— MAR 

M ARI NE. adj. Belonging to the sea. 

MARI'NE. s. A soldier taken on 
shipboard, to be employed in de- 
scents upon the land, &c. 

MARINER, s. A seaman ; a sailor. 

MARITAL, adj. Pertaining to a 
husband. 

MARITIME, adj. Performed on the 
sea ; naval ; bordering on the sea. 

MAR'JORAM. 5. A species of fra- 
grant plant. 

MARK. 5. A token ; a stamp; notice 
taken ; any thing at winch a mis- 
sile weapon is directed ; a sum of 
thirteen shillings and four pence, 
v. mark; pr. par. marking; past, 
marked : s. marker. 

MAR'KET. s. A public time, and 
appointed place, for buying and 
selling; purchase and sale. v. mar- 
ket; pr. par. marketing; past, 
marketed: s. marketer: adj. mar 
ketable: s. market-town. 

MARKS'MAN. s. One skilful in hit 
ting a mark. pi. marksmen. 

MARL. s. A kind of fertilizing clay 
adj. marly: s. mnrl-pit. 

MAR'LINE. 5. Long wreaths of un 
twisted hemp, dipped in pitch. 

MAR'LINESPIKE. s. A small piece 
of iron, for fastening ropes to- 
gether. 

MAR'MALADE. s. The pulp of 
quinces or of oranges, boiled with 
sugar. 

MARMOSET', s. A small monkey. 

MAR'MOT. s. A small animal, call- 
ed mus alpinus. 

MAROON', s. A free, or a runaway 
negro, living in the mountains in 
the West Indies. 

MAR'QUIS, MARQUESS, s. One 
of the second ord<T of nobility, pi. 
marquises, marquesses: s. mar~ 
quisate. 

MAR'RIAGE. s. The act of uniting 
a man and woman for life. adj. 
marriageable. 

MARROW, s. An oleaginous sub 
stance, contained wit bin the bones. 

MARROWFAT, s. A kind of pea. 

MAR'RY. v. To take *br hisbandor 
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MAR— MAS 

wife ; to dispose of in marriage ; 
to perform the marriage ceremo- 
ny, pr. par. marrying; past, mar- 
ried. 

MARSH, s. A fen ; a bog; a swamp, 
pi. marshes: adj. marshy. 

MARSH-MAL'LOW. s. A kind of 
plant. 

MAR'SHAL. s. The chief officer of 
arms ; any one who regulates rank 
or order at a feast, or any other 
assembly. 

MAR'SHAL. v. To arrange ; to rank 
in order, pr. par. marshaling ; past, 
marshakd: s. marshaler. 

MART. s. A market ; a place of 
public traffic. 

MARTIAL, adj. Warlike, given toj 
war. 

MARTINET, s. A strict military 
disciplinarian. 

MARTINGAL. 5. A broad strap, 
made fast to the girths under the 
bellv of a horse. 

MARTINMAS, s. The feast of St. 
Martin; the 11th of November. 

MARTYR, s. One who, by his death, 
bears witness to what he considers 
the truth, v. martyr; pr. par. mar- 
tyring; past, martyred: s. martyr- 
dom. 

MARTYROL'OGY. s. A register of 
martvrs. pi. martyrologies. 

MAR'VEL. s. A wonder ; any thing 
astonishing, pr. par. marveling; 
past, marveled: adj. marvellous: 
adv. marvellously : s. marvellous-] 
ness. 

MAS'CULINE. adj. Male; resem- 
bling man: robust, adv. masculine- 
ly : s. masculineness. 

MASH. s. Any thing mingled or beat-j 
en together into an undistinguish- 
ed or confused body, v. mash; pr. 
par. mashing : past, mash ed. 

MASK. s. A cover to disguise the 
face ; a visor ; a dramatic perform- 
ance, written in a tragic style, 
without attention to rules or prob- 
ability, pr. par. masking; past, 
masked: s. masker. 



MAS— MAT 

MA'SON. s. A builder with stone 
one of a society bearing the epithet 
of free and accepted, adj. masonic 
s. masonry. 

MASQUERA'DE. s. A diversion in 
which the company is masked; 
state of disguise, v. masquerade; 
pr. par. masquerading; past, mas- 
queraded: s. masquer adtr. 

MASS. s. A body ; a lump ; a large 
quantity; assemblage; the service 
of the Romish church, pi. masses. 

MAS'SACRE. s. Butchery; indis- 
criminate destruction, v. massacre y 
pr. par. massacring; past, massa- 
cred. 

MAS'SIVE. adj. Heavy ; ponderous, 
s. massiveness: adv. massively. 

MAST. s. The beam raised above a 
vessel, to which the sail is fixed ; 
the fruit of the oak and beech. 

MASTER, s. One who has servants; 
a director; a governor: an owner; a 
young gentleman; one who teach- 
es ; a man eminently skilful in 
practice or science, v. master; 
pr. par. mastering; past, mastered: 
adv. masterly: s. mastery. 

MASTER-KEY. s. A key which 
opens manv locks. 

MASTERPIECE. 5. Any thing done 
or made with extraordinary skill. 

MASTER-STROKE, s. Capital per 
formance; an able act of policy. 

MASTIC, s. A kind of gum; a kind 
of cement. 

MASTICATION, s. The act of 
chewing, v. masticate; pr. par. 
masticating ; past, masticated. 

MASTIFF. 5. A dog of the largest 
size. 

MAT. s. A texture of sedge, flags, o* 
rushes, s. matting: v. mat; pr. par. 
matting; past, matted. 

MATADORE. s. One of the three 
principal cards in the games of 
ombre and quadrille. 

MATCH, s. Any thing that catches 
fire, generally a card, rope, o* 
small chip of wood, dipped in melt- 
ed sulphur, pi. matches. 

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MAT— MAT 

MATCH, s. One equal to another; 
one eqwal to contend with anoth- 
er; a contest; a game. v. match; 
pr. par. matching; past, matched: 
s. match, pi. matches adj. match- 
less: s. matchlessness, match-maker. 

MATCHLOCK, s. The lock of a 
musket, to which a match is ap- 
plied. 

MATE. 5. A companion ; the second 
officer in a merchant-ship. 

MATE. v. To match, to marry, pr. 
par. mating; past, mated. 

MATERIAL, adj. Consisting of 
matter; corporeal; not spiritual; 
important, adv. materially. 

MATERIALIST, s. One who denies 
the existence of spiritual sub- 
stances. 

MATER'NAL. adj. Motherly; be- 
fitting or pertaining to a mother, 
s. maternity. 

MATHEMATICS, s. The science 
which contemplates whatever is 
capable of being numbered or mea- 
sured, adj. mathematic, mathemat- 
ical: adv. mathematically. 

MAT'IN. s. Morning; used in the 
morning, s. matins, morning wor 

MATRICE, MA'TRIX. 5. The 
womb ; a mould, pi. matrices. 

MATRICIDE, s. Slaughter of a 
mother; one who has killed his 
mothei. adj. matricidal. 

MATRICULATE, v. To enter or 
admit to a membership of a univer- 
sity ; to enlist, pr. par. matriculat- 
ing; past, matriculated: s. matri- 
culation. 

MATRIMONY, s. Marriage; nup- 
tials, adj. matrimonial: adv. mat- 
rimonially. 

MATRON. 5. A wife; an elderly 
lady v.matronize; pr. par. matron- 
izing; past, matronized: adj. ma- 
tronal, matronly. 

MATROSS'. 5. A soldier in the ar- 
tillery, pi. matrosses. 

MATTER, s. Body, suostance, ma- 
terials; subject; affair; that which 
is formed by suppuration. 



MAT— MEA 

MATTER, v. To be of importance 

pr. par. mattering; past, mattered. 
MATTRASS. s. A kind of bed. pi. 

mattrasses. 
MATURE', adj. Ripe; perfected by 

time ; brought near to completion. 

s. maturity, pi. maturities: adv. 

maturely : v. mature; pr. par. ma- 
turing; past, matured. 
MAUL. v. To beat; to bruise, pr 

par. mauling ; past, mauled. 
MAUSOLEUM, s. A pompous fu 

neral monument. 
MAW. s. The stomach of an ani- 
mal ; the craw of a bird. 
MAWKISH, adj. Apt to cause 

loathing, s. mawkishness. "■ 

MAX'ILARY. adj. Belonging to the 

jaw-bone. 
MAX'IM. s. A general principle; an 

axiom. 
MAXIMUM. 5. The greatest quan- 

tity attainable in any given case. 
MAY. v. To be at liberty; to be 

permitted ; to be possible, pret. 

might. 
MAY. s. The fifth month of the 

year. s. may-day, the first day 01 

May : s. may-pole. 
MAY. v. To gather flowers on May 

day. pr. par. maying; past, mayed. 
MAY'OR. s. The chief magistrate 

of a city. fern, mayoress, pi. may' 

oresses; mayoralty, pi. mayoralties. 
MAZE. s. A labyrinth ; confusion 

of thought, adj. mazy. 
ME. pron. The objective case of/. 
MEAD. 5. A kind of drink, made of 

water ana honey. 
MEAD, MEAD'OW. s. Pasture or 

grass-land, annually mowed for 

hav. 
MEAGRE, adj. Lean, poor. s. mea* 

greness : adv. meagrely. 
MEAL. s. A repast; the flour or 

edible part of corn. adj. mealy: s 

mealiness. 
MEAL'Y-MOUTH'ED. adj. Using 

soft words ; concealing the reaj 

intention, s. mealy -mouth edness. 
MEAN. adj. Wanting dignity; ot 
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MEA— MED 

low rank or birth ; low-minded ; 
base; middle, s. meanness: adv. 
meanly. 

MEAN. s. Mediocrity: middle rate; 
measure; instrument; that which 
is used in order to any end : more 
generally used in the plural; — as, 
a means. 

MEAN. v. To have in the mind ; to 
purpose; to understand, pr. par. 
meaning; past, meant : s. meaning. 

MEAN'DER. 5. Serpentine winding: 
winding course, v. meander; pr. 
par. meandering; past, meandered. 

MEAS'LES. 5. An eruption of the 
skin, attended with fever, adj 
measlpd, measly. 

MEA'SURE. 5. That by which any 
thing is measured ; proportion ; 
sufficient quantity; limit; means 
of action, v. measure; pr. par. 
measuring; past, measured: s, 
measurer, measurement: adj. meas- 
urable. 

MEAT. s. Flesh to be eaten; food 
in general. 

MECHANICS, s. A mathematical 
science, which shows the effects 
of powers or moving forces, adj. 
mechanic, mechanical: adv. me- 
chanically: s. mechanic ^mechanism, 
mechanician, mechanist. 

MSD'AL. s. A piece of metal, stamp 
ed in honour of some remarkabl 
performance, adj. medallic: s. med- 
alist. 

MEDAL'LION. s. A kind of large 
medal. 

MED'DLE. v. To interpose, to act 
in. pr. par. meddling; past, med- 
dled: s. meddler: adj. meddlesome. 

ME'DIATE. v. To interpose, as an 
equal friend to both parties ; to in- 
tercede, pr. par. mediating; past, 
mediated: s. mediation, mediator ; 
fern, mediatress, mediatrix: adj. 
mediatorial, mediatory. 

MEDICABLE, adj. That may be 
healed. 

AIED'ICXL. adj. Phvsical ; relating 
to the art of healing, adv. medi- 
cally. 



MED— MEL 

MEDICAMENT, s. Any thing used 
in healing; generally, a topical 
application. 

MEDICATE, v. To tincture or im- 
pregnate with any thing medicinal 
pr. par. medicating ; past, medical 
ed: s. medication. 

MEDICINE. 5. Physic ; any remed} 
administered by a physician, adj 
medicinal: adv. medicinally. 

MEDIOCRITY, s. Moderate degree, 
middle rate. pi. mediocrities. 

MEDITATE, v. To think on; to 
plan ; to contrive, pr. par. meditat- 
ing; past, meditated: s. meditation: 
adj. meditative. 

MEDITERRANEAN, adj. Encircled 
with land. 

ME'DIUM. s. Any thing intervening; 
middle place or degree, pi. media, 
mediums. 

MED'LAR. s. A kind of fruit. 

MED'LEY. s. A mixture ; a miscel- 

lanv. 
;MEDUL'LARY. adj. Pertaining to 
the marrow. 

MEED. 5. Recompense; reward. 

MEEK. adj. Mild in temper; gentie. 
s. meekness: adv. meekly.- v. meek- 
en; pr. par. meekening; past, 
meekened. 

MEET. adj. Fit ; proper, s. meetness. 
adv. meetly. 

MEET. v. To come face to face ; to 
encounter; to join another in the 
same place, pr. par. meeting ; past, 
met: s. meeting. 

ME'GRIM. s. Disorder of the head 

MEL'ANCHOLY. s. Sadness, pen 
siveness, gloom, adj. melancholy 
melancholic. 

MELANGE', s. A mixture. 

MELIORATE, v. To make better 
j to improve, pr. par. meliorating 
: past, meliorated: s. melioration. 

MELLIF'EROUS. adj. Producing 
honev. 

MELLIFACTION. s. The art or 
practice of making honey. 

MELLIFLUENCE, s. A honie.l 
flow ; a flow of sweetness, adj 
melVjluent, mellifluous. 

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MEL— MEN 

MEL'LOW. adj. Soft with ripeness;; 
fully ripe. v. mellow; pr. par. mel-\ 
lowing; p; st, mellowed: s. mellow- 
ness. 

MEL'ODRAME. s. A dramatic per-| 
formance, in which songs are in- 
termixed. 

MEL'ODY. s Sweetness of sound.' 
adj. melodious: adv. melodiously: 
s. melodiousness. 

MELON, s. A kind of fruit. 

MELT. v. To make liquid ; to dis- 
solve, pr. par. melting; past, melt- 
ed : s. melter: adv. meltingly. 

MEM'BER. s. A limb; a part of a 
discourse or period ; one of a com- 
munity, s. membership. 

MEM'BRANE. s. A web of several 
sorts of fibres, interwoven for the 
covering of some parts of the 
body. adj. membraneous, membra- 
nous. 

MEMENTO s. A memorial notice : 
a hint to awaken the memory. 

MEM'OIR. s. An account of trans- 
actions, familiarly written. 

MEM'ORABLE. adj. Worthy of be- 
ing remembered, adv. memorably. 

MEMORANDUM, s. A note to help 
the memory, pi. memoranda, mem- 
orandums. 

MEMO'RIAL. s. Amonument; some- 
thing to preserve the memory; an 
address, reminding of services, and 
soliciting reward, s. memorialist. 

MEM'ORY. s. The power of retain- 
ing or recollecting things past ; 
exemption from oblivion, pi. mem- 
ories. 

MEN. s. The plural of man. 

MEN ACE. v. To threaten, pr. par 
menacing; past, menaced: s. men- 
ace. 

MENA'GERIE. 5. A collection of 
foreign animals; the place in 
which they are kept. 

MEND. v. To repair, to correct, to 
improve, pr. par. mending; past, 
mended : s. mender. 

MENDA'CIOUS. ad;. False; lying. 
s. mendacity. 

MEN'DICANT. s. A beggar; one of 



MEN— MER 

some begging fraternity, adj. men* 
dicant : s. mendicity. 

ME'NIAL. adj. Belonging to the 
retinue or train of servants, s. me- 
nial. 

M EN'S AL. adj. Belonging or relating 
to the table. 

MEN'STRUUM. s. Any liquid usea 
as a dissolvent, or to extract the 
virtues of ingredients by infusion 
and decoction. 

MEN'SURABLE. adj. Measurable; 
that may be measured, adv. meas- 
urably : s. measur ability. 

MENSURATION, s. The art or act 
of measuring. 

MENTAL, adj. Intellectual ; exist 
ing in the mind. adv. mentally. 

MENTION, s. Oral or written ex- 
pression, or recital of any thing 
pr. par. mentioning; past, men 
Honed. 

MEPHIT'IC, MEPHIT'ICAL. mlj. 
Ill-savoured. 

MERCANTILE, adj. Trading, com 
mercial. 

MERCENARY, adj. Venal; hired: 
too studious of profit, s. mercena- 
ry, pi. mercenaries. 

MER'CER. s. One who sells cloths. 
s. mercery. 

MERCHANDISE, s. Traffic ; com- 
merce; wares, v. merchandise; pr. 
par. merchandising; past, merchan- 
dised. 

MER'CHANT. s. One who traffics 
to remote countries, adj. merchant- 
able. 

MER'CILESS. adj. Void of mercy, 
pitiless, s. mercilessness : adv. mer- 
cilessly. 

MERCU'RIAL. adj. Formed under 
the influence of Mercury; spright- 
lv : consisting of quicksilver. 

MER'CURY. s. One of the planets; 
the chymist's name for quicksilver 

MER'CY. s. Clemencv, pardon, pi. 
mercies: adj. merciful: adv. mer- 
cifully. 

MERE. adj. That or this only; such 
and nothing else; absolute, adv 
merely. 

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MER—j\]£T 

MERETRICIOUS, adj. Such as is 
practised by prostitutes ; alluring 
by false show. adv. meretriciously: 
s. meretriciousness. 

MERGE, v. To immerse ; to be swal- 
lowed up; to be sunk. pr. par. 
merging; past, merged. 

MERIDIAN, s. Mid-day; the line 
drawn from north to south, which 
the sui^crosses at noon ; the high- 
est point of glory or power, adj. 
meridian, meridional: adv. meri- 
dionally. 

MER'IT s. Desert; excellence de- 
serving honour or reward, v. merit; 
pr. par. meriting; past, merited: 
adj. meritorious: adv. meritori-\ 
ously : s. meritoriousness. 

MER'LIN. s. A kind of hawk. 

MER'MAID. s. A sea woman; anj 
animal with a woman's head andi 

MER'RY. adj. Pleasant; cheerful;' 

gav- s. merriment: adv. merrily. 
MERRY- AN'DREW. s. A buffoon ; 

a jack-pudding. 
MER'RY-THOUGHT. s. A forked 

bone, in the body of fowls. 
MER'SION. s. The act of sinking or| 

dipping. 
MESH. s. The interstice of a net. J 

pi. meshes: adj. meshy. 
MES'LIN. s. Mixed corn, as wheat 1 

and rye. 
MESS. 5. A dish or portion of food; 

the ordinary of military men. pi. 

messes : v. mess ; pr. par. messing; 

past, messed. 
MES'SAGE 5. An errand; advice 

sent. 
MES'SENGER. s. One who carries 

an errand. 
MESSI'AH. 5. The Anointed; the 

Christ. 
MESSIEURS, s. Sirs; gentlemen. 
MESS'MATE. s. One who eats at 

the same table with another. 
MES'SUAGE. s. The house and 

ground set apart for household 

uses, pronounced mess'-wage. 
MET'AL. 5. A firm, heavy, and hard 

substance, fusible by fire, malle- 



MET— MET 

able and ductile, adj. metallic: s. 
metallist: adj. metalline. 

METALLURGY, s. The art of 
working in metals, s. metallurgist. 

METAMOR'PHOSE. v. To change 
the form or shape, pr. par. metamor- 
phosing; past, metamorphosed: s. 
rnetamorphoser, metamorphosis, pi. 
metamorphoses. 

METAPHOR, s. A figure of speech, 
adj. metaphoric, metaphorical : adv. 
metaphorically. 

MET'A PHRASE, s. A mere verbal 
translation from one language into 
another, s. metaphrast: adj. meta- 
plastic. 

METAPHYSICS, s. The doctrine 
of the general affections of sub- 
stances existing, s. metaphysician 
adj. metaphysic, metaphysical: adv. 
metaphysically. 

METE. v. To measure, pr. par. 
meting; past, meted: s. meter. 

METEMPSYCHOSIS, s. The trans- 
migration of souls from body to 
bodv. pi. metempsychoses. 

ME'TEOR. s. Any body in the air 
or sky, of a flux and transitory na- 
ture. 

METEOROL'OGY. s. The doctrine 
of meteors, adj. meteorological: s. 
meteorologist. 

METHOD." 5. Convenient order; 
regularity, adj. methodical: adv. 
methodically: v. methodize; pr. par. 
methodizing ; past, methodizea. 

METH'ODISTS. s. One of the reli- 
gious sects, adj. methodistical. s. 
methodism. 

METON'YM Y. s. A rhetorical figure, 
founded on the several relations 
of cause and effect, container and 
contained, sign and thing signified, 
pi. metonymies. 

METRE. 5. Speech confined to a 
certain number and harmonic dis 
position of syllables; verse; mea 
sure. adj. metrical. 

METROPOLIS, s. The chief city of 
any country or district, pi. metrop- 
olises: adj. metropolitan. 

METROPOLITAN. p. A bishop of 
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MET— MID 

thf mother c'tiurch ; an archbishop, 
adj. metropolitan, belonging to a 
metropolis. 

MET'TLE. s. Spirit, courage, sub- 
stance, adj. mettled, mettlesome. 

MEW. s. A cage for hawks ; an en- 
closure ; a sea-fowl. v. mew; pr. 
par. meiving; past, mewed. 

MEZZOTIN'TO. s. A kind of en- 
graving, so named as nearly resem- 
bling paint ; the word importing, 
"half painted." 

MIASMA. 5. Such particles or at- 
oms, as are supposed to arise from 
distempered, putrefying, or poi- 
sonous bodies. 

MICE. 5. The plural of mouse. 

MICHAELMAS. 5. The feast of the 
archangel Michael, celebrated on 
the 29th of September. 

MICHE. v. To lie hid; to absent 
one's-self, as a boy from school, 
pr. par. mtching; past, miched: s. 
micher. 

MI'CROCOSM. 5. The little world : 
the bodv of man is so called. 

MICROM'ETER. s. An instrument 
for measuring small spaces. 

MI'CROSCOPE. s. An optic for view- 
ing and magnifying small objects, 
adj. microscopic, microscopical. 

MID'-DAY. adj. Meridional; being 
at noon. s. mid-day. 

MIDDLE, adj. Equally distant from 
two extremes; intermediate, adj. 
middlemost : s. middle. 

MIDDLING, adj. Of middle rank 
of moderate size; having moderate 
qualities of any kind. adv. mid- 
dlingly. 

MIDGE, s. A gnat. 

MIDLAND, adj. Surrounded by land, 

MIDNIGHT, s. The depth of night : 
/welve o'clock. 

MIDRIFF. s. The diaphragm. 

MIDSHIPMAN, s. A naval officer, 
next in rank below a lieutenant, 
pi. midshipmen. 

MIDST, s. Middle. 

MIDSUMMER, s. The summer sol- 
stice, reckoned to fall on the 21st 
of June. 



MID— MIL 

MID'WAY. adj. In the middle of a 

passage, s. midway. 
MID'WIFE. 5. A woman who assists 

women in childbirth, pi. midwives 

s. midwifery. 
MIEN. s. Look, manner, air. 
MIFF. s. Displeasure ; ill-humour. 
MIGHT, v. Pret. of may. 
MIGHT, s. Power, strength, force 

adj. mighty: adv. mightily: 8. 

mightiness. 
MIGNONETTE, s. A kind of annual 

flower. 
MI'GRATE. v. To remove from one 

place to another, pr. par. migrat- 
ing; past, migrated: s. migration: 

adj. migratory. 
MILD. adj. Kind; soft; tender; 

compassionate, s. mildness: acV. 

mildly. 
MIL'DEW. 5. A disease in plan*. 

v. mildew; pr. par. mildewing; past, 

mildewed. 
MILE. s. The usual measure of 

roads; in England, 1760 yards, a. 

milestone. 
MILIARY, adj. Small ; resembling 

a millet-seed. 
MILITANT, adj. Fighting; a term 

applied to the chilrch of Christ. 
MILITARY, adj. Engaged in the 

life of a soldier ; suiting a soldier 

warlike; effected by soldiers, s 

military. 
MILITATE, v. To oppose; to ope 

rate against, pr. par. militating 

past, militated. 
MILFTIA. s. The people in arms 

the popular force of a nation. 

MILK. s. The liquor with which 
animals feed their young from the 
breast, v. milk; pr. par. milking 
past, milked: s. milker, milkiness : 
adj. milky : s. milkmaid, milkman, 
milkpail, milkpan, milksop. 

MILL. s. An engine for grinding 
corn, &c. v. mill; pr. par. milling, 
past, milled: s. miller, mill-dam, 
millstone. 

MILLENA'RIAN. s. One who ex- 
pects the millennium. 

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MIL— MIN 

MILLENARY, adj Consisting of 
a thousand. 

MILLENIUM, s. A thousand years; 
generally taken for the thousand 
years, during which some imagine 
Christ will reign on earth, after 
the resurrection. 

MIL'LEPED. s. A species of insect, 
so called from its numerous feet. 

MILLENNIAL, adj. Thousandth; 
consisting of thousandth parts. 

MIL'LET. 5. A kind of plant; a 
kind of fish. 

MIL'LLNER. s. One who makes la- 
dies' head-dresses, and sells rib- 
ands, &c. 

MIL'LION. s. The number of a hun- 
dred myriads, or ten hundred thou- 
sand. ., 

MILT. 5. The sperm of the male fish; 
the spleen, v. milt: pr. par. milt- 
ing;* past, milted: s. milter. 

MIMETIC, MIMET1CAL. adj. 
Imitative, adv. mimetrically. 

MIM'IC. 5. A ludicrous imitator ; a 
mean or servile imitator, v. mimic; 
pr. par. mimicking; past, mimick- 
ed: adv. mimically: s. mimicry, 
pi. mimicries. 

MINA'CIOUS. adj. Full of threats. 
s. minacity. 

MIN'ARET. 5. A kind of spire. 

MI'NATORY. adj. Threatening. 

MINCE, v. To cut into very small 
parts, pr. par. mincing; past, 
minced : adv. mincingly. 

MIND. s. The intelligent power; 
intellectual capacity ; choice ; 
memory, v. mind; pr. par. mind- 
ing; past, minded: adj. mindful: 
adv. mindfully : s. mindfulness. 

MINE. pron. Belonging to me. 

MINE. s. A place or cavern in the 
earth, which contains metals or 
minerals ; a cavern dug under any 
fortification, that it may sink for 
want of support; or, in modern 
war, that powder may be lodged 
in it, which, being fired, may blow 
up whatever is over it. v. mine; 
pr. par. mining; past, mined: s. 
miner. 



MIN— MIN 

MIN'ERAL. s. A fossil body mat 
ter dugout of mines, adj. mineral. 
s. mineralist. 

MINERALOGY. 5. The doctrine of 
minerals, s. mineralogist, adj 
miner -alogical. 

MING'LE. v. To mix ; to compound 
pr. par. mingling; past, mingled 
s. mingler. 

MINIATURE. 5. A painting in 
water colours, very small and del 
icate ; a representation in a small 
compass. 

MINTKEN. adj. Small, diminutive. 

MINTM. s. A dwarf; a note in music. 

MINIMUM, s. The smallest quan- 
tity possible. 

MIN'ION. s. A favourite ; a low un 
principled dependant. 

MIN'ISTER. s. An agent; one wl o 
acts under another; one who servos 
at the altar; a delegate, v. min- 
inster; pr. par. ministering; pasi, 
ministered : s. ministration : adj 
ministerial: adv. ministerially. 

MINISTRY, s. Office ; service ; ec 
clesiastical function; agency; body 
of ministers, pi. ministries. 

MINNOW, s. A very small fish. 

MI'NOR. adj. Less; smaller; incoA 
siderable. 

MI'NOR. 5. One under age ; the sec 
ond or particular proposition in a 
syllogism, s. minority, pi. minori 
ties. 

MIN'OTAUR. s. A monster, invent 
ed by the poets, half man and half 
bull. 

MIN'STER. 5. A monastery ; an ec- 
clesiastical fraternity ; a cathedral 
church. 

MIN'STREL. s. A musician; a 
singer, s. minstrelsy, pi. minstrel- 
sies. 

MINT. s. A kind of plant. 

MINT. s. The place where money 
is coined, v. mint; pr. par. mint- 
ing; past, minted: s. mintage, 
minter. 

MIN'UET. 5. A stately reguiar dance 
generally performed oy two per 
sons. 

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MIN— MIS 

MINUTE, adj. Small, little, slen- 
der, s. minuteness: adv. minutely. 

MIN'UTE. s. The sixtieth part of 
an hour ; a short note. v. minute; 
pr. par. minuting; past, minuted: 
s. minute-book. 

MINUTLE. s. The smallest par- 
ticular. 

MINX. 5. A kind of small quadru- 
ped; a pert, wanton girl. pi. 
minxes. 

VIIR'ACLE. s. A wonder; some- 
thing above human power, adj 
miraculous: s. miraculousness: adv 
miraculously. 
dIRE. 5. Mud. adj. miry: s. miri- 
ness. 
IIRK'Y. adj. Dark. s. mirkiness. 
flIR'ROR. s. A looking-glass; a 

pattern. 
ilRTH. s. Merriment, laughter, 
adj. mirthful, mirthless: adv. mirth- 
fully. 
id IS ADVENTURE, s. Mischance; 

ill-luck. 
<1ISANTHR0PE,MISANTHR0P- 
IST. 5. A hater of mankind, s. 
misanthropy: adj. misanthropic, 
misanthropical: adv. misanthropi 
cally. 
1ISAPPLY'. v. To apply to wrong 
purposes, pr. par. misapplying 
past, misapplied : s. misapplication 

. [IS APPREHEND', v. Not to un 
derstand rightly, pr. par. misap 
prehending; past, misapprehended 
s. misapprehension. 

MISBECO'ME. v. To be unseemly, 
pr. par. misbecoming; past, misbe- 
come. 

MISBEHA'VE. v. To behave im 
properly, pr. par. misbehaving 
past, misbehaved : s. misbehaviour, 

MISCALCULATE, v. To reckon 
wrong, pr. par. miscalculating 
past, miscalculated: s. miscalcula 
Hon. 

MISCAL'. v. To name improperly 
pr. par. miscalling ; past, miscalled. 

MISCAR'RY. v. To be lost on the 
way ; to fail ; not to have the in- 



MIS--MIS 

tended event, pr. par. miscarrying, 
past, miscarried : s. miscarriage. 

MISCEL'LANY. s. A mixed variety 
pi. miscellanies: adj. miscellaneous. 

MISCHANCE', s. Ill-luck; misfor- 
tune. 

MIS'CHIEF. s. Harm; hurt; injury, 
adj. mischievous: s. mischievous* 
ness: adv. mischievously. 

MIS'CIBLE. adj. Possible to be 
mingled, s. miscibility, pi. misci 
bilities. 

MISCITE. v. To quote wrong, pr 
par. misciting; past, miscited: s 
miscitation. 

MISCOMPUTATION.s. False reck- 
oning. 

MISCONCEIVE', v. To entertain a 
mistaken notion, pr. par. misco^ 
ceiving; past, misconceived: s 
misconception. 

MISCONDUCT', v. To manage 
amiss ; to carry on wrong, pr. p*r 
misconducting; past, miscondwi 
ed: s. miscon'duct. 

MISCONJECTURE. v. To conjec- 
ture wrong, pr. par. misconjectuc 
ing ; past, misconjectured : s. mis- 
conjecture, misconjecturer. 

MISCONSTRUE', v. To interpret 
wrong, pr. par. misconstruing ; 
past, misconstrued: s. misconstruc- 
tion. 

MISCOUNT', v. To reckon wrong, 
pr. par. miscounting ; past, mis- 
counted. 

MIS'CREANT. s. A vile wretch. 

MISDATE, v. To mark with untrue 
time. pr. par. misdating; past, 
misdated. 

MISDEED', s. Evil action. 

MISDEMEAN'. v. To behave ill. pr. 
par. misdemeaning ; past, misde* 
meaned: s. misdemeanour. 

MISDO'. v. To do wrong, pr. par. 
misdoing; past, misdone: s. mis* 
doer, misdoing. 

MISEMPLOY', v. To use to wrong 
purposes, pr. par. misemploying , 
past, misemployed: s misemploy 
ment. 

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MIS— MIS 

MI'SER. s. A wretch covetous to 
extremity. 

MIS'ERY. s. Wretchedness; un- 
happiuess; misfortune, pi. mise- 
ries: adj. miserable: adv. mise- 
rably. 

MISFORTUNE, s. Calamity; ill- 
luck. 

MISGIVE', v. To fill with doubt, 
pr. par. misgiving; ^st,misgiven: 
s. misgiving. 

MISGOVERN, v. To govern ill. 
pr. par. misgoverning ; past, mis- 
governed: s. misgovernment. 

MISGUIDE', v. To direct ill. pr. 
par. misguiding; past, misguided: 
s. misguidance. 

MISHAP. 5. Ill chance. 

MISINFORM', v. To deceive by 
false accounts, pr. par. misinform- 
ing ; past, misinformed : s. misin- 
formation^ misinforms. 

MISINTERPRET, v. To explain in 
a wrong sense, pr. par. misinter- 
preting; past, misinterpreted: s. 
misinterpretation, misinterpreter. 

MISJOIN'. v. To join unfitly or im- 
properly, pr. par. misjoining; past, 
misjoined. 

MISJUDGE', v. To mistake; tojudge 
wrong, pr. par. misjudging; past, 
misjudged: s. misjudgment. 

MISLAY', v. To lay in a wrong 
place, pr. par. mislaying; past, 
mislaid. 

MISLEAD', v. To guide a wrong 
way. pr. par. misleading; past, 
misled: s. misleader. 

MIS'LETOE. s. A kind of plant, 
which grows on trees. 

MISMANAGE, v. To manage ill. 
pr. par. mismanaging; past, mis- 
managed : s. mismanager, misman- 
agement. 

MISMATCH', v. To match unsuit- 
ably- pr. par. mismatching; past, 
mismatched. 

MISNA'ME. v. To call by a wrong 
name. pr. par. misnaming , past, 
misnamed. 

MISNaMER. s. A wrong name. 



MIS— MIS 

MISOG'AMIST. s. A marrktge-hate 

MIS-SPEND', v. To spend ill, to 
waste, pr. par. mis-spending; past, 
mis-spent: s. mis-spender. 

MISPLA'CE. v. To put in a wrong 
place, pr. par. misplacing; past.. 
misplaced. 

MISPRINT, v. To print wrong, pr. 
par. misprinting; past, misprinted: 
s. misprint. 

MISPRISION. 5. Mistake, scorn, 
neglect, concealment. 

MISPRONOUNCE'. v.To pronounce 
improperly, pr. par. mispronounc- 
ing; past, mispronounced : s.mis 
pronunciation. 

MISPROPOR'TION. v. To join 
without due proportion, pr. par. 
misproportioning ; past, mispro 
portioned: s. misproportion. 

MISQUOTE', v. To quote falsely, 
pr. par. misquoting; past, misquot- 
ed: s. misquotation. 

MISRECI'TE. v. To recite wrong, 
pr. par. misreciting; past, misre- 
cited: s. misrecital. 

MISRECK'ON. v. To reckon wrong, 
pr. par. misreckoning ; past, mis- 
reckoned: s. misreckoning. 

MISREPORT'. v. Togive a false ac- 
count of. pr. par. misreporting ; 
past, misrcported. 

MISREPRESENT', v. To represent 
not as it is. pr. par. misrepresent- 
ing; past, misrepresented: s. mis- 
representation, misrepresenter. 

MISRU'LE. s. Tumult; confusion. 

MISS. s. The term of honour to a 
young girl. pi. misses. 

MISS. v. To mistake; not to hit 
to fail of obtaining, pr. par. miss 
ing; past, missed: s. miss, pi. misses 

MIS'SAL. 5 The mass-book. 

MISSHAPE' v To shape ill; to 
deform, pr par. misshaping ; past 
misshaped: adj. misshapen. 

MIS'SILE. adj. Thrown by the hand. 
s. missile. 

MIS'SION. 5. Commission ; legation 

MISSIONARY, s. One sent to prop- 
agate religion, pi. missionaries' 
adj. missionary. 



MIS— MIT 

MIS'SIVE. adj. Such as is sent, or 
thrown, s. missive. 

MIST. s. A low, thin cloud ; a small, 
thin rain; dimness, adj. misty: s. 
mistiness: adv. mistily. 

MlSTA'KE. v. To conceive wrong; 
to take something for that which 
it is not. pr. par. mistaking ; past, 
mistaken: pret. mistook: s. mis- 

MISSTA'TE. v. To state wrong, 
pr. par. misstating; past, misstated: 
s. misstatement. 

MISTEACH'. v. To teach wrong, 
pr. par. misteaching ; past, mis- 
tavght. 

MISTl'ME. v. Not to time right, pr. 
par. mistiming ; past, mistimed. 

MISTOLD'. par. Erroneously nar- 
rated. 

MISTRANSLATE, v. To translate 
incorrectly, pr. par. mistranslat- 
ing; past, mistranslated: s. mis- 
translation. 

MIS'TRESS. s. A woman who gov- 
erns or teaches ; a woman who 
has something in possession, pi. 

MISTRUST, s. Diffidence; sus- 
picion, v. mistrust; pr. par. mis- 
trusting; past, mistrusted: adj. 
mistrustful, mistrustless : s. mis- 
trustfulness : adv. mistrustfully. 

MISTU'NE. v. To tune badly, pr. 
par. mistuning; past, mistuned. 

MISUNDERSTAND', v. To miscon- 
ceive, pr. par. misunderstanding ; 
past, misunderstood. 

MISU'SE. v. To treat or use im- 
properly, pr. par. misusing ; past, 
misused: s. misusage. 

MITE. s. A small insect; a small 
particle. 

MITIGATE, v. To alleviate; to 
mollify, pr. par. mitigating; past, 
mitigated: s. mitigation, mitigator: 
adj. ?niti gable, mitigant, mitigative. 

MI'TRE. s. A kind of episcopal 
crown, adj. mitred. 

MIT'TENS. s. Gloves without fin 
gers. 



MIT— MOD 

MITTIMUS, s. A warrant by which 

a justice commits an offender to 

prison. 
MIX. v. To unite, to mingle, pr. 

par. mixing; past, mixed: s. mix 

er mixture. 
MIXTILIN'EAR. adj. Consisting o! 

a line, or lines, part straight, ana 

part curved. 
MIZ'ZEN. s. The mast in the stern 

or hinder part of a ship. 
MIZ'ZLE. v. To rain small drops, 

like mist. pr. par. mizzling; past, 

mizzled. 
MNEMONICS. 5. The art of assist- 

ing memory, adj. mnemonic, mne- 

monical: adv. mnemonically . 
MOAN. v. To lament : to deplore. 

pr. par. moaning; past, moaned: 

s. moan, moaner: adj. moanful. 

adv. moanfully. 
MOAT. s. A canal of water, round 

a castle, v. moat; pr. par. moating , 

past, moated. 
MOB. s. A crowd; a tumultuous 

rout. v. mob; pr. par. mobbing, 

past, mobbed. 
MOB. s. A kind of female undress, 

for the head. 
MOBILITY, s. The power of being 

moved; nimbleness; in cant lan- 
guage, the populace, pi. mobilities. 
MOC'CASON. 5. An Indian shoe. 
MOCK. v. To deride ; to laugh at. 

pr. par. mocking; past, mocked: 

s. mocker, mockery: adv . mocking' 

¥ 

MOCK. adj. False ; not real. 
MOCK'ING-BIRD. s. A bird which 

imitates the notes of other birds. 
MODE. s. Manner ; form ; method ■ 

a kind of silk. adj. modish: adv 

modishly: s. modishness. 
MOD'EL. s. A small representation 

a copy to be imitated, v. model, 

pr. par. modeling; past, modeled: 

s. modeler. 
MOD'ERATE. adj. Temperate ; not 

excessive, v. moderate; pr. par. 

moderating; past, moderated: s. 

moderation, moderator- adv mode* 

rately, 

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MOD— MOL 

MODERN, adj. According to the! 
present mode; recent; not ancient, 
s. moderns: v. modernize; pr. par. 
modernizing; past, modernized: s. 
modernizer. 

MOD'EST. adj. Diffident; not im- 
pudent; chaste, s. modesty: adv. 
modestly. 

MODICUM, s. A small portion. 

MOD'IFY. v. To alter the form or 
appearance, so as to accommodate 
something, pr. par. modifying; 
past, modified: s. modification: 
adj modifiable. 

MOD ULATE. v. To form sound to' 
a certain key, or to certain notes.; 
pr. par. modulating; past, modu- 
lated: s. modulation, modulator. \ 

MO'DUS. s. Compensation for tythes. 

MOGUL'. 5. An emperor of India, j 

MaHAJR. s. Thread or stuff made ; 
of camel's, or other hair. 

MOl'DER. v. To puzzle, to perplex, 
to confound, pr. par. moidering; 
past, moidered. 

MOI'DORE. s. A Portuguese coin, 
rated at twenty-seven shillings 
sterling. 

MOI'ETY. s. A half. pi. moieties. 



MOM— MON 

MO'MENT. s. Impulsive weight, 
forqe ; importance ; an indivisible 
particle of time. adj. momentovs t 
momentary, momentaneous : adv. 
momentarily. 

MOMENTUM, s. Impetus; forct. 

MON'ACHiSxM. s. The monastic life 

MO.YARCH. s. A king. s. monar* 
chy, pi. monarchies, monarchist 
adj. monarchal, monarchial. 

MONASTERY, s. A house of reli- 
gious retirement, pi. monasteries' 
adj. monastic: adv. monastically. 

MON'DAY. s. The second day of the 

MON'EY. s. Metal coined for the 
purpose of commerce, adj. monied, 
or properly, moneyed, moneyless. 

MON'EY'S-WORTH. s. Something 
valuable; worth its cost. 

MOXG'ER. s. A dealer, a seller. 

MONG'REL. adj. Of a mixed breed. 

MONITOR. 5. One who warns of 
faults, or informs of duty. fem. 
monitress, pi. monitresses: adj. 
monitory, monitorial: s. monition. 

MONK. s. One of a religious frater- 
nity, adj. monkish. 

MONK'EY. 5. An ape , a baboon. 



MOIST, adj. Wet in a small degree; iMON'OCHORD. s. An instrument 



juicy, v. moisten; pr. par. moisten- 
ing; past, moistened: s. moistener, 
moistness, moisture. 

MOLAS'SES. s. Treacle; the spume 
or scum of the juice of the sugar- 
cane. 

MOLE. s. A natural spot on the 
body; a mound; a little animal, 
that works under ground, s. mole- 
hill. 

MO'LECULE. s. A small mass, or 
portion. 

MOLEST', v. To disturb; to vex. 
pr. par. molesting; past, molested: 
e. molester, molestation. 

MOL'LIENT. adj. Softening, s. pi. 
mollients. 

MOL'LIFY. v. To soften; to ap- 
mollifyin. 



pease, pr. par. mollifying; ; past, . 

mollified: s. mollifier, mollification: ( MON'OSYLLABLE. 



of one string. 

MON'ODY. s. A poem sung by one 
person, pi. monodies. 

MON'OGRAM. s. A cipher; a char 
acter compounded of several let- 
ters. 

MON'OLOGUE. s. A soliloquy. 

MONOM'ACHY. s. A duel. pi. mo 
nomarhits. 

MONOPET'ALOUS. adj. Havin 
one leaf. 

MONOPOLIZE, v. To obtain th 
whole; to engross exclusively 
pr. par. monopolizing . past, mo 
nopolized: s. monopolizer, monop- 
oly, pi. monopolies , monopolist. 

MON'OPTOTE. 5. A noun usedonlr 
in some oblique case. 

A word of 



adi. mnllifiable. ' I or, e syllable, adj. monosyllabic. 

MOLTEN. Past par. of the v. *o me/*.;; MONOTONOUS, adj. Wanting ra 
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MON-- MOR 

riety in cadence, s. monotony: adv, 
monotonously. 

MONSOON', s. The trade wind. 

MON'STER. 5. Something out of 
the common order of nature, adj 
monstrous: s. monstrousness : adv. 
monstrously. 

MONTH, s. A division of time, 
either by the sun or moon, adj 
and adv. monthly. 

MON'UMENT.s. Any thing*by which 
remembrance is preserved; a tomb, 
adj. monumental. 

MOOD. 5. A variation of a verb ; 
temper of mind. 

MOOD' Y. adj. Angry; out of humour; 
sad. s. moodiness: adv. moodily. 

MOON. s. The changing luminary 
of the night ; the satellite of the 
earth, s. moon-beams, moonlight, 
moonshine. 

MOON'-EYED. adj. Dim-eyed ; pur- 
blind. 

MOOR. s. A marsh ; a fen. s. moor- 
cock, moor-game, moor-hen. 

MOOR. s. A native of Morocco. 

MOOR. v. To fasten by anchors, pr. 
par. mooring; past, moored: s. 
moorings. 

MOOSE, s. The large American deer. 

MOOT. v. To plead a mock cause, 
pr. par. mooting; past, mooted: s. 
mooter. 

MOP. s. A utensil for cleaning a 
floor, &c. v. mop; pr. par. mop- 
ping ; past, mopped. 

MOPE. v. To be stupid; to make 
spiritless, pr. par. moping; past, 
moped: adj. mopish: s. mopishness. 

MOR'AL. adj. Relating to the prac- 
tice of men towards each other, 
as it may be virtuous or criminal; 
known and admitted in the general 
business of life. s. pi. morals: s. 
morality, moralist : adv. morally. 

MOR'ALIZE. v. To make moral; 
to explain in a moral sense, pr. 
par. moralizing; past, moralised: 
s. moralizer. 

MORASS', s. A fen, a bog; a moor, 
pi. morasses. 



MOR— MOR 

MORA'VIAN. s. One of a religious 
sect, founded in Moravia. 

MORBID, adj. Diseased, s. morbid, 
ness: adv. morbidly. 

MORBIFIC, adj. Causing disease. 

MORBO'SE. adj. Proceeding from 
disease, s. morbosity. 

MORDA'CIOUS. adj. Biting, s. mor- 
dacity. 

MOR'DICANT. adj. Biting, acrid 
s. mordication. 

MORE. adj. In greater quantity 01 
quality, s. more: adv. more. 

MOREEN', s. A kind of stuff. 

MOREL'LO. s. A kind of cherry, pi. 
morelloes. 

MOREO'VER. adv. Besides; like- 
wise. 

MORN, MORNING, s. The first part 
of the day. 

MOROCCO, s. A fine sort of leather 

MORO'SE. adj. Of sour temper; 
peevish, s *norosen&s.* • adv. mo- 
rosely 

MORRIS-DANCE, s. a kind ot 
dance, s. morris- dancer. 

MORROW, s. The day after the 
present day. 

MORSEL, s. A small piece, a mouth- 
ful. 

MORTAL, adj. Doomed to death; 
deadly ; human, s. mortality, pi. 
mortalities: adv. mortally. 

MOR'TAR. s. A vessel in which 
things are pounded ; a wide can- 
non ; a kind of cement. 

MORT'CAGE. s. A thing put into 
the hands of a creditor, &c. v. 
mortgage; pr. par. mortgaging, 
past, mortgaged. 

MORTGAGEE' s. He that receives 

a mortgage. 
MORTGAGOR', s. He that gives 

a mortsrnore- 
MORTIF'EROUS. adj. Deadly, fatal. 
MORTIFY, v. To destroy vital 

qualities ; to vex ; to depress, pr. 

pnr. mortifying; past, mortified: 

s. mortification, mortijier. 
MORTISE. 5. A hole cut in wood, 

that another piece may b* put ic 
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MOR— MOU 

to form a joint, v. mortise; pr. par. 
mortising; past, mortised. 

MORTMAIN, s. Such a sfcite of 
possession as makes it unalienable. 

MORTUARY, s. A burial place; a 
gift left bv a man, at his death, to 
his parish church, for the recom 
pense of his personal tithes and 
offerings not duly paid in his life 
time. pi. mortuaries. 

MOSAIC. 5. A kind of painting in 
pebbles and shells, of sundry col- 
ours. 

MOSA'IC. adj. Denoting the writings 
or laws of Moses. 

MOSQUE, s. A Mahometan temple. 

MOSS. s. A kind of plant ; a morass, 
pi. mosses: adj. mossy: s. mossi- 
ness: adj. moss-grown. 

MOST. adj. The superlative of more. 
adv. mostly.- s. most. 

MOTE. s. A small particle of mat- 
ter. 

MOTH. s. A kind of small insect, 
adi. mothy, moth-eaten. 

MOTH'ER. s. A woman that has 
borne a child: a thick substance 
concreting in liquors, adj. mother- 
less, motherly. 

MOTH'ER-IN-LA W. s. The mother 
of a husband or wife. 

MOTH'ER-OF- PEARL, s. A kind 
of coarse pearl : the shell in which 
peirls are generated. 
10TION. s. The act of moving: 
imD'ilse communicated ; pronosal 
made. v. motion; pr. par. motion- 
ing; past, motioned: adj. motion- 
less, motive. 

MOTIVE. 5. That which incites to 
an action. 

MOTLEY, adj. Mingled; of various 
colours. 

MOTTO, s. A sentence or word 
added to a device, or prefixed to 
anv thing, pi. mottoes. 

MOULD. 5. A kind of concretion on 
thing? keot motionless and damp: 
earth . the matrix in which anv 
thing is cast, or receivps its form. 
v. mould; pr. par. moulding; p^t,; 



MOU— MOW 

moulded: s. moulder: adj. mouldy 
s. mouldiness. 

MOULD'ER. v. To turn to dust; to 
crumble, pr. pal', moulder tngj 
past, mouldered. 

MOULDING, s. Ornamental cavities 
in wood or stone. 
ijMOULT. v. To shed or change the 
feathers, pr. par. moulting; past, 

I moulted. 

MOUND. 5. A rampart ; a fence. 

MOUNT, s. A mountain; a hill. 

MOUNT, v. To rise on high ; to gei 
on horseback; to attain in value; 
to embellish, pr. par. mounting, 
past, mounted: s. mounter , mount- 
ing. 

MOUNTAIN, s. A large hill. adj. 
mountain, mountainous : s. moun- 
taineer. 

MOUNTEBANK, s. Any boastful 
and false pretender. 

MOURN, v. To grieve; to be sor- 
rowful, pr. par. mourning; past, 
mourned: s. mourner, mourning 
adj. mournful: adv. mournfully , 
mourningly: s. mmtrnfulness. 

MOUSE, s. A kind of small quad- 
ruped, pi. mice: v. mouse; pr. par. 
mousing; past, moused: s.mouser. 

MOUTH, s. The aperture in the 
head, at which food is received; 
an entrance, adj. mouthless: s. 
mouthful. 

MOUTH, v. To speak big; to vo- 
ciferate, pr. par. mouthing; past, 
mouthed: s. mouther. 
I MOUTH'- PIECE, s. The piece of a 
trumpet, or other wind instrument, 
to which the mouth is applied. 

MO'VABLES. s. Chattels, goods, 
furniture. 

MOVE. v. To put out of one place 
into another ; to put in motion ; 
to propose, pr. par. moving; past, 
moved: s. move, movement, mover: 
adi. moving, movable: adv. mov- 
ingly. 

MOW. s. A heap of corn or hay, 
lro'd no in a bam. 

MOW. v. To cut with a scvthe. pr 
par. muwmg; past, mowed: s. mower 
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MUC— MUL 

MICH, adj. Large in quantity; long 
in time; many in number, s. much. 

MU'CID. adj. Slimy ; musty, s. mu- 
cidity. 

MU'CILAGE. s. A slimy or viscous 
body. adj. mucilaginous. 

MU'COUS. adj. Slimy, viscous, s. 
mucousness: adj. muculent. 

MU'CUS. s. A slimy liquor, sepa- 
rated by the mucilaginous glands. 

MUD. s/The slimy matter " at the 
bottom of still water, v. muddy ; 
pr. par. muddying; past, muddied: 
adj. muddy: s. muddiness: adv. 
muddily. 

MUD'DLE. v. To make turbid; to 
foul. pr. par. muddling; past, mud- 
dled. 

MUFF. s. A soft warm cover for the 
hands. 

MUFFIN, s. A kind of light cake. 

MUF'FLE. v. To wrap; to cover, 
pr. par. muffling; past, muffled 
s. muffler. 

MUF'TI. s. The high priest of the 
Mahometans. 

MUG. s. A cup to drink out of. 

MUGGLETO'NIAN. s. One of a sect 
of enthusiasts, followers of Lodo- 
wick Muggleton. 

MULATTO, s. One begot between 
a white and a black, pi. mulattoes. 

MULBERRY. 5. A kind of fruit, pi. 
mulberries. 

MULCT, s. A fine; a penalty, v. 
mulct; pr. par. mulcting; past, 
mulcted. 

MULE. s. An animal generated be- 
tween an ass and a mare; an ani- 
mal of a mixed breed, adj. mulish: 
s. mulishness. 

MULETEE'R. s. A mule-driver. 

MULL. v. To heat any liquor, and 
sweeten and spice it. pr. par. mull- 
ing, past, mulled. 

MULL-MUS'LIN. s. A kind of soft 
thin muslin. 

MULLEIN, s. A kind of plant. 

MUL'LET. s. A species of sea-fish. 

MULTANG'ULAR. adj. Many-cor- 
nered. 



MUL— MUM 

MULTIFA'RIOUS. adj. Having 
great diversity in itself, s. muliu 
Jariousness: adv. multifariously. 

MULTIFORM, adj. Having various 
shapes, s. multiformity. 

MULTILATERAL, adj. Having 
manv sides. 

MULTILIN'EAL. adj. Having many 
lines. 

MULTIL'OQUOUS. adj. Very talk- 
ative. 

MULTINOMIAL, MULTINOMT- 
NAL, MULTINOM'INOUS. adj. 
Having manv names. 

MULTIPAROUS. adj. Bringing 
manv at a birth. 

MULTIPEDE. s. An insect with 
many feet. 

MULTIPLE. 5. A term in arith- 
metic, when one number contains 
another several times. 

MULTIPLICAND', s. The number 
to be multiplied. 

MULTIPLY, v. To increase in num- 
ber, pr. par. multiplying; past,mi^- 
tiplied : s. multiplier, multiplicator^ 
multiplication: adj. multiplicabhy 
multiplyable. 

MULTIPLICITY, s. More than one 
of the same kind ; state of being 
manv. 

MULTIPRES'ENCE. s. The power 
or act of being present in man} 
places at the same time. adj. mul- 
tipresent. 

MULTIS'ONOUS. adj. Having many 
sounds. 

MULTITUDE, s. The state of be 
ing many; a crowd or throng ; the 
vulgar, ad], multitudinous. 

MUM. int. Silence; hush. 

MUM. s. Ale brewed with wheat. 

MUM'BLE. v. To speak inwardly; 
to grumble ; to chew. pr. par. mum- 
bling; past, mumbled: s. mumbler. 
adv. mumblingly. 

MUM'MER. s. A masker; one who 
performs frolics in a personated 
dress, s. mummery, pi. mummeries. 

MUM'MY. s. A dead bodv, pr* serf 
od bv embalming, pi. mummies. 
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MUM— MUS 

MUMP. v. To nibble ; to talk low 
and quick, pr. par. mumping; past, 
mumped: s. mumper. 

MUMPS, s. Sullenness ; a swelling 
of the glands, about the throat 
and jaws. 

MUNCH, v. To chew by great 
mouthfuls. pr. par. munching; 
past, munched: s. muncher. 

MUN'DANE. adj. Belonging to the 
worid. s. mundanity. 

MU'NERARY. adj. Having the na- 
ture of a gift. 

MUNG'REL. s. See Mongrel. 

MUNI'CIPAL. adj. Belonging to a 
corporation, s. municipality, pi. 
municipalities. 

MUNIFICENCE, s. Liberality, adj. 
munificent : adv. munificently. 

MU'NTMENT. s. Fortification ; sup- 
port; record; evidences; charters. 

MUNITION, s Ammunition; ma- 
terials for war. 

MU'RAGE. s. Money paid to keep 
walls in repair. 

MURAL, adj. Pertaining to a wall. 

MURDER, s. The act of killing a 
human being unlawfully, v. mur- 
der; pr. par. murdering; past, mur- 
dered: s. murderer: adj. murder- 
ous: adv. murderously. 

MURIATIC, adj. Partaking of the 
taste or nature of sea-salt. 

MURK'Y. adj. Dark; cloudy, s. 
murkiness. 

MURMUR, s. A complaint half 
suppressed, v. murmur ; pr. par. 
murmuring; past, murmured: s. 
murmuring, murmur er: adj. mur- 
muring: adv. murm.uringly. 

MURRAIN, s. The plague in cattle. 

MUSCADEL', MUS'CADINE. s. A 
kind of sweet grape, sweet wine, 
and sweet pear. 

MUS'CLE. s. A fleshy fibre; a bi- 
valve shell-fish. adj. muscular, 
musculous. 

MISE. v. To ponder; to study; 
pr. par. musing; past, mused: s. 
muser. 

MUSE. s. One of the nine sister 



MUS— MUT 

goddesses, who are supposed to 
preside over the liberal arts. 
jMUSE'UM. s. A repository of euri- 

I osities. 

MUSH. s. Food of maize-flour and 
water, boiled. 

MUSH'ROOM. s. A kind of plant. 

MU'SIC. s. The science of harmo- 
nical sounds ; instrumental or vo 
cal harmony, adj. musical: adv 
musically: s. musician. 

MUSK. s. An animal perfume. 

MUSK'ET. s. A soldier's hand-gun. 
s. musketeer. 

MUSQUITO. s. A stinging fly or 
gnat. pi. musquitoes. 

MUSK'-MELON. s. A kind of fra- 
grant melon. 

MUSK'-ROSE. s. A kind of rose. 

MUS'LIN. s. A fine stuff, made of 
cotton. 

MUS'SULMAN. s. A follower of 
Mahomet, regular pi. mussulmans, 

MUST. v. To be obliged: an im- 
perfect verb. 

MUST. v. To mould, pr. par. must 
ing; past, musted: s. must, musti 
ness: adj. musty. 

MUSTA'CHIO. 5. A whisker; hair 
on the upper lip. pi. mustachioes. 

MUSTARD, s. A kind of plant. 

MUSTER, v. To bring together; 
to form into an army. pr. par. mus- 
tering; past, mustered: s. muster, 
muster-master, muster-roll. 

MUTABLE, adj. Subject to change; 
inconstant, s. mutability : adv. mw. 
tably : s. mutation. 

MUTATION. s. Change; alteration. 

MUTE. adj. Silent; dumb; not vo- 
cal. s. mute, muteness: adv. mutely. 

MUTILATE, v. To deprive of some 
essential pa^t. pr. par. mutilating, 
past, mutilated: s. mutilation, mu- 
tilator. 

MUTINY, v. To rise against au- 
thority ; to move sedition, pr. par. 
mutinying ; past, mutinied: s. mu 
tiny, pi. mutinies: adj. mutinous: 
adv. mutinously: s. mutineer. 

MUTTER, v. To grumble ; to mur- 
mur, pr par. muttering; pasi, 
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MUT— MYR 

muttered: s. mutter, mutter er: adv. 
mutter ingly. 

MUTTON, s. The flesh of sheep. 

MUTUAL, adj. Reciprocal, adv. 
mutually : s. mutuality. 

MUZ'ZLE. s. The mouth; a fas- 
tening for the mouth, v. muzzle; 
pr. par. muzzling; past, muzzled. 

MY. pron. Belonging to me. 

MYNHEER, s. Sir, my lord or mas- 
ter — among the Dutch. 

MYR'IAD. s. The number of ten 
thousand; proverbially, any great 
number. 

MYR'MIDON. s. Any rude ruffian. 

MYRRH, s. A kind of gum. 

MYRTLE, s. A kind of fragrant 
tree. adj. myrtled. 



MYS -MYT 

MYSELF', s. An emphatical word 
added to I. 

MYSTERY. 5. Something above 
human intelligence ; any thing art- 
fully made difficult ; a trade, pi. 
mysteries: adj. mysterious: adv. 
mysteriously: s. mysteriousness. 

MYSTICAL, adj. Containing a 
mystery, adv. mystically: s. mys- 
ticism. 

MYTHOL'OGIZE. v. To relate or 
explain the fabulous history of the 
heathens, pr. par. mythologizing ; 
past, mythologized : s. mythologist. 

MYTHOL'OGY. s. System of fa- 
bles, adj. mythologic, mythological; 
adv. mythologically. 



NAB— NAM 



IS 



NAM— NAS 



NAB. v. To catch unexpectedly, pr. 
par. nabbing; past, nabbed: 8. 
nabber. 

NA'BOB. 5. The title of an Indian 
prince. 

NA'DIR. s. The point under foot, 
directly opposite the zenith. 

NAG. s. A small horse. 

NAI'AD. s. A water-nymph. 

NAIL. 5. The horny substance at 
the ends of the fingers and toes; 
a spike of metal; the 16th part of 
a yard. s. nailer, nailery, pi. nail- 
eries. 

NAIL. v. To fasten with nails, pr. 
par. nailing; past, nailed. 

NAIVETE', s. Simplicity; ingenu- 
ousness. 

NA'KED. adj. Wanting clothes; un- 
covered ; unarmed ; simple, s. 
nakedness : adv. nakedly. 

NAM'BY-PAM'BY. adj. Having lit- 
tle affected prettiness. 

NAME. 5. Appellation ; reputation ; 
renown, v. name; pr. par. naming; 
past, named: s. namer: adj. name- 
less: adv. namely. 



NAME'SAKE. s. One that has the 
same name. 

NANKEEN', s. A kind of cotton 
cloth. 

NAP. s. A short sleep ; down. v. nap, 
pr. par. napping; past, napped: s. 
napper. 

NAPE. 5. The joint of the neck be- 
hind. 

NAPHTHA, s. A pure, clear, thin, 
mineral fluid. 

NAPPY, adj. Hairy ; full of down, 
s. nappiness. 

NARCIS'SUS. s. The daffodil. 

NARCOTIC, NARCOT'ICAL. adj 
Producing torpor or stupefaction 
s. narcotic. 

NARRATION. 5. Act of narrating; 
history, v. narrate; pr. par. nar- 
rating; past, narrated: s. narra- 
tor: adj. narratory. 

NAR'RATIVE. s. A relation ; a sto- 
ry- adj. narrative. 

NAR'ROW. adj. Not broad or wide ; 
covetous; contracted, y. narrow, 
pr. par. narrowing ; past, narrow- 
ed: adv. narrowly: s. narrowness. 

NA'SAL. adj. Belonging to the nose 
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NAS— NAV 



NAV-NEE 



NAS'CENT.acf/. Growing; increasing. ' NA'V Y. 5. An assemblage of ships o! 
NASTY, adj. Dirty; filthy. adv. r war; a fleet, pi. navies: adj. naval. 

nastily: s. mistiness. NAY. adv. No ; not only so, but more. 

NATAL, adj. Native; relating to NAZARE'NE. s. One of Nazareth. 

nativity. NAZ'ARITE. s. One separated from 

NATION, s. A people distinguished , others, by a profession of some ex- 

from another people. | traordinary and special acts of re- 

NATIONAL. adj. Public; general; ligion. 

attached to one's own country. NEAP. adj. Low, decrescent : used 

adv. nationally: s. nationality : v. in relation to the tide. adj. neaped. 

nationalize; pr. par. nationalizing;' NEAPOLITAN, adj. Belonging to 

past, nationalized. ' Naples. 

NATIVE, adj. Produced by nature; NEAR. adj. Close to; nigh; almost; 

natural; pertaining to the time or ;j not distant, adv. nearly: s. wear- 
place of birth, s. native, nativity, \\ ness. 

pi. nativities. j NEAR. v. To approach, pr. par 

NAT'URAL. adj. Produced or effect-!' nearing , past, near ed. 

ed by nature; not born in wed- 1 NEAR- SIGHT'ED. adj. Short-sight 

lock; following the stated course;; ed. 

of things ; unaffected, adv. natu- NEAT. adj. Elegant, but without 



rally: s. naturalness, naturality^ 
naturalist. 

NATURALIZE, v. To invest with 
the privileges of a native subject ; 
to make natural, pr. par. natural- 
izing; past, naturalized: s. natu- 
ralization. 

NATURE. 5. An imaginary being, 
supposed to preside over the ma- 
terial and animal world ; the na- 
tive state or properties of any 
thing; disposition of mind. 

NAUGHT, s. Nothing. 

NAUGHTY, adj. Bad; wicked, 
adv. naughtily : s. naughtiness. 

NAU'SEA. 5. Sickness, v. nauseate; 
pr. par. nauseating; past, nauseat- 
ed: adj. nauseous. 

NAUT'IC, NAUTICAL, adj. Per- 
taining to sailors. 

NAUTILUS, s. A small shell-fish, 
pi. nautiluses. 

NAVE. s. The middle part of a 
wheel, yi which the axle moves ; 
the middle part of a church, dis- 
tinct from the aisles or wings. 

NA'VEL. s. The point in the middle 
of the belly. 

NAVIGATE, v. To sail ; to pass by 
water, pr. par. navigating; past, 
navigated: s. navigation, naviga- 
tor: adj. navigable. 



dignity ; clean, adv. neatly : s. 
neatness. 

NEB. s. Nose; beak; mouth. 

NEB'ULOUS. adj. Misty, cloudy. 

NE'CESSARY. adj. Needful ; indis- 
pensably requisite, adv. necessari- 
ly: s. necessaries. 

NECES'SITY. s. Cogency: indis- 
pensableness; want; poverty; com 
pulsion, pi. necessities, v. necessi 
tote; pr. par. necessitating; past 
necessitated: s. necessitation : adj 
necessitous. 

•NECK. s. That part between th 
head and the body ; a long narrow 

I part. s. neckcloth, necklace. 

NECROMANCER, s. A corjurer 
an enchanter, s. necromancy, pi. 
necromancies: adj. necromantic: 
adv. necromantically. 

NECTAR, s. The supposed drink 
of the gods; any pleasant drink, adj. 
nectarean, nectareous % nectared. 

NECTARINE, s. A fruit of the plum 
kind. 

NEED. s. Exigency; pressing diffi- 
culty ; want. v. need; pr. par. need- 
ing; past, needed: s. needer, needi- 
ness : adj. needy, needful • adv. need- 
ily, needfully: s. needfulness. 

NEEDXE. s. A small instrument 
j used in sewing; the small steel 
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NEE— NEO 

bar, which, in the mariner's com- 
pass, points north and south, s. 
needlework. 

TflEED'LEFUL. s. As much thread 
as is put at one time into a needle. 

NEED'LESS. adj. Unnecessary, adv. 
needlessly: s. needlessness. 

NEFA'RIOUS. adj. Wicked; abom- 
inable, adv. nefariously; s. nefa- 
riousness. 

NEGATION, s. Denial; argument 
drawn from denial. 

NEG'ATIVE. s. A proposition, by 
which something is denied ; a par- 
ticle of denial, v. negative; pr. 
par. negativing; past, negatived: 
adj. negative: adv. negatively. 

NEGLECT', v. To omit by careless- 
ness ; to slight, pr. par. neglect- 
ing; past, neglected: s. neglect, 
neglecter: adj. neglectful: adv. neg- 
lectfully, neglectingly. 

NEGLIGEE', s. A sort of gown, 
worn by ladies in the morning. 

NEG'LIGENCE. s. Habit of omit 
ting by heedlessness, or of acting 
carelessly, adj. negligent: adv, 
negligently. 

NEGOTIATE, v. To have inter- 
course of business ; to treat ; to 
traffic, pr. par. negotiating; past, 
negotiated: s. negotiation, negoti- 
ator: adj. negotiable. 

NE'GRO. s. A black person, pi. ne- 
groes. 

NE'GUS. s. A mixture of wine, 
water, sugar, lemon, and nutmeg. 

NEIGH, v. To make a noise like a 
horse, pr. par. neighing; past, 
neighed: s. neigh, neighing. 

NEIGHBOUR, s. One who lives 
near another, v. neighbour; pr. 
par. neighbouring; past, neigh- 
boured: a. neighbourhood: adj 
and adv. neighbourly. 

NEITHER, conj. and pron. Not 
either. 

NEOL'OGY. s. Invention or use of 
new words and phrases, adj. neo- 
logical : s. neologism. 

NE'OPHYTE. s. One regenerated; 
a convert. 



NEP— NEW 

NEPH'EW. s. The son of a brother 
or sister. 

NEP'OTISM. s. Fondness for neph- 
ews. 

NE'REID. s. A sea-nymph. 

NERVE, s. An organ of sensation, 
force ; strength, v. nerve ; pr. par. 
nerving; past, nerved: adj. ner- 
vous, nerveless : adv. nervously: s. 
nervousness. 

NES'CIENCE. s. Ignorance, adj. 
nescient. 

NEST. s. The bed formed by a bird ; 
boxes or drawers, v. nest; pr. par. 
nesting; past, nested: s. nest-egg. 

NEST'LE. v. To lie close and snug, 
as a bird in her nest. pr. par. nest- 
ling; past, nestled: s. nestler. 

NEST'LING. s. A young bird. 

NET. s. A texture interwoven with 
large interstices or meshes, v. net; 
pr. par. netting; past, netted: s 
netter, netting, network. 

NET. adj. Pure, clear, genuine, &c. 

NETH'ER. adj. Lower, ; nfernal. 
sup. nethermost. 

NETTLE, s. A stinging herb. 

NETTLE, v. To sting; to irritate; 
to provoke, pr. par. nettling; pavit, 
nettled: s. nettler. 

NEDROL'OGY. s. A description oT 
the nerves. 

NEUROTOMY, s. The anatomy of 
the nerves. 

NEUTER, adj. Indifferent ; not en 
gaged on either side ; implying no 
i^ex. adj. neutral: s. neutrality, pi. 
neutralities, neutralist: adv. neu- 
trally: v. neutralize; pr. par. neu- 
tralizing; past, neutralized. 

NEVER, adv. At no time ; in no de- 
gree, adv. nevertheless. 

NEW. adj. Not old ; fresh, modern. 
s. newness: adv. newly. 

NEWFANG'LED. adj. Affected by 
vain or foolish love of novelty, 
v. newf angle; pr. par. newf ang- 
ling; past, newfangled: s. new- 
fangledness. 

NEWS.- s. Fresh account of any 
thing; something not heard before. 
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NEX— NIG 

NEXT. adj. Nearest; immediately 
after. 

NIB. s. The point of any thing, gen- 
erally of a pen. 

NIB'BLE. v. To bite by little at a 
time. pr. par. nibbling; past, nib- 
bled : s. nibble, mbbler. 

NICE. adj. Accurate, scrupulous ; 
delicate ; trivial, adv. nicely: s. 
niceness, nicety, pi. niceties. 

NICHE, s. A hollow, in which a 
statue may be placed, adj. niched. 

NICK. s. A notch ; a winning throw; 
exact point of time. v. nick; pr. 
par. nicking; past, nicked. 

NICK'EL. s. One of the semi-metals. 

NICK'NAME. 5. A name given in 
scoff or contempt, v. nickname; 
pr. par. nicknaming; past, nick- 
named. 

NIDIFICA'TION. s. The act of 
building nests. 

NIDULATION. s. The time of re- 
maining in the nest. 

NIECE, s. The daughter of a brother 
or sister. 

NIG'GARD. s. A miser; a sordid 
fellow, adj. niggard: adv. nig- 
gardly: s. niggardliness. 

NIGH. adj. Near. adv. nigh. 

NIGHT, s. The time of darkness, 
adv. nightly: adj. nightborn: s. 
nightcap, nightdew, nightdress, 
nightfall, nightgown. 

NIGHTINGALE, s. A small bird 
that sinors in the night. 

NIGHTMARE. 5. A morbid op- 
pression, in the night, resembling 
the pressure of weight upon the 

NIGHT'PIECE. s. A picture so col- 
oured as to be supposed seen by 
candle or moonlight. 

NIGHTSHADE, s. The darkness 
of the night; a poisonous plant. 

NIGHT'WALKER. s.Onewhoroves 
in the night, upon ill designs, s. 
nigh twalJcing. 

NIGHT'WATCH. s. A period of 
the night, as distinguished by 
change of watch, s. nightwatcher, 
nightwatching. 



NIG— NOC 

NIGRES'CENT. adj. Growing black* 

approaching to blackness. 
NIM'BLE. adj., Quick, active, ready. 

adv. nimbly: s. nimbleness : adj 

nimblevHited. 
NIN'COMPOOP. 5. A fool; a tritier 
NINE. adj. One more than eight, s. 

ninth: adv. ninthly: adj. ninefold, 

s. nineholes, ninepins. 
NINETEEN, adj. Nine and ten : or 

dinal adj. nineteenth. 
NINE'TY. adj. Nine times ten : or- 
dinal adj. ninetieth. 
NIN'NY. s. A fool; a simpleton, pi. 

ninnies. 
NIN'NYHAMMER. s. A simpleton 
NIP. v. To pinch, to blast, pr. par 

nipping; past, nipped: s. nip, nip 

per: adv. nippingly. 

NIP'PERKIN. s. A little cup, a 

small tankard. 
NIPPERS, s. Small pincers. 
NIFPLE. s. The teat ; the dug. 
NIT. 5. The egg of a louse, adj 

nitty. 
NI'TRE. s. Saltpetre, adj. nitrous 

s. nitrosity. 
NIVEOUS, adj. Snowy; resembling 

snow. 
NO. adv. The word of denial; the 

word of refusal, adj. no: s. no 

pi. noes. 
NOBIL'ITATE. v. To ennoble, pr 

par. nobilitating ; past, nobilitated 

s. nobilitatton. 
NOBIL'ITY. s. The class of nobles. 

pi. nobilities. 
NO'BLE. adj. Of an ancient and 

splendid family; worthy; sublime; 

magnificent, s. noble, nobleman^ 

pi. noblemen. 
NOBLESSE', s. Nobility, collective- 

lv: dignity. 
NO'BODY. 5. No one; not any one. 

pi. nobodies. 
NO'CENT. adj. Hurtful. 
NOCTAMBULA'TION. s. The act 

of walking in sleep. 
NOOTIF'EROUS. adj. Bringing 

night. 
NOCTUARY. s. An account of 
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NOC— NON 

whai. passes by night, pi. noctua- 
nes. 

NOCTURNAL, adj. Nightly, adv. 
nocturnally. 

NOCUOUS, adj. Noxious; hurtful. 

NOD. v. To decline the head with 
a quick motion; to be drowsy; to 
shake, pr. par. nodding,- past, nod- 
ded: s. nod, nodder. 

NODA'TION. 5. The state of being 
knotted, or the act of making 
knots. 

NOD'DLE. s. The head, in contempt. 

NOD'DY. s. A simpleton ; a species 
of carriage, pi. noddies. 

NO'DOUS. adj. Full of knots. 

NOD'ULE. 5. A small lump. 

NOG'GIN. s. A small mug. 

NOISE. 5. Any kind of sound; out- 
cry, adj. noisy, noiseless: s. noisi- 
ness. 

NOISE, v. To spread by rumour, 
pr. par. noising,' past, noised. 

NOI'SOME. adj. Noxious ; unwhole- 
some; offensive, adv. noisomely: 
s. noisomeness. 

NOLl'TION. 5. Unwillingness. 

NOLL. s. A head ; a noddle. 

NOMENCLATURE. 5. The act of 
naming ; a vocabulary. 

NOM'INAL. adj. Referring to names, 
rather than things ; not real. adv. 
nominally. 

NOMINATE, v. To name ; to ap 
point, pr. par. nominating; past 
nominated: s. nomination, nomina 
tor. 

NOMINATIVE, s. The name of the 
case that designates the name of 
any thing. 

NONAGE. 5. Minority. 

NON ATTENDANCE, s. The not 
giving personal attendance. 

NONCOMPLIANCE. s . Refusal or 
omission to comply. 

NONCONFORMITY, s. Refusal of 
compliance; refusal to join in the 
established religion, s. noncon- 
formist: adj. nonconforming. 

NONE. adj. Not any ; not other. 

NONENTITY, s. Non-existence ; a 
thing not existing, pi. nonentities. 



NON— NOR 

NONE'SUCH. s. Something unique , 
something superior. 

NONEXISTENCE, s. Negation of 
being ; a thing not existing, adj. 
nonexistent. 

NONJU'RING. adj. Belonging to 
those who will not swear allegi- 
ance to the Hanoverian family. 3 
nonjuror. 

NONPAREIL', s. Excellence une- 
qualled; a kind of apple; printers* 
letters of a small size ; a kind of 
bird. - 

NONTLUS. s. Puzzle; inability to 
say or do more. v. nonplus; pr. par. 
nonplusing ; past, nonplused. 

NON-RES'IDENT. s. One who does 
not reside at the proper place, 
adj. non-resident: s. non-residence. 

NON-RESIST'ANCE. s. Passive obe- 
dience, adj. and s. non-resistant. 

NON'SENSE.s.Unmeaning language; 
trifles, adj. nonsensical: adv. non> 
sensically : s. nonsensicalness. 

NON'SUIT. s. Stoppage of a suit at 
law. v. nonsuit ; pr. par. nonsv it- 
ing; past, nonsuited. 

NOO'DLE. s. A fool ; a simpleton. 

NOOK. 5. A corner. 

NOON. s. The middle of the day 5 
twelve, s. noonday, noontide. 

NOOSE, s. A running knot. v. noose 
pr. par. noosing; past, noosed. 

NOR. One of the conjunctions. 

NOR'MAN. adj. Relating or belong 
ing- to Normandy. 

NORTH, s. The point opposite to 
the south, adj. north, northern: 
adv. northerly : s. north-star, north- 
wind. 

NORTH-EAST', s. The point mid- 
way between the north and east, 
adj . north-eastern : adv. north-east 
erly. 

NORTHWARD, NORTHWARDS 
adv. Towards the north. 

NORTH-WEST', s. The point mid- 
way between the north and west. 
adj. north-western: adv. north- 
westerly. 

NORWEGIAN, adj. Belonging to 
Norway. 

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NOS— NOU 

. ^NOSE. s. The prominence on the 
face which is the organ of scent. 
v. nose; pr. par. nosing; past, nos- 
ed: adj. noseless. 

NOSE'GAY. s. A posy; a bunch of 
flowers. 

NOSOL'OGY. 5. Doctrine of diseases. 

NOSTRIL. 5. The cavity in the nose. 

NOSTRUM, s. A medicine not yet 
made public. 

NOT. adv. The particle of negation 
or refusal. 

NOTABLE, adj. Remarkable; mem- 
orable ; careful ; bustling, adv. 
notably. 

NOTARY, s. An officer whose busi 
ness it is to take notes of any 
thing which may concern the pub- 
lic, adj. notarial. 

NOTATION, s. The act or practice 
of recording by marks, as by fig- 
ures or letters. 

NOTCH, s. A nick; a hollow cut 
in any thing, v. notch; pr. par. 
notching; past, notched; s.notcher. 

NOTE. 5. Mark; token; notice; 
reputation; account; tune; single 
sound in music; short hint; a short 
letter, v. note; pr. par. noting; 
past, noted: s.noter: did}, notewor- 
thy. 

NOT H ING. s. Negation of being ; 
nonentity; nonexistence; no im- 
portance, s. nothingness. 

NOTICE, s. .Remark; heed; inform- 
ation, v. notice, pr. par. noticing; 
past, noticed. 

NOTIFY, v To declare ; to make 
known, pr. par. notifying; past, 
notified: s. notification. 

MOTION, s. Thought; representa- 
tion formed in the mind. 

NOTORIOUS, adj. Publicly known; 
apparent ; not hidden ; infamous, 
s. notoriety, pi. notorieties. 

NOTWITHSTANDING, con. With- 
out hindrance or obstruction from ; 
although ; nevertheless ; however. 

NOUGHT, s. Not any thing ; noth- 
ing. 

NOUN, s In grammar, the name of 
anv rhing. 



NOU— NUM 

NOLR'ISH. v. To increase or sup- 
port by food; to maintain; to en 
courage, pr. par. nourishing; past, 
nourished: s. nourisher, nourish- 
ment: adj. nouiishable. 

NOVEL, adj. New; not ancient, s 
novelty, pi. novelties: v. mrvelize, 
pr. par. novelizing; past, novelized 

NOVEL, s. A tale ; an amusing 
book, chiefly of fiction, s. novelist. 

NOVEM'BER. s.The eleventh month 
of the year. 

NOVER'CAL. adj. Relating or be • 
longing to a stepmother. 

NOVICE, s. One not acquainted 
with anything; a freshman ; one 
who has entered a religious house, 
but not yet taken the vow. s. nov 
itiate. 

NOW. adv. At this time ; at the time 
present. 

NO'WAY, NO'WAYS, NO'WISE. 
adv. Not in anv manner or degree. 

NaWHERE. adv. Not in anv place. 

NOXIOUS, adj. Hurtful, baneful, 
adv. noxiously : s. noxiousness. 

NUBIF'EROUS.acZ/.Bringinffclouds. 

'NU'BILATE. v. To cloud. V- par. 
nubilating; past, nubiiated: s. jlu- 
bilation. 

NU'BILE. adj. Marriageable. 

NUCIF'EROUS. adj. Nut-bearing. 

NU'CLEUS. s. A kernel ; any thing 
about which matter is gathered or 
conglomerated. Litin pi. nuclei. 

NUDATION. s. The act of making 
bare or naked. 

NU'DITY. s. Nakedness. 

NU'GATORY. adj. Trifling; futile; 
ineffectual. 

NU'ISANCE. 5. Something noxious 
or offensive. 

NULL. adj. Void; of no force, v. 
nullify; pr. par. nullifying; past* 
nullified: s. nullity, pi. nullities. 

NUMB. adj. Torpid; chill, v. numb, 
pr. par. ?iumbing ; past, numbed. 
s. numbness. 

NUM'BER. v. To count; to tell, 
to reckon, pr. par. mrmhering , 
past, numbered: adj. numberless 
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NUM— NUR 

NUM'BERS. 5. The title of the fourth 
book in the Oid Testament. 

NU'MERAL. adj. Relating to num- 
ber, s. numeral: adv. numerally. 

NU'MERARY. adj. Belonging to a 
certain number. 

NU'MERATE. v. To reckon; to 
calculate, pr. par. numerating; 
past, numerated: s. numeration, 
numerator: adj. numerical: adv. 
numerically. 

NU'MEROUS. adj. Containing ma- 
ny •, consisting of many. s. nume- 
rovsness: adv. numerously. 

NUM'SKULL. 5. A dunce; a block- 
head, adj. numskulled. 

NUN. 5. A woman secluded in a 
cloister, and dedicated to religion, 
s. nunnery , pi. nunneries. 

NUN'CIO. s. A messenger ; a kind 
of spiritual envoy from the pope. 

NUNCUPATIVE, " NUNCU'PATO- 
RY. adj. Publicly or solemnly 
declaratory; verbally pronounced; 
not written. 

NUPTIAL, adj. Pertaining or re- 
lating to marriage, s. nuptials. 

NURSE, s. A woman who has the 
care of another's child, or of a sick 



NUR— NYM 

person; one who breeds, educa es, 
or protects, v. nurse ; pr. par. 
nursing; past, nursed: s. nurser. 

NUR'SERY. s. The chamber of a 
nurse; the place where young 
children are nursed ; a plantation 
of young trees, pi. nurseries. 

NURS'LING. s. One nursed; a fond- 
ling. 

NURTURE. 5. Food; diet; educa- 
tion. v. nurture; pr. par. nurtur- 
ing ; past, nurtured: s. nurturer. 

NUT. s. The fruit of certain trees, 
&c. s. nutcrackers, nutshell. 

NUTATION, s. A kind of tremu- 
lous motion. 

NUT'BROWN. adj. Brown like a 
ripe nut. 

NUT'GALL. 5. Hard excrescence 
of an oak. 

NUT'MEG. s. The kernel of a large 
aromatic fruit. 

NUTRIMENT, s. Food; aliment, 
adj. nutrimental. 

NUTRITION, s. The act or quality 
of nourishing, adj. nutritious, nu- 
tritive. 

NYMPH, s. A goddess of the woods, 
meadows, or waters, adj. nymph 
ish,, nymphlike. 



OAF— OBD 



o 



OBE-OBJ 



OAF. s. A changeling; a dolt; an 
idiot, adj. oafish: s. oafishness. 

OAK. s. A species of tree. adj. 
oaken. 

OAK'UM. s. Cords untwisted and 
reduced to hemp. 

OAR. s. An instrument to row with. 
v. oar; pr. par. oaring; past, oared. 

OA'SIS. s. A fertile spot, surrounded 
by an arid desert, pi. oases. 

OAT. s. A kind of grain, adj. oaten: 
s. oatcake, oatmeal. 

OATH. s. A solemn affirmation, cor- 
roborated bv the attestation of the 
Divine Being. 

OB'DURATE. adj. Inflexibly obsti- 



nate in ill; impenitent: stubborn. 

adv. obdurately : s. obduracy. 
OBEDIENCE. $. Submission, obse- 
quiousness, adj. obedient: adv. ofte- 

diently. 
OBEI'SANCE. 5. A bow ; a courtesy. 
OB'ELISK. s. A pyramid of stone; 

a marginal mark (f). 
OBE'SE. adj. Fat. s. obesity. 
OBEY', v. To pay submission to ; to 

comply with. pr. par. obeying, 

past, obeyed: s. obeyer. 
OBITUARY, s. A list of the dead; 

a register of burials, pi. obituaries: 

adj. obituary. 
OB' J EC T. 5. That about which any 

power or faculty is employed ; any 
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OBJ— OBS 

thing influenced by something else. 
s. ohjecior: adj. objective. 

OBJECT', v. lo urge against; to 
oppose, pr. par. objecting; past, 
objected: s. objection: adj. objec- 
tionable: adv. objectionably. 

OBJURGATE, v. To chide; to re- 
prove, pr. par. objurgating ; past, 
objurgated: s. objurgation: adj. 
objurgatory. 

OBLATE, adj. Flat at the poles : 
used of a spheroid. 

OBLATION, s. An offering ; a sac- 
rifice. 

OB'LIG ATE. v. To bind by contract 
or duty. pr. par. obligating ; past, 
obligated: s. obligation: adj. obli- 
gatory. 

OBLIGATO. adj. A musical term, 
signifying necessary, on purpose, 
for the instrument named. 

OBLl'GE. v. To bind; to impose 
obligation ; to indebt. pr. par. 
obliging; past, obliged: s. obliger, 
adj. obliging: s. obligingness. 

OBLIGEE', s. The person to whom 
another, called the obligor, is 
bound bv a legal contract. 

OBLIGOR', s. The person bound to 
the obligee. 

OBLIQUE, adj. Not direct; not 
perpendicular, adv. obliquely: s. 
obliqueness, obliquity. 

OBLITERATE, v. To efface any 
thing written ; to destroy, or. par. 
obliterating; past, obliterated: s. 
obliteration. 

OBLIVION, s. Forgetfulness; am- 
nesty, adj. oblivious. 

OB'LONG. adj. Longer than broad. 
s. oblongness. 

OB'LOQUY. s. Censorious speech; 
blame : disgrace. 

OBNOXIOUS, adj. Liable to pun- 
ishment; reprehensible, adv. ob- 
noxiously: s. obnoxwusness. 

OBSCE'NE. adj. Immodest, disgust- 
ing, offensive, adv. obscenely: s. 
obsceneness, obscenity, pi. obsceni- 

OBSCU'RE. adj. Dark; not easily 

.intelligible; difficult; unknown. 

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OBS— OBT 

1 adv. obscurely: s. obscurity: pL 

obscurities. 
OB'SEQUIES. s. Funeral rites. 
OBSE'QUIOUS. adj. Obedient; mean 
ly compliant, adv. obsequiously: s» 
iousness. 



OBSER'VAxNCE. s. Respect; cere 
monial reverence ; attention, adj. 
observant: adv. observantly, ob> 
servably. 

OBSERVAN'DA. s. Things to b 
observed. 

OBSER'VATORY. s. A place built 
for astronomical observation, pi. 
observatories. 

OBSERVE', v. To watch; to regard 
attentively; to note; to obey. pr. 
par. observing; past, observea: s. 
observation, observer: adv. observ- 
ingly. 

OBSOLESCENT, adj. Growing ob- 
solete. 

OB'SOLETE. adj. Worn out of use; 
disused, s. obsoleteness. 

OB'STACLE. s. Something opposed; 
hindrance. 

OBSTET'RIC. adj. Relating or be- 
longing to midwifery. 

OB'STINATE. adj. Stubborn; con- 
tumacious, s. obstinacy, adv. ob 
stinately. 

OBSTREPEROUS, adj. Loud; clam 
orous; noisy, adv. obstreperously. 
s. obstreperousness. 

OBSTRUCT', v. To block up; to 
bar; to hinder, pr. par. obstruct- 
ing; past, obstructed: s. obstruc- 
tion: adj. obstructive. 

OBTAIN', v. To gain; to acquire, 
pr. par. obtaining; past, obtained: 
s. obtainer, obtainment: adj. ob- 
tainable. 

OBTRUDE, v. To thrust in by force 
or imposture ; to offer with unrea- 
sonable importunity, pr. par. ob- 
truding; past, obtruded: s. obtrn- 
der, obtrusion: adj. obtrusive : adv. 
obtrusively. 

OBTU'SE. adj. Not oointed; not 
acute ; dull. adv. ontusely • s. ob* 
tuseness. 

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OBV— OCT 

OB'VIATE. v. To prevent by inter- 
ception, pr. par. obviating; past, 
obviated. 

OB'VIOUS. adj. Easily seen ; plain ; 
open. adv. obviously: s. obvious- 
ness. 

OCCA'SION. 5. Occurrence; casu- 
alty; opportunity; accidental cause. 
v. occasion; pr. par. occasioning ; 
past, occasioned: adj. occasional: 
adv. occasionally. 

OCCIDENTAL, adj. Western. 

OCCLU'DE. v. To shut up. pr. par. 
occluding; past, excluded: s. oc- 
clusion. 

OCCULT', adj. Hidden; secret, s. 
occultness : adv. occultly. 

OCCUPANCY, s. The act of taking 
possession ; state of being in pos- 
session, s. occupant. 

OCCUPY, v. To possess; to keep; 
to busy; to use ; to follow as busi- 
ness, pr. par. occupying; past, oc- 
cupied: s. occupier, occupation. 

OCCUR', v. To be presented to the 
memory or attention ; to appear ; 
to happen, pr. par. occurring; past, 
occurred: s. occurrence: adj. occur- 
rent. 

aCEAN. s. The main; the great 
sea. adj. oceanic. 

OCEL'LATED. adj. Resembling the 
eye. 

CCHRE. 5. A species of earth, of 
various colours, adj. ochreous. 

OCTAGON, s. A figure consisting 
of eight sides and angles, adj. oc- 
tagonal. 

OCTANG'ULAR. adj. Having eight 
angles. 

OCTAVE, s. The eighth day after 
some, festival ; an eighth, or an in- 
terval of eight sounds. 

OCT A' VO. s. A book is said to be in 
octavo, when a sheet is folded into 
eight leaves. 

OCTEN'NIAL. adj. Happening every 
eighth vear. 

OCTO'BER. s. The tencn month of 
the vear. 

OCTOGEN'ARY. adj. Of eighty 
jears of age. 



OCT— OFF 

jOCTUPLE. adj. Eightfold. 

| OCULAR, adj. Depending on tho 
eye ; known by the eye. adv. ocu- 
larly. 

'OCULIST, s. One who professes to 
cure distempers of the eye. 

jODD. adj. Not even; particular; 
strange, adv. odaiy : s. odds, odd- 
ness, oddity, pi. oddities. 

ODE. s. A poem to be sung to music. 

O'DIOUS. adj. Hateful ; detestable- 
causing hate. adv. odiously: s 
odium, odiousness. 

ODORIFEROUS, adj. Giving scent; 
fragrant, adv. odoriferously : s. 
odoriferousness. 

CDOUR. s. Scent; fragrance, adj. 
odorous. 

(ECONOMICS, s. Management of 
household affairs. See Economy. 

OF. One of the prepositions. 

OFF. One of the adverbs. 

OF'FAL. 5. Waste meat; refuse; 
carrion. 

OFFENCE'. 5. Transgression; dis ; 
pleasure given ; anger, adj. oj- 
fenceless : v. offend; pr. par. offend- 
ing; past, offended: s. offender. 
adj. offensive: adv. offensively: s. 
effensiveness. 

OF'FER. v. To present; to sacrifice; 
to attempt, pr. par. offering, past, 
offered: s. offer, offering, offerer. 

OF'FICE. s. A public employment, 
agency, &c. adj. official .• adv. of- 
ficially, s. officer. 

OFFI'CIATE. v. To discharge the 
duties of an office, pr. par. offici- 
ating; past, officiated. 

OFFICl'NAL. adj. Belonging to, or 
used in a shop. 

OFFI'CIOUS. adj. Importunately 
forward ; intrusive, adv. officiously 
s. officiousness. 

OF'FING. s. Out at sea, or at a suf- 
ficient distance from the shore. 

OFF'SCOURING. s. Recrement ; 
part rubbed away in caeaning any 
thingr. 

OFF'SET. 5. A sprout; a t*ioot ot 
a plant. 

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OFF— OMI 



OMN— OPE 



OFFSPRING. 5. Propagation ; chil- OMNIPOTENT, adj. All-powerful 



dren ; production 



. omnipotence. 



OF'TEN. adv. Oft; frequently; ma- -OMNIPRESENCE. 5. Ubiquity; wi- 



ny times, pronounced of -n.comp. 
oftcner; sup. qftenest: adv. often- 
times. 
O'GLE. v. To view with side glances. 
pr. par. ogling; past, 



bounded presence, adj. omnipres- 
ent. 
OMNIS'CIENCE. s.Boundless know- 
ledge; infinite wisdom, adj. om- 
niscient. 



O'GRE. 5. An imaginary monster of , OMNIVOROUS, adj. All-devouring 



the east. fern, ogress, pi. ogresses. 

OH. int. An exclamation denoting 
pain, sorrow, or surprise. 

OIL. s. Any fat, greasy, unctuous 
matter, v. oil; pr. par. oiling; past, 
oiled: adj. oily: s. oiliness. 

OIL'COLOUR. *. Faint made by 
grinding coloured substances with 
oil. 

OINTMENT, s. Unguent; a salve. 

OLD. adj. Past the middle of life ; 
decayed bv time ; of long contin- 
uance, s. oldness: aaj. oldfashion-°d. 

OLEA'GINOUS. adj. Oily; unctuous 
s. oleaginousness. 

OLFACTORY. a^.Havingthesense 
of smelling. 

OLIGARCHY, s. A form of govern- 
ment which places the supreme 
power in a small number ; aristoc- 
racy, pi. oligarchies: adj. oligar- 
chical. 

O'LIO. s. A mixture ; a medley. 

OL'IVE. 5. A plant producing oil; 
the emblem of peace. 

OLYM'PIAD. s. A Grecian epoch ; 
the space of four years. 

OM'BRE 5. A game at cards. 

OM'ELET. s. A kind of pancake 
made with eggs. 

O'MEN. s. A sign ; a prognostic, adj. 
omened. 

O'MER. s. A Hebrew measure. 

OMINOUS adj. Exhibiting bad to- 
kens of futuritv; inauspicious; ex- 
hibiting tokens good or ill. adv. 
ominously: s. ominousness. 

OMIS'SION. s. Act of omitting, adj. 
omissive. 

OMIT', v. To leave out; not to 
mention, pr. par. omitting; past, 
omitted. 



ON. One of the prepositions, adv. on 

ONE. adj. Single ; denoted by a unit 

j some one. s. one, oneness : adv. 

i once. 

ONE'-EYED. adj. Having only one 

i eve. 

ON'ERARY. adj. Fitted for carriage 

| or burthens; comprising a burthen. 

ONERA'TION. s. The act of loading. 

ONEROUS, adj. Burthensome. 

ONION, s. A species of bulbous 

! plant. 

jON'LY. adv. Single; simply; one 

j and no more ; this and no other. 

jONOMANCY. s. Divination by a 

j name. pi. onomancies. 

;ON'SET. s. Attack; assault; a be- 

I ginning. 

ONTOL'OGY. s. The science of the 
affections cf being in general; met* 
aphvsics. s. o?iiologist. 

'ONWARDS, adv. Forward; in a 

j state of advanced progression, adj. 

j onward. 

lON'YX. s. A seiri-pellucidgem, pi. 

| onyxes. 

OOZE. 5. Soft mud; slirm; <oft flow. 

I v. ooze; pr. par. oozing, past, ooz- 

! ed: adj. oozy. 

OPA'CITY. s. Cloudiness; want o' 

I transparency, pi. opacities. 

OPAQUE', adj. Dark; not transrv 

| rent. adv. opaquely. 

OTEN. v. To unclose; to unlock 
to explain ; to begin, pr. par. open 
ing ; past, opened: adj. open: adv 
openly: s. opener, openness, open 
ing: adj. opencyed, openhanded 
openhearted, openmouthcd. 

OP'ERA. 5. A musical drama. 

OPERATE, v. To act : to produce 

I effects pr. par. operating; past 
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OPE— OPT 

operated: s. operation, operator: 
adj. operative. 

OP'EROSE. adj. Laborious ; full of 
trouble and tediousness. s. ope- 
roseness, operosity. 

OPHTHALMIA. 5. A disease of the 
eyes. adj. ophthalmic. 

O'PIATE. s. A medicine that causes 
sleep, adj. opiate. 

OPIF'ICER. s. One that performs 
any work ; an artist. 

OPINION. 5. Persuasion of the 
mind, without proof or certain 
knowledge; sentiments; judg 
ment. adj. opinioned. 

CPIUM. s. A soporific drug. 

OPODEL'DOC. 5. The name of a 
plastei , and of a popular oint- 
ment. 

OPOS'SUM. 5. A kind of American 
quadruped. 

OPPONENT, adj. Opposite; ad- 
verse, s. opponent 

OPPORTUNE, adj. Seasonable ; 
convenient; well-timed, adv. op- 
portunely. 

OPPORTUNITY. 5. Fit time; con- 
venience ; fit place, pi. opportu- 
nities. 

OPPO'SE. v. To act against; to re- 
sist; to put in opposition, pr. par, 
opposing; past, opposed: s. op- 
poser, opposition. 

OPPOSITE, adj. Placed in front; 
adverse; repugnant, s. opposite: 
adv. oppositely. 

OPPRESS', v. To crush by hard 
ship ; to overpower, pr. par. op- 
pressing; past, oppressed: s. op- 
pression, oppressor: adj. oppressive: 
adv. oppressively. 

OPPRO'BRIOUS. adj. Reproachful; 
causing infamy; scurrilous, adv. 
opprobi iously : s. opprobrium. 

OPPUGN', v. To oppose; to attack; 
to refute, pr. par. oppugning 
past, oppugned : s. oppugner. 
OPTATIVE, adj. Expressive of de 

sire. 
OPTIC, OPTICAL, adj. Visual; re 
lating to the science of vision 
adj. optical: s. optics, optician. 



OPT— ORD 

OPTIMISM. 5. The doctrine that 

every thing in nature is ordered 

for the best. 
OPTION, s. Choice , election; wish 

adj. optional. 
OPULENCE, s. Wealth; riches. 

adj. opulent: adv. opulently. 
OR. One of the conjunctions. 
OR'ACLE. s Something delivered 

by supernatural wisdom ; one 

famed for wisdom, adj. oracular; 

adv. oracularly. 
O'RAL. adj. Delivered by mouth : 

not written, adv. orally. 
OR'ANGE. s. A kind of fruit, s 

orangery, pi. orangeries. 
ORATION, s. A speech made ac- 
cording to the laws of rhetoric,* 

an harangue. 
OR'ATOR. s. A public speaker; i 

man of eloquence, adj. oratorical. 

adv. oratorically : s. oratory. 

ORATO'RIO. s. A kind of sacied 

drama, the subject being generally 

taken from the scriptures, and set 

to music, adj. oratorial. 
ORB. s. A sphere; a circular body; 

a celestial body. adj. orbed. 
ORBA'TION. 5. Privation of parents 

or children; anv privation. 
ORBICULAR, adj. Spherical. 
ORB'IT. s. The line described by 

the revolution of a planet. 
ORCH'ARD. s. A garden of fruit 

trees. 
ORCH'ESTRE, ORCH'ESTRA. s. 

The place where musicians sit; 

the band of musicians. 
ORDAIN', v. To appoint; to de- 

cree; to establish; to invest, pr. 

par. ordaining; past, ordained: s. 

ordination, ordainer: adj. ordain* 

able. 
ORDE'AL. s. A trial bv fire or water. 
OR'DER. s. Method; regularity; 

command; a rank; a religious 

fraternity; a class, v. order; pr. 

par. ordering; past, ordered: s- 

orderer, orderliness: adv. orderly. 
OR'DINABLE. adj. Such as may 

be appointed. 

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ORD— ORR 

ORDINAL, adj. Denoting order, 
as second, third, fourth. 

ORDINANCE, s. Law; rule; ap- 
pointment, adj. ordinnnt. 

ORDINARY, adj. Established ; reg- 
ular ; common ; mean ; ugly. adv. 
ordinarily. 

ORDINARY, s. A place of eating, 
where the meal is established at 
a certain price, pi. ordinaries. 

ORDINATE, adj. Regular; method- 
ical. 

ORD'N ANCE s. Cannon; great guns. 

ORDURE, s. Excrement; filth. 

ORE. 5. Metal unrefined. 

OR'GAN. 5. A natural instrument; 
an instrument of music, adj. or- 
ganic, organical: adv. organically: 
s. organism, organist. 

OR'GANIZE. v. To construct so 
that one part co-operates with an- 
other ; to form organically, pr. par. 
organizing; past, organized: s. 
organization. 

O'RIENl . adj. Rising, as the sun ; 
eastern; bright, adj. oriental: s 
orientalism. 

OR'IFICE. s. An opening or perfo 
ration. 

OR'IFLAMB. s. The ancient golden 
standard of France. 

OR'IGIN. s. Beginning; source, adj 
original: adv. originally : s. origi- 
nality : pi. originalities: v. origi- 
nate; pr. par. originating; past 
originated: s. origination. 

ORIGINAL, s. First thir>g of the 
kind 

ORISON, s. A prayer ; a supplica- 
tion. 

ORNAMENT, s. Embellishment 
honour, adj. ornamental: adv. or- 
namentally. 

ORXITHOL'OGY. s. A discourse on 
birds, pi. ornithologies: s. orni 
thologist. 

OR'PHAN. 5. A child who has lost 
its father or mother, or both. adj. 
orphan. 

OR'PIMENT. s. A fossil of a yellow 
colour. 

OR'RERY s. An instrument, rep- 



ORT— OUN 

resenting the motions of the heav 
enlv bodies, pi. orreries. 

ORTHODOX, adj. Right in opinio-? 
and doctrine, s. orthodoxy. 

ORTHO'EPY. s. The art of pro- 
nouncing words properly, s. or- 
thoepist. 

ORTHOG'RAPHY. s. The art or 
practice of spelling, adj. ortho- 
graphical: adv. orthographicaliy. 

ORTOLAN, s. A kind of bird. 

OSCILLATE, v. To move back- 
ward and forward, pr. par. oscil- 
lating ; past, oscillated: s. oscilla- 
tion: sdj. oscillatory. 

O'SIER. s. A tree of the willow 
kind. 

OS'NABURG. s. A kind of coarse 
linen cloth. 

OS'PREY. 5. A large blackish hawk. 

OS'SEOUS. adj. Bony ; resembling 
a bone. 

OS'SIFY. v. To change to bone. pr. 
par. ossifying; past, ossified: . s. 
ossification: adj. ossific. 

OSTENSIBLE, adj. Such as isprop- 
er or intended to be shown; co- 
lourable ; pretended, adv. ostensi- 
bly. 

OSTENTATION, s. Outward show: 
ambitious display; vain show. adj. 
ostentatious: adv. ostentatiously; s. 
ostentatiousness. 

OSTLER, HOSTLER, s. The man 
who takes care of horses at an inn. 
pronounced, os'-lur. 

OSTRACISM, s. An ancient man- 
ner of passing sentence, in which 
each vote was marked on a shell. 
v. ostracize; pr. par. ostracizing, 
past, ostracized. 

OSTRICH, s. A kind of bird. pi. 
ostriches. 

OTH'ER. pron. Not the same ; not 
the one; something besides, adv 
otherwise. 

OTTER, s. A kind of small quad- 
ruped. 

OUGHT, v. Had a right to •, to be 
obliged by dutv ; to be fit. 

OUNCE. 5. A weight : a kind of an 
imal. pi. ounces. 

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CUR— OUT 

OUR. pron. Belonging to us. 

OURSEL'VES. pron. Plural of my- 
self : ourself is used, in the regal 
style, for myself. 

OUT. adv. One of the adverbs. 

OUTBAL'ANCE. ». To overvveigh; 
to preponderate, pr. par. outbal- 
ancing ; past, outbalanced. 

OUTBID', v. To bid a higher price, 
pr. par. outbidding; past, outbid- 
den: s. outbidder. 

OUTBOUND, adj. Destined on a 
distant voyage. 

OUTCAST, adj. Thrown away as 
refuse ; banished, s. outcast. 

OUTCRY, s. Cry of vehemence: 
cry of distress ; clamour of detes- 
tation, pi. outcries. 

OUTDO', v. To excel ; to surpass, 
pr. par. outdoing; past, outdone: 
s. outdoer. 

OUTER, adj. That which is without: 
sup. outermost. 

OUTFA'CE. v. To brave, pr. par. 
outfacing: past, outfaced, s. out- 
facer. 

OUTFIT, s. The equipment of a 
ship for her voyage ; necessaries 
for a person going abroad, v. out- 
fit; pr. par. outfitting; past, out- 
fitted. 

OUTGEN'ERAL. v. To exceed in 
military skill, pr. par. outgeneral- 
ing; past, outgeneraled. 

OUTGO', v. To surpass ; to excel ; 
to circumvent, pr. par. outgoing; 
past, outgone. 

OUTGROW', v. To surpass in 
growth; to grow too large, pr. 
par. outgrowing ; past, outgrown. 

OUT'HOUSE. s. A building attach- 
ed or belonging to a dwelling- 
house, pi. outhouses. 

OUTLANDISH, adj. Not native; 
foreign, adv. outlandishly. 

OUTLAST', v. To surpass in dura- 
tion, pr. pal. outlasting; past, 
outlasted. 

OUTLAW. 5. One excluded from 
the benefit of the law. v. outlaw ; 
pr. par. outlawing; past, outlawed: 
8. outlawry 



OUT— OUT 

lOUTLEAP'. v. To surpass in leap 
I ing. pr. par. ouileaping; past, out 



OUTLET, s. Passage outwards; 

egress. 
OUT'LINE. s. A line by which an> 

figure is defined; contour; ex 

tremity. v. outline; pr. par. out 

lining; past, outlined. 
OUTLIWE. v. To live beyond; to 

survive, pr. par. outliving; past, 

outlived: s. outliver. 
OUTMARCH', v. To leave behind 

in a march, pr. par. outmarching, 

past, outmarched. 
OUTMEAS'URE. v. To exceed in 

measure, pr. par. outmeasuring , 

past, outmeasured. 
OUTMOST, adj. The most out- 
ward. 
OUTNUM'BER. v. To exceed in 

number, pr. par. outnumbering; 

past, outnumbered. 
OUT'POST. s. A military station. 

at a distance from the camp or the 

main body of the army. v. outpost, 

pr. par. outposting; past, outposted. 
OUTPOUR', v. To emit; to send 

forth in a stream, pr. par. out 

pouring; past, outpoured. 
OUTRAGE, s. Open violence ; tu 

multuous mischief, v. outrage; pr. 

par. outraging; past, outraged: 

s. outrager: adj. outrageous: adv 

outrageously : s. oulrageousness. 
OUTREACH', v. To reach beyond, 

to extend, pr. par. outreaching; 

past, outreached. 
OUTRECK'ON. v. To exceed in 

number, pr. par. outreckoning ; 

past, outreckoned. 
OUTREIGN'. v. To reign through 

the whole of; to reign longer than 

another, pr. par. outreigning, 

past, .outreigned. 
OUTRIDE, v. To pass by riding. 

pr. par. outriding; past, outridden 
OUTRI'DER. s. One who precedes, 

or follows as an attendant, on 

horseback. 
OUTRIGHT', adj. Immediately 

without delay. 

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OUT— OUT 

OUTRUN', v. To leave behind in 

running, pr. par. outrunning; past, 

outrun: pret. outran. 
OUTSAIL', v. To leave behind in 

sailing, pr. par. outsailing; past, 

outsailed. 
OUTSELL', v. To sell for a higher 

price, pr. par. outselling; past, 

outsold. 
OUTSET, s. Opening; beginning. 
OUTSHl'NE. v. To emit lustre ; to 

excel in lustre, pr. par. outshining; 

pist, outshone. 
OUTSIDE, s. External part; outer 

pirt; show. adj. outside. 
OUTSIT, v. To sit beyond the due 

time ; to sit longer than another. 

pr. par. outsitting; past, outsat. 
OUTSKIRT. s. Suburb; edge. 
OUTSLEEP. v. To sleep beyond. 

pr. par. outsleeping; past, outslept. 
OUTSPREAD', v. To extend; to 

diffuse, pr. par. outspreading; past, 

outspread. 
OUTSTANiy. v. To support; to 

resist; to stand beyond the proper 

time. pr. par. outstanding; past, 

outstood. 
OUTSTA'RE. v. To outface with 

effrontery, pr. par. outstaring ; 

past, outstared. 
OUTSTRETCH', v. To extend ; to 

spread out. pr. par. outstretching; 

past, outstretched. 
OUTSTRl'DE. v. To surpass in 

striding, pr. par. outslriding; past, 

outstndden: pret. ouistrode. 
OUTSTRIP', v. To outgo ; to leave 

behind in a race. pr. par. outstrip- 
ping; past, outstripped. 
OUTSWEAR'. v. To overpower by 

swearing, pr. par. outswearing; 

past, outsivorn: pret. outswore. 
OUTSWELL. v. To overflow, pr. 

par. outswelling; past, outswelled. 
OUTTOP'. v. To overtop; to make 

oflessimportaaee. pr. par. outtop- 

pinsr; past, outtopped. 
OUTVEN'OM. v. To exceed in 

poison, pr. par. outvenoming ; past, 

outvenomed. 
OUTVIE, v. To exceed; to sur 



OUT— OVE 

pass. pr. par. outvying; past, out 

vied: s. outvier. 
OUTVOTE, v. To conquer by plu- 
rality of votes, pr. par. outvoting, 

past, outvoted. 
OUTWALK', v. To pass in walk- 

ing. pr. par. outwalking; past, 

outwalked, 
OUTWARD, adj. External; to- 

wards a foreign port. adv. outward y 

outwardly, outwards. 
OUTWATCH'. v. To surpass in 

watchfulness, pr. par. outwatch- 

ing; past, outwatched. 
OUTW 7 E'AR. v. To wear out; to 

last longer than something else. 

pr. par. outwearing; past, outworn 
OUTWEIGH', v. To exceed in 

weight, &c. pr. par. outweighing 

past, outweighed. 
OUTWIT, v. To cheat; to over 

come by stratagem, pr. par. ox t 

witting; past, outwitted. 
OUTWORK. 5. Parts of a fortili 

cation next an enemy. 
O'VAL. adj. Oblong; shaped lik-e 

an egg. 
OVATION, s. A lesser triumph, 

among the Romans. 
OVEN. s. An arched cavity to bake 

in. 
aVER. One of the prepositions. 

adv. over. 
OVERACT, v. To act more than 

enough, pr. par. overacting; pa^t 

overacted. 
OVERARCH', v. To cover with an 

arch. pr. par. overarching ; past 

overarched. 
OVERAWE', v. To keep in awe 

by superior influence, pr. par 

overawing; past, overawed. 
OVERBALANCE, v. To weigl 

down ; to preponderate, pr. par 

overbalancing ; past, overbalanced^ 
OVERBEAR', v. To repress; to 

subdue ; to bear down. pr. par. 

overbearing; past, overborne : adj 

overbearing. 
O'VERBOARD. adv. Offthe ship; oui 

of the ship. 

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OVE—OVE 

OVERBUR'DEN, OVERBURTH'- 
EN. v. To load with too great 
weight, pr. par. overburdening; 
past, overburdened. 

OVERCAST', v. To cloud; to dark- 
en, pr. par. overcasting; past, over- 
east. 

OVERCHARGE', v. To charge too 
much ; to overload, pr. par. over- 
charging; past, overcharged: s. 
overcharge. 

OVERCLOUD', v. To cover with 
clouds, pr. par. overclouding; past, 
overclouded. 

OVERCO'ME. v. To subdue ; to con- 
quer; to surmount, pr. par. over- 
coming; past, overcome. 

OVERCOUNT', v. To rate above the 
true value, pr. par. overcounting; 
past, overcounted. 

OVERDO\ v. To do more than 
enough, pr. par. overdoing; past, 
overdone. 

OVERDRIVE', v. To drive too fast, 
or beyond strength, pr. par. over- 
driving; past, overdriven. 

OVERDRY'. v. To dry too much, 
pr. par. overdrying; past, overdried: 
adj. over dry. 

OVEREA'GER. adj. Too vehement 
in desire, s. overeagemess. 

O'VERFAL. s. Cataract. 

OVERFLOW, v. To flow over; to 
deluge ; to abound, pr. par. over- 
flowing ; past, overflowed: s. over- 
flow. 

OVERFRUIT'FUL. adj. Too fruit 
ful ; too luxuriant, s. overfruitful- 
ness. 

OVERGO', v. To surpass ; to excel, 
pr. par. overgoing ; past, overgone. 

OVERGREAT'. adj. Too great, s. 
overgreatness. 

OVERGROW, v. To cover with 
growth, pr. par. overgrowing; past, 
overgroivn: s. overgrowth. 

OVERHANG', v. To jut over; to im 
pend over. pr. par. overhanging; 
past, overhung. 

OVERHAS'TY. adj. Too quick; in 
too great hnste. s. overhastiness : 
adv. overhastily. 



OVE—OVE 

OVERHAUL', v. To unfold or loos 
en an assemblage of the tackle* 
to examine over again, pr. par 
overhauling ; past, overhauled. 

OVERHEAD', adv. Aloft; in the 
zenith; above. 

OVERHEAR', v. To hear those wluT 
do not mean to be heard, pr. par. 
overhearing ; past, overheard. 

OVERHEAT', v. To heat too much. 
pr. par. overheating; past, over- 
heated. 

OVERJOY', v. To enrapture, pr. 
par. overjoying; past, overjoyed. 

OVERLA'DE. v. To overburthen. 
pr. par. overlading; past, overladen. 

OVERLARGE'. adj. Larger than 
enough. 

OVERLAY', v. To smother, to cover 
over. pr. par. overlaying; past, 
overlay ed. 

OVERLEAP', v. To pass by a jump, 
pr. par. overleaping; past, over- 



OVERLOAD', v. To burthen with 
too much. pr. par. overloading ; 
past, overloaded. 

OVERLOOK', v. To view from a 
higher place ; to superintend ; to 
pass by indulgently; to neglect, 
pr. par. overlooking , past, over- 
looked: s. overlooker. 

OVERMATCH', v. To be too pow- 
erful, pr. par. overmatching ; past, 
overmatched : s. overmatch. 

OVERMEAS'URE. s. Something 
gi\en over the due measure. 

OVERMUCH', adv. In too great a 
degree, s. overmuch. 

OVERNIGHT', adv. Night before 
bed-time. 

OVERPASS', v. To pass over; to 
cross, pr. par. overpassing ; past, 
overpassed. 

OVERPAY', v. To pay more than 
the price, pr. par. overpaying, 

v past, overpaid: s. overpayment. 

O'VERPLUS. s. Surplus; what re- 
mains more than sufficient. 

OVERPOWER, v. To oppress by 
power; to subdue, pr. par. over 
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OVE— OVE 

powering; past, overpowered: s. 
overpoiverer . adj. overpowering. 

OVERRATE, v. To rate at too much, 
pr. par. overrating, past, overrated. 

OVERREACH', v. To go beyond; 
to deceive, pr. par. overreaching ; 
past, overreached : s. overreacher. 

OVERRl'DE. v. To ride too much. 
prjpai.overriding; past, overridden. 

OVERROAST', v. To roast too much, 
pr. par. overroasting ; past, over- 
roasted. 

OVERRU'LF v. To superintend; to 
supersede, pr. par. overruling ; 
past, overruled. 

OVERRUN', v. To harass by incur- 
sions; to ravage; to outrun; to 
overspread, pr. par. overrunning ; 
past, overrun: s. overrunner : pret. 
overran. 

OVERSEE', v. To superintend; to 
overlook, pr. par. overseeing ; past, 
overseen: s. overseer: pret. oversaw. 

OVERSET', v. To turn bottom up- 
wards ; to subvert, pr. par. over 
setting; past, overset. 

OVERSHA'DE. v. To cover with any 
thing that causes darkness, pr. par. 
over shading ; past, over shaded. 

OVERSHADOW, v. To throw a 
shadow over ; to shelter, pr. par. 
overshadowing; past, overshadow- 
ed. 

OVERSHOOT', v. To shoot beyond 
the mark. pr. par. overshooting ; 
past, overshot. 

O'VERSIGHT. s. Superintendence; 
omission : mistake. 

OVERSLEEF. v. To sleep too long, 
pr. par. oversleeping; past, over- 
slept 

OVERSOOW adv. Too soon. 

OVERSPREAD, v. To cover over; 
to scatter about, pr. par. overspread- 
ing; past, overspread. 

OVERSTOCK', v. To fill too full; 
to crowd, pr. par. overstocking; 
,">ast, overstocked. 

O'VERT. adj. Open; public ; appa- 
rent, adv. overtly. 

OVERTAKE, v. To come up with 
in a pursuit; to take by surprise.) 
Z 



OVE— OWN 

] pr. par. overtaking ; past, overta- 
ken: pret. overtook: s. overtaker. 

OVERTAX', v. To tax too Learifr 
pr. par. overtaxing ; past, overtax 
ed: s. overtax. 

OVERTHROW, v. To turn upside 
down ; to throw down ; to defeat ; 
to conquer, pr. par. overthrowing, 
past, overthrown : s. overthrow, 
overthrower. 

OVERTOP', v. To rise above; to 
raise the head above; to excel, pr. 
par. overtopping ; past, overtopped. 

O'VERTURL. s. An opening; a pro- 
posal; a musical composition, play- 
ed at the beginning of an oratorio, 
concert, or opera. 

OVERTURN', v. To throw down , 
to subvert, pr. par. overturning^, 
past, overturned: s. overturn, over 
turner: adj. overturnable. 

OVERVAL'UE. v. To rate at too 
high a price, pr. par. overvaluing : 
past, overvalued. 

O'VERWEIGHT. s. Preponderance; 
extra weight. 

OVERWHELM', v. To crush; to 
fill too much. pr. par. overwhelm- 
ing; past, overwhelmed: adv. over- 
ivhelmingly. 

OVERWI'SE. adj. Wise to affecta 
tion. 

OVERWORK', v. To tire ; to work 
beyond one's strength, pr. par. 
overworking; past, overworked s. 
o'verwork, work done after me 
usual hours. 

OVERWROUGHT', part adj. La- 
boured too much; compelled to 
work bevond one's strength. 

OVERZEALOUS. adj. Too zealous. 

O'VIFORM. adj. Having the shape 
of an egg. 

OVIP'AROUS. adj. Bringing forth 
eggs. 

OWE. v. To be indebted; to be 
obliged to. pr. par. owing; past, 
owed. 

OWL. s. A species of bird. 

OWN. One of the pronouns. 

OWN. v. To acknowledge ; to avow 
for one's own ; to possess ; to con- 
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OX— OXY 

fess. pr. par. owning; past, own- 
ed: s. owner, ownership. 

OX. 5. A castrated bull. pi. oxen. 

OX'YGEN. s. The principle of acids, 
and of combustions, and a neces- 



OYS- OYS 

sary agent in the support of ha 
man life. adj. oxygenated. 

OYSTER. & A bivalve, testaceous 
nsh. 



- PAB— PAD 

PAB'ULAR, PAB'ULOUS. adj. Af- 
fording aliment or provender. 

PACE. s. Step; gait; manner of walk. 
v. pace; pr. par. pacing; past, 
paced: s. pacer. 

PACIFIC, adj. Peace-making: mild; 
gentle, s. pacification, pacificator. 
adj. pacificatory. 

PA'CIFY. v. To appease; to quiet 
pr. par. pacifying; past, pacified, 
s. pacifier, pacification. 

PACK. s. A large bundle, tied up 
for carriage ; a set of cards ; a num- 
ber of hounds, &c. v. packer, par. 
packing; past, packed: s. packer, 
package. 

PACK'CLOTH. s. A cloth in which 
goods are packed. 

PACK'ET. s. A small pack ; a mail 
of letters ; a ship that carries let- 
ters periodically, v. packet; pr. 
par. pocketing ; past, packeted. 

PACK'HORSE. s. A horse of bur- 
then. 

PACK'SADDLE. s. A saddle on 
which burthens are laid. 

PACK'THREAD. s. Strong thread 
used in tying parcels. 

PACT. s. A contract ; a bargain. 

PACTION. 5. A bargain ; a cove- 
nant, adj. pactional. 

PAD. 5. A footpath ; an easy paced 
horse; a robber that infests the 
roads on foot; a low % soft saddle. 
v pad; pr. par. padding; past, 
padded. 

PAD'DLE. v. To row; to play in 
the water, pr. par. paddling; past, 
paddled : s. paddle, paddler. 

PAD'DOCK. s. A small enclosure; 
a toad or frog. 

PAD'LOCK. s. A lock hung on a 



TMA— PAL 

staple, v. padlock; pr. par. pact 
locking; past, padlocked. 

PiE'AN. s. A song of triumph oi 
praise. 

PA'GAN. s. A heathen; one not a 
Christian, adj. pagan: s. pagan- 
ism. 

PAGE. s. One side of the leaf of a 
book ; a boy attending, rather in 
formality than in servitude, on a 
great person, v. page; pr. par. 
paging ; past, paged. 

PA'GEANT. 5. Any show ; a spec 
tacle of entertainment, adj. page- 
ant: s. pageantry, pi. pageantries 

PA'GOD. s. An Indian idol. 

PAGO'DA. s. The temple of an In- 
dian idol; tke name of an Indian 
coin. 

PAIL. s. A wooden vessel, for water, 
&c. 

PAIN. s. Sensation of uneasiness; 
punishment, v. pain; pr. par.^am- 
ing; past, pained: s. painer : adj. 
painful: adv. painfully: s. pain- 
fulness. 

PAINSTAKING, adj. Laborious, 
industrious, s. painstaker. 

PAINT, v. To represent by delinea- 
tion and colours; to colour, pr. 
par. painting; past, painted: s. 
painting, painter. 

PAIR. s. Two things suiting oik 
another; a man and wife; two o* 
a sort; a couple, v. pair; pr. par. 
pairing; past, paired: s. pairer 

PAL'ACE. s. A royal house; a house 
eminentlv splendid. 

PALANQUIN^ s. A kind of covered 
carriage, borne on men's shoulders. 

PALATE, s. The instrument of 
taste; the upper oart or roof of 
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PAL— PAL 

the n\outh; mental relish, adj. 
palatable: s. palatableness : adv. 
palatably. 

PALATINATE, s. The county in 
which is the seat of a count pala- 
tine. 

PALATINE. 5. One invested with 
regal rights and prerogatives, adj. 
palatine. 

PALAVER, s. Superfluous talk; 
deceitful conversation. 

PALE. adj. Wan, whitish, s. pale- 
ness : adj . palish. 

PALE. 5. A narrow piece of wood, 
joined above and below to a rail; 
any enclosure; a district or terri- 
tory, v. pale ; pr. par. paling; past, 
paled : s. paling. 

PAL'FREY. s. A small horse, fit for 
ladies. 

PALINDROME, s. A word or sen- 
tence which is the same read back- 
wards or forward. 

PALINODE, s. A recantation. 

PALISA'DE, PALISA'DO. 5. A pale 
set by way of enclosure or defence, 
pi. palisades, palisadoes: v. palisade; 
pr. par. palisading; past, palisaded. 

PALL. s. A cloak or mantle of state; j 
the covering thrown over the dead 

PALL. v. To grow vapid; to become 
insipid ; to be weakened, pr. par. 
palling; past, palled. 

PALLA'DIUM. s. A statue of Pallas, 
pretended to be the guardian of 
Troy — thence any security or pro- 
oction. 

PAL'LET. s. A small bed ; a mean 
bed. 

PALLIATE, v. To cover with ex- 
cuse; to extenuate, pr. par. palli- 
ating; past, palliated: s. palliation : 
adj. palliative. 

PAL'LID. adj. Pale ; not bright, s. 
pallidness. 

PA.LM. s. A kind of tree; victory; 
the inner part of the hand ; a mea- 
sure of length, adj. palmy. 

PALM. v. To conceal in the palm 
of the hand, is jugglers; to impose 
by fraud, pr. par. palming, past, 
palmed. 



PAL— PAN 

PALMATED. adj. Having the feet 
broad ; also applied, by naturalist;, 
to certain roots and stones having 
the appearance of hands 01 fingers. 

PALM'ER. 5. A pilgrim. 

PALMETTO. 5. A species of palm- 
tree. pi. palmettoes. 

PALMIF'EROLS. adj. Bearing 
palms. 

PALMISTRY, s. The pretended 
science or practice of foretelling 
fortunes by the lines of the palm, 
s. palmist er. 

PAL'PABLE. adj. Perceptible by 
the touch; easily detected; plain, 
adv. palpably: s. palpableness, pal- 
pability. 

PAL'PITATE. v. To beat as the 
heart ; to flutter, pr. par. palpi- 
tating; past, palpitated: s. palpi' 
tation. 

PAL'SY. s. A privation of motion 
or feeling, or both. v. palsy; pr. 
par. palsying; past, palsied. 

PALTRY, adj. Worthless; despi- 
cable; contemptible, s. paltriness. 

PAM. s. The knave of clubs. 

PAM'PER. v. To feed luxuriously; 
to glut. pr. par. pampering; past, 
pampered : s. pamperer. 

PAMTHLET. s. A small book; 
properly a book sold unbound, 
and only stitched, s. pamphleteer. 

PAN. s. A vessel broad and shallow; 
the part of the lock of a gun that 
holds the powder. 

PANACE'A. s. A universal medicine. 

PANA'DO. s. Food made by boiling 
biead in water, pi. panadoes. 

PAN'CAKE. 5. Thin pudding, baked 
in a frying-pan. 

PAN'DECT. s. A treatise thvit com- 
prehends the whole of any science, 
the digest of the civil law. 

PAN'DER. s. A pimp; a procurer. 
v. pander; pr. par. pandering; past, 
pandered. 

PANE. s. A square of glass, wains- 
coat, &,c. adj. paned, paneless. 

PANEGYRIC, s. A eulogy; enco- 
mium; praise, adj. panegyric, pan* 
egyrical: s. panegyrist: /. pane 
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PAN— PAP 

gyrize; pr. par. panegyrizing; past, 

panegyrized. 
PANG. s. Extreme pain ; sudden 

paroxysm of torment. 
PAN'IC. s. A sudden fright without 

cause. 
PAN'NIER. s. A basket; a wicker 

vessel, in which things are carried 

on a horse. 
PAN'OPLY. s. Complete armour. 

pi. panoplies : adj. panoplied. 
PANORAMA, s. A large circular 

painting, from the centre of which 

the beholder views the objects of 

representation. 
PAN'S Y. s A kind of flower, pi. 

pansies : adj. pansied. 
PANT. v. To palpitate; to long; to 

wish earnestly, pr. par. panting, 

past, pantea : s. panter : adv. pant- 

ingly. 
PANTALOON'. 5. A man's garment; 

a character in the Italian comedy; 

a buffoon in the pantomime of 

modern times. 
PANTHE'ON. 5. A temple of all the 

gods. 
PANTHER, s. A spotted wild beast; 

a pard. 
PANTOMIME, s. A tale exhibited 

only in gestures and dumb show. 

adj. pantomimic, pantomimical. 
PANTOGRAPH, s. A mathemati- 
cal instrument, contrived to copy 

drawings and designs. 
PANTOM'ETER. 5. An instrument 

for measuring all sorts of angles, 

elevations, and distances. 
PANTRY, s. The room in which 

provisions are deposited, pi. pan- 
tries. 
PAP. 5. The nipple; food made for 

infants ; the pulp of fruit. 
PAPA . s. A fond name for father. 
PA'PACY. s. Popedom; office and 

dignity of bishops of Rome. pi. 

papacies. 
PA'PAL. adj. Popish ; belonging to 

the pope ; annexed to the bishop- 
ric of Rome. 
PAPAVEROUS, adj. Resembling 

poppies. 



PAP- PAR 

PA'PER. 5. A substance made from 
rags. adj. paper : v. paper; pr. par. 
papering; past, papered: s. pa 
perer. 

PAPERMON'EY. s. Bills of ex- 
change ; bank and promissory 
notes. 

PAPIL'LARY. adj. Having emul- 
gent vessels or resemblances of 
paps. 

PA'PISM. s. Popery, s. papist • adj. 
papistic, papistical : s. papistry. 

PAPPOOS', PAPPOOSE'. s. The In- 
dian name for a child. 

PAP'PY. adj. Soft ; succulent ; easi- 
ly divided. 

PAR. s. State of equality ; equiva- 
lence. 

PAR'ABLE. s. A similitude; a re- 
lation under which something else 
is figured, adj. parabolic, parabol 
ical: adv. parabolically. 

PARAB'OLA. s. One of the conic 

PA'RACLETE. 5. The title of the 
Holy Ghost. 

PARA'DE. s. Show ; ostentation ; 
procession; military order ; place 
where troops are exercised; a pub- 
lic walk. v. parade; pr. par. parad- 
ing ; past, paraded. 

PAR'ADISE. 5. Any place of felici- 
ty, adj. paradisaical. 

PAR'ADOX. 5. A tenet contrary to 
received opinion; an assertion con- 
trary to appearance, pi. paradoxes: 
adj. paradoxical: adv. paradoxi- 
cally: s. paradoxicalness. 

PARAGO'GE. s. A figure whereby 
a letter or syllable is added to a 
word. 

PAR'AGON. s. A model ; a pattern ; 
something supremely excellent. 

PAR'AGRAM. s. A kind of play up 
on words. 

PAR'AGRAPH. s. A distinct part of 
a discourse, v. paragraph; pr. par. 
paragraphing ; past, paragraphed. 
adj. paragraphic. 

PAR'ALLAX. s. The distance be- 
tween the true and apparent place 
of the sun or a star. pi. parallaxes. 
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PAR— PAR 

PAR'ALLEL. adj. Extended in the 
same direction, and always pre- 
serving the same distance ; equal ; 
like. s. parallel: v. parallel; pr. 
par. paralleling ; past, paralleled: 
s. parallelism. 

PARALLELOGRAM, s. A right- 
lined, quadrilateral figure, the op- 
posite sides of which are parallel 
and equal. 

PARALOGY, s. False reasoning, 
pi. paralogies : s. paralogism, 

PAR'ALYSE. v. To strike with the 
palsy ; to render useless, pr. par. 
paralysing; past, paralysed: s. 
paralysis, paralyser. 

PARALYTIC, PARALYT'ICAL. 
adj. Palsied ; inclined to palsv. 

PAR' AMOUNT, adj. Superior; chief. 

PAR AMOUR, s. A lover; a mistress 

PARAPHERNA'Ll A.s. Goods in the 
wife's disposal, besides her fixed 
dowrv. 

PAR'APHRASE. s. A loose interpre- 
tation; an explanation in many 
words, v. paraphrase; pr. par. 
paraphrasing ; past, paraphrased , 
s. paraphrast : adj. paraphrastical . 
adv. paraphrastically. 

PAR'ASITE. s. One who frequents 
rich tables, and earns his welcome 
by flattery, adj. parasitic, parasiti- 
cal: adv. parasitically: s. parasit- 
ism. 

PARASOL', s. A small umbrella. 

PAR'BOIL. v. To half boil. pr. par. 
parboiling; past, parboiled. 

PAR'CEL. s. A small bundle; a part 
of the whole, v. parcel; pr. par. 
parceling ; past, parceled. 

PAR'CENER. s. A coheiress, adj. 
parcenary. 

PARCH, v. To burn slightly; to 
scorch ; to dry up. pr. par. parch- 
ing; past, parched: s. parcher, 
parchedness. 

PARCH'MENT. s. A skin dressed 
for writing on. 

PAR'DON. v. To forgive : to remit 

apenaltv. pr. par. pardoning; past, 

pardoned: s. pardon, pardoner: 

adj . pardonable : adv. pardonably. 

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PAR— PAR 

PARE, v. To cut off the surface; tc 
diminish, pr. par. paring; past, 
pared: s. parer. 

PAREGORIC, s. A medical prepa- 
ration, for comforting and assuag- 
ing. 

PARENT, s. A father or mothei 
ac U • parental, parentless: adv. pa 
rentally. 

PAR'ENTAGE. s. Extraction; birth. 

PAREN'THESIS. 5. A sentence, so 
included in another sentence, that 
it may be omitted, without injur- 
ing the sense of that by which it 
is enclosed: being commonly mark- 
ed thus, ( ). pi. parentheses: adj. 
parenthetic, parenthetical. 

PAR'GET. s. A kind of plaster, v, 
parget; pr. par. pargeting; past, 
pargeted. 

PARHE'LION. 5. A mock sun. 

PARIETAL, adj. Constituting the 
sides or walls. 

PARISH, s. The particular charge 
of a secular priest, pi. parishes: s. 
parishioner. 

PAR'ITY. s. Equality; resemblance. 
pi. parities. 

PARK. s. A piece of ground, en 
closed and stored with beasts of 
chase, v. park; pr. par. parking , 
past, parked. 

PAR'LANCE. s. Conversation; talk. 

PAR'LEY. v. To treat by word of 
mouth ; to talk. pr. par i . parleying , 
past, parleyed: s. parley. 

PARLIAMENT, s. The assembly 
of the king, lords, and commons 
of England, adj. parliamentary. 

PAR'LOUR. 5. A room in a house 
furnished for reception. 

PARMESAN'. 5. A sort of cheese. 

PAROCH'IAL. adj. Belonging to a 
parish, adv. parochially. 

PAR'ODY. s. A kind of writing, in 
which the words of an author, 01 
his thoughts, are taken, anJ, by a 
slight change, adapted to some 
new purpose, pi. parodies: \. par- 
ody ; pr. par. parodying; past, 
parodied: adj. parodical. 

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PAR— PAR 

PARO'LE. s. Spoken language; word 
given as an assurance; promise 
given by a prisoner, when liberated 
as a man of honour. 

PAROQUET', s. A species of small 
parrot. 

PAR'OXYSM. s. A fit; periodical 
return of a disease. 

PAR'RICIDE. s. One who has mur- 
dered his father; the murder com- 
mitted, adj. pari'icidal. 

PAR'ROT. 5. A kind of bird, that can 
be taught to speak. 

PAR'RY. v. To put aside ; to fence, 
pr. par. parrying ; past, parried. 

PARSE, v. To resolve a sentence in- 
to parts of speech, pr. par. pars- 
ing; past, parsed. 

PARSIMONY. 5. Niggardliness; av- 
arice. &dy parsimonious : &dv. par- 
simoniously : s. parsimoniousness. 

PARS'LEY. s. A kind of herb. 

PARS'NIP. s. A kind of plant. 

PAR'SON. s. The rector or vicar of 
a parish ; a clergyman. 

PART. s. Something less than the 
whole; a portion, v. part; pr. par. 
parting; past, parted: adv. partly: 
adj. partable: s. parter. 

PARTA'KE. v. To have share of; 
to participate, pr. par. partaking; 
past, partaken : s. partaker. 

PAHTERR'E. 5. A level division of 
ground, planted with shrubs and 
flowers. 

PAR'TIAL. adj. Inclined to favour 
one party more than another, s. 
partiality, pi. partialities: adv. par- 
tially. 

PARTIBLE, adj. Divisible, s. par- 
tibility. 

PARTICIPATE, v. To partake ; to 
have share, pr. par. participating ; 
past, participated: s. participant, 
participation, participator: adj. 
participant. 

PARTICIPLE, s. A word partaking 
the nature of both noun and verb- 
adj. participial : adv. participially. 

PARTICLE, s. Any small portion 
of a greater substance. 



PAR— PAS 

PARTICULAR, adj. Relating to 
single persons or tilings ; not gen- 
eral; individual, j. particular, par- 
ticularity, pi. pat ticulariti.es : adv. 
particularly : v. particularize ; pr. 
par. particularizing ; past, partic- 
ularized. 

PARTISAN', s. An adherent to a 
frarty ; a pike. 

PARTITION, s. The act of dividing; 
state of being divided; thing that 
divides, v. partition; pr. par. par- 
titioning ; past, partitioned. 

PARTNER, s. Partaker ; sharer ; as- 
sociate, s. partnership. 

PARTOOK'. Pret. of the v. to par- 
take. 

PARTRIDGE, s. A bird of game. 

PARTU'RIENT. adj. About to bring 
forth, s. parturition. 

PARTY, s. A faction ; one concern- 
ed in any affair ; cause, pi. parties* 

PARTY-COLOURED, adj. Having 
diversity of colours. 

PARTY-WALL. s. A wall that ser> 
arates one house from another. 

PAR'VITUDE, PAR'VITY. s. Lit- 
tleness ; minuteness. 

PAS'CHAL. adj. Relating to the 
passover; relating to Easter. 

PASQUINA'DE. s.~A lampoon. 

PASS. v. To go ; to move from one 
place to another ; to be progres- 
sive ^ to thrust, pr. par. passing t 
past, passed: adj. passable: s. passer, 

PASS. s. Passage; road: a permis- 
sion to go or come any where; 
push ; state, pi. passes. 

PASS'ABLY. adv. Tolerably. 

PAS'SANT. adj. In heraldry, stand- 
ing on all its legs. 

PAS'SENGER. s. A traveller; one 
who is upon the road. 

PASS'ING-BELL. s. The death-bell. 

PAS'SION. s. Any effect caused by 
external agency; violent commo- 
tion of the mind. adj. passionate, 
passionless: adv. passionately: s. 
passionateness. 

PAS'SION-WEEK. s. The week im- 
mediately preceding Easter. 



PAS— PAT 

PAS'SIVE. adj. Receiving impres- 
sion from some external agent; 
unresisting, adv . passively : s.pas- 
siveness. 

PASS'OVER. s. One of the Jewish 

PASS'PORT. s. Permission of pas- 
sage. 

PAST. adj. Not present ; gone 
through, s. past : prep. past. 

PASTE, s. Any viscous, tenacious 
mixture ; a mixture, in imitation of 
precious stones, v. paste; pr. par. 
pasting ; past, pasted. 

PASTE'BOARD. s. A kind of coarse, 
stiff,, thick paper. 

PASTERN, s. That part of the leg 
of a horse between the joint next 
the foot and the hoof. 

PASTIME, s. Sport; amusement. 

PAS'TOR. 5. A shepherd ; a clergy- 
man, adj . pastoral. 
ASTORAL. adj. Rural; rustic; 
relating or belongingto shepherds. 

PASTORAL, s. A rural poem; a 
bucolic. 

PAS'TRY. 5. Pies or baked paste, 
pi. pastries. 

PASTURE, s. Food; the act of 
feeding; ground on which cattle 
feed. v. pasture; pr. par. pastur- 
ing ; past, pastured : s. pasturage: 
adj. pasturable. 

PASTY, s. A pie of crust, raised 
without a dish. pi. pasties. 

PAT. adj. Fit; convenient; exactly 
suitable, adv. pat, patly: s. pat 
ness. 

PAT. 5. A light quick blow. v. pat; 
pr. par. patting; past, patted. 

PATCH. 5. A piece sewed on, to 
cover a hole; a small particle or 
piece, pi. patches: v. patch; pr. 
par. patching; past, patched: s. 
patcher, patchwork. 

PATE. s. The head. adj. pated. 

PATEFAOTION. s. Act or state 
of oppning^. 

PATENT, adj. Open to the perusal 
of all, as letters patent; appro- 
priated exclusively to the inventor; 
apparent, s. patent, patentee. 



PAT— PAT 

PAT'ER-NOSTER. s. The Lord's 
Praver. 

PATERNAL, adj. Fatherly, per- 
taining to a father, s. paternity^ 
pi. paternities. 

PATH. s. Way; road. adj. path- 
less: s. paihioay. 

PATHETIC, adj. Affecting the pas- 
sions. adv. pathetically. 

PATHOL'OGY. s. That part of 
medicine which relates to distem- 
pers, with their differences, causes, * 
and effects. 

PATH'OS. s. Passion ; affection of 
mind. 

PATIENCE. 5. The power of suf- 
fering ; calm endurance of pain or 
labour, adj. patient: s. patient. 
adv. patiently. 

PATRIARCH, s. One who governs 
by paternal right ; a bishop supe- 
rior to archbishops, adj. pair, 
archal. 

PATRI'CIAN. adj. Senatorial, noble, 
not plebeian, s. patrician. 

PATRIMONY, s. An estate pos- 
sessed by inheritance, pi. patri- 
monies: adj. patrimonial: adv. pa- 
trimonially. 

PATRIOT, s. One whose ruling 
passion is love of his country- adj 
patriot, patriotic: adv. patrioti- 
cally: s. patriotism. 

PATROL', s. The act of going the 
rounds, to observe how orders are 
kept; those that go the rounds, 
v. patrol; pr. par. patrolling; past, 
patrolled, 

PATRON, s. One who countenances, 
supports or protects, fern, patron- 
ess, pi. patronesses: s. patronage. 
adj. patronal: v. patronise; pr. 
par. patronising ; past, patronised: 
s. patroniser. 

PATRONYM'IC. s. A name ex- 
pressing the name of the father o* 
ancestor. 

PATTEN, s. A shoe of wood, with 
an iron ring, worn under the com- 
mon shoe, bv women. 

PATTER, v. "To make a noise like 
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PAT— PEA 

the quick steps of many feet. pr. 
par. paltering; past, pattered. 

PATTERN, s. The original pro- 
posed for imitation ; a specimen. 

PATTY, s. A little pie. ip\. patties. 
s. pattypan. 

PAU'CITY. s. Fewness; smallness 
of quantity. 

PAUNCH, s. The belly. $1 paunches. 

PAU'PER. 5. A poor person, who 
receives alms. s. pauperism. 

PAUSE, s. A stop, an intermission ; 
suspense, v. pause; pr. par. paus- 
ing; past, paused: s. pauser. 

PAVE v. To lay with brick or stone, 
pr. par. paving; past, paved: s. 
paver, pavement. 

PAVILION. 5. A tent; a temporary 
or movable house, v. pavilion; pr. 
par. pavilioning ; past, pavilioned. 

PAW. s. The foot of a beast of 
prey. v. paw; pr. par. pawing; 
past, pawed: s. pawer. 

PAWN. s. Something given as a 
pledge ; the state of being pawn- 
ed ; a common man at chess, v. 
pawn; pr. par. pawning; past, 
pawned: s. pawner. 

PAWNBROKER. 5. One who lends 
money upon pledge. 

PAY. v. To discharge a debt ; to re- 
ward, pr. par. paying; past, paid. 
s. pay, payer, payment: adj. pay- 
able: s. payday, paymaster. 

PEA. s. A kind of pulse. 

PEACE, s. Re* ; te from war; quiet, 
adj. peaceable, peaceful, peaceless . 
s. peaceableness, peacefulness : adv. 
peaceably: s. peacemaker. 

PEACH, s. A kind of fruit, pi. 
peaches. 

PE/VCOCK. s. A sort of fowl, fern 
peahen. 

PEAK. 5. The top of a hill ; any 
thing pointed. 

PEAL. s. A succession of loud 
sounds, v. peal; pr. par. pealing; 
past, pealed. 

PEAR. s. A kind of fruit. 

PEARL, s. A precious gem ; a white 
speck or film growing on the eye. 
adj. pearly, pearled. 



PEA— PED 

PEAR'MAIN. 5. A kind of apple. 
PEAS'ANT. s. A hind; one whose 

business is rural labour, a. ptat 

antry. 
PEAT. 5. A species of tnrf. 
PEB'BLE, PEB'BLESTONE. s. A 

small stone, adj. pebbled, pebbly. 
PECCABLE, adj. Liable to sin. & 

peccability. 
PECCADIL'LO. s. A petty fault; a 

venial offence, pi. peccadilloes. 
PECCANT, adj. Guilty; ill dis- 
posed; injurious to health, s. pec- 

cancy. 
PECK. s. The fourth part of a bushel. 
PECK. v. To strike with the beak, 

as a bird; to pick up food with the 

beak. pr. par. pecking; past, pei k- 

ed : s. peck. 
PECTORAL, adj. Belonging to the 

PECULATION. 5. Theft of the 
public money, v. peculate; pr. pi -. 
peculating; past, peculated : s. pec 
ulaiion. 

PECU'LIAR. adj. Appropriate ; be- 
longing exclusively, s. peculiarity 
pi. peculiarities : adv. peculiarly. 

PECUNIARY, adj. Relating t<? 
monev. 

PED'AGOGUE. 5. A schoolmaster 
a pedant. 

PE'DAL. adj. Belonging to a foot. 
s. pedals. 

PED'ANT. s. A schoolmaster; a 
man vain of low knowledge, adj. 
pedantic : adv. pedantically : s. ped- 
antry. 

PED'DLE. v. To be busy about trifles , 
to sell as a pedler. pr. par. ped- 
dling; past, peddled: s. pedhr, 
pedlery. 

PEDESTAL. 5. The lower member 
of a pillar; the basis of a statue. 

PEDESTRIAN. 5. One who makes 
a journey on foot, adj pedestrian. 

PEDICLE. 5. The footstalk. 

PEDICULAR, adj. Having the 
phthiriasis or lousv distemper. 

PED'IGREE. s. Genealogy, lineage. 

PED'IMENT. s. In architecture, an 
ornamental projection, &c. 
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FED -PEN 

PEDOBAPTISM. s. Infant baptism, 
s. pedobaptist. 

PEDOM'ETER. s. A mathematical 
instrument, by the management 
of the wheels of which, paces are 
numbered, and distances measur- 
ed. 

FEEL. v. To decorticate; to .flay. 
pr. par. peeling; past, peeled: s. 
peel, peeler. 

PEEL. s. A board used by bakers ; 
the rind. 

PEEP. v. To make the first appear- 
ance ; to look slily or closely, pr. 
par. peeping; past, peeped : s. peep, 
pepper. 

PEER. 5. One of the same rank ; an 
equal ; a nobleman, fem. peeress, 



pi. peeresses: s. peerage. 
PEE" 



PEER. v. To come just in sight; to 
look narrowly, pr. par. peering; 
past, peered: s. peerer. 

PEER'LESS. adj. Unequalled; hav- 
ing no peer. adv. peerlessly: s. 
peerlessness. 

PEEVISH, adj. Petulant; easily of- 
fended, adv. peevishly: s. peevish- 
ness. 

PEG. s. A wooden pin. v. peg; pr. 
par. pegging; past, pegged. 

PELF. 5. Money, riches. 

PEL'ICAN. 5. A kind of bird. 

PELISSE', s. A kind of co-it or robe. 

PEL'LET. 5. A little ball. v. pellet; 
pr. par. pelleting; past, pelleted. 

PELLICLE, s. A thin skin. 
ELLMELL'. adv. Confusedly; tu- 
multously. 

PELLUCID, adj. Clear; not opaque, 
s. pellucidity, pellucidness. 

PELT. s. A skin ; a hide ; a blow 
from something thrown, v. pelt; 
pr. par. pelting; past, pelted: s. 
pelter. 

PEL'TRY. 5. Furs or skins. \>\. pel- 
tries. 

PEN. s. An instrument for writing: 
a small enclosure, v. pen; pr. par. 
penning; past, penned, s. penner, 
penman, pi. penmen, penmanship 

PE'NAL. adj. Denouncing a penal- 
ty, adv. penally. 



PEN— PEN 

PEN'ALTY. s. Punishment; cen 
sure ; line. pi. penalties. 

PEN'AXCE. s. Infliction suffered at. 
an expression of repentance foi 
sin ; repentance. 

PENCE, s. Plural of penny. 

PEN'CIL. s. A small brush of hair; 
a black lead pen. v. pencil; pr. 
par. penciling; past, penciled: a 
penciler. 

PEN'DANT. 5. Something hanging; 
a flag. adj. pendant. 

PENDENCE. s. State of hanging: 
inclination, s. pendency: adj. pen- 
dent. 

PEN'DULOUS. adj. Hanging, s. pen- 
dulosity. 

PEN'DULUM. s. A weight hung so 
that it may easily swing backwards 
and forwards. 

PEN'ETRABLE. adj. Such as may 
be pierced, s. penetrability. 

PENETRATE, v. To pierce ; to 
enter beyond the surface, pr. par 
penetrating; past, penetrated: s. 
penetration: adj. penetrative, pen- 
etrant. 

PENGUIN, s. A kind of bird. 

PENIN'SULA. 5. A piece of land 
almost surrounded with water 
adj. peninsulated, peninsular. 

PENITENCE, s. Repentance; sor- 
row for crime, adj. penitent, peni- 
tential: s. penitent: adv. penitently , 
penitentia/ly. 

PENITENTIARY, adj. Relating tc 
the rules and measures of pen- 
ance, s. penitentiary, pi. peniten.' 
tiaries. 

PENKNIFE, s. A knife used to cut 
pens. pi. penknives. 

PENNANT. 5. A small flag. 

PEX'NATED. adj. Winged. 

PEYNILESS. adj. Poor. 

PEN'NON. 5. A small flag. 

PEN'NY. s. A small coin. pi. pennies^ 
pence: adj. pennywise: s. penny 
worth. 

PENNYROY AL. s. A species of 
plant. 

PEN'NYWEIGHT. <?. A weight con- 
taining 24 grains, troy. 

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PEIN -PER 

PEN'SILE. adj. Hanging. 

PZN'SION. s. A payment made an- 
nually, for services performed, v. 
pension ; pr. par. pensioning; past, 
pensioned: s. pensioner: adj. pen- 
sionary . 

PEN'SIVE. adj. Sorrowfully thought- 
ful, adv. pensively: s. pensiveness. 

PENT, adj. Shut up. 

PEN TACHORD. s. An instrument 
with five strings. 

PENTAGON, s. A figure with five 
angles, adj. pentagonal. 

PENTAMETER, s. A verse of five 
feet. adi. pentameter. 

PENTANGULAR, adj. Five cor- 
nered. 

PENTAPET'ALOUS. adj. Having 
five leaves. 

PENTASTYLE. 5. A building in 
which are five rows of columns. 

PENTATEUCH, s. The five books 
«>f Moses, pronounced pen'-ta-tuke. 

PENTECOST, s. Whitsuntide. 

PENT'HOUSE. 5. A shed sloping 
irom the main wall. 

PH. N ULTIMA. s. The last syllable 
out one. adj. penultimate. 

PENUM'BRA. 5. An imperfect 
shadow. 

PENU'RIOUS. adj. Niggardly; spar- 
ing, zdv.pcnwiously: s.penurious- 
ness. 

PENURY, s. Poverty. 

PE'ONY. s. A kind of flower, pi. 
peonies. 

PE'OPLE. s. A nation ; the vulgar. 
v. people; pr. par. peopling; past, 
peopled 

PEPPER. 5. A kind of spice, v. 
pepper; pr. par. peppering; past, 
peppered. 

PEPPERCORN, s. Something of on- 
ly nominal value. 

PEPPERMINT, s. A kind of aro- 
matic herb. 

PEPTIC, adj. Helping digestion. 

PER ADVENTURE, adv. Perhaps; 
may be. 

PERAM'BULATE. v. To walk 
through; to survey, pr. par. peram- 



PER-PER 

bulating; past, perambulated. .«. 
perambulation, perambulator. 

PERCE1' VE. v. To discover by some 
sensible effects, pr. par. perceiving; 
past, perceived: s. perceiver: adj. 
perceivable: adv. ptrceivably. 

PERCEPTIBLE, adj. Such as may 
be known or observed, s. percep- 
tion: adj. perceptive: adv. percep- 
tibly: s. perceptibility. 

PERCH, s. A kind of fish; a measure 
of five yards and a half; a pole; 
something on which birds sit. v. 
perch; pr. par. perching; past, 
perched: s. percher. 

PERCHANCE', adv. Perhaps. 

PERCIPIENT, adj. Perceiving. 8. 
percipient. 

PER'COLATE. v. To strain through, 
pr. par. percolating ; pa.sl, percolat 
ed: s. percolation. 

PERCUSS', v. To strike, pr. par. 
percussing; past, percussed: s. per- 
cussion. 

PERCUTIENT. adj. Striking. 

PERDITION, s. Destruction; ruin 

PER'EGRINATE. v. To travel, pr. 
par. peregrinating ; past, peregri- 
nated : s. peregrination, peregrina- 
tor. 

PEREMPTORY, PEREMPTORY 
adj. Dogmatical ; absolute, adv. 
peremptorily : s. peremptoriness. 

PEREN'NIAL. adj. Lasting through 
the year ; perpetual, s. perennial^ 
perennity. 

PERERRATION. 5. Travel. 

PER'FECT. adj. Complete; finish- 
ed, v. perfect'; pr. par. perfecting ; 
past, perfected: s. perfection, per- 
fectness, perfecter: adj. perfective. 
adv. perfectly, perfectively. 

PERFIDIOUS, adj. Treacherous, s. 
perfidy : adv. perfidiously. 

PERFLATE, v. to blow through, 
pr. par. perflating; past, perflated: 
s. perflation. 

PERFORATE. u.To pierce through; 
to bore. pr. par. perforating ; past, 
perforated: s. perforation, perfo- 
rator: adj. perforative. 

PERFORCE', adv. By violence. 
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PER— PER 



PER— PER 



PERFORM', v. To do; to accom- - PERMANENT, adj. Durable; un 



plish. pr. par. performing; past, 
performed: s. performance, per- 
f nut r • aclj . petforma b le. 
PERFU'ME. s. Strong odour; fra- 
grance, v. perfume ; pr. par. p°.r-\ 
fuming; past, perfumed: s. perA 
furrier, perfumery: adj. perfuma- 
tory. 



changed, adv. permanently : s. 

permanence. 
PERMEATE, v. To pass through 

pr. par. permeating; past, per 

meated : s. permeation: adj. pet 

meable. 
PERMISSIBLE, s. Such as may be 

mingled, s. permistion, permixiion 



PERFU'SE. v. To overspread; to PERMIT', v. To allow, without 
tincture, pr. par. perfusing; past, r command; to suffer, pr. par. per- 
perfused: s. perfusion. ; mitting; past, permitted : <■ per' m it, 

PERHAPS', adv. Peradventure. | permission: adj. permissible, per 

PERICAR'DIUM. s. A thin mem- ] missive: adv. permissively. 
brane, that encloses the heart. j PERMU'TE. v. To exchange, pr 

PERICAR'PIUM. 5. A membrane 



enclosing the fruit of a plant, 
PERICRANIUM, s. The membrane 



par. permuting; past, permuted: 
s. permuter, permutation. 
PERNTCIOUS. adj. Destructive; 
that covers the skull. verv hurtful, s. perniciousness : 

PERIGEE, PERIGE'UM. s. The adv. perniciously. 
nearest possible distance of a PERNOCTATION. s. Act of stay- 
planet from the earth. ing or watching all night. 
PERIHE'LIUM. 5. That point of a | PERORATION, s. The conclusion 
planet's orbit, wherein it is near-jj of an oration, 
est the sun. 'PERPENDICULAR, adj. Hanging 
PERIL, s. Danger; hazard, v. peril;\\ at a right angle with the horizon; 



pr. par. periling; past, periled 
adj. perilous: adv. perilously. 

PERIMETER, s. The compass or 
sum of all the sides which bound 
a figure. 

PE'RIOD. s. A circuit; era, epocha, 
length of duration ; a full stop, 
adj. periodical: adv. periodically. 

PERIPHERY, s. Circumference, pi. 
peripheries 

PERIPH'RASIS. 5. Circumlocution. 
pi. periphrases: v. periphrase ; pr. 
par. peripkrasing ; past, peri- 
phrased: adj. periphrastical : adv. 
periph rastica tly. 

PERISH, v. To die : to be destroy- 
ed, pr. par. perishing; past, per- 
ished: adj. perishable: s. perish-} 
ableness. 

PERIWIG, s. A wig. 

PERIWINKLE, s. A small shell 



crossing any other line at right 
angles, s. perpendicular, perpen- 
dicularity : adv. perpendicularly. 

PER'PETRATE. v. To commit ; to 
act. pr. par. perpetrating ; past, 
perpetrated: s. perpetration, perpt- 
petrator. 

PERPETUAL, adj. Never ceasing 
eternal, adv. perpetually. 

PERPETUATE, v. To make per- 
petual, pr. par. perpetuating; past, 
perpetuated : s. perpetuation, per- 
petuity, pi. perpetuities. 

PERPL'EX'.u.To disturb withdoubts, 
to entangle ; to vex. pr. par. per- 
plexing ,- past, perplexed : s. per- 
plexedness, perplexity, pi. perplexi- 
ties: adv. perplexedly. 

PERQUISITE, s. Something gain- 
ed, by a place, over and above the 
settled wages. 



fish; a kind of plant. jPER'RY. s. A drink made of peais 

PERJURE, v. To swear falselv I: PERSECUTE, v. To pursue with 



and corruptlv. pr. par. perjuring: 
past, perjured: s. perjurer, per- 
jury, pi. perjuries. 



malignity; to oppress, pr. par 
persecuting; past, persecuted : s. 
persecution, persecutor. 

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PER— PER 

PEPSEVE'RANCE. s. Steadiness 
in pursuits ; constancy in progress. 
v. persevere ; pr. par. persevering ; 
past, persevered: s. perseverer : 
adv. perseveringly. 

PERSIST', v. To persevere; to con- 
tinue firm. pr. par. persisting; 
past, persisted: s. persistence, per- 
sistency. 

PERSON, s. An individual ; a par- 
ticular man or woman ; exterior 
appearance, adj. personal: s. per- 
sonality, pi. personalities: adv. per- 
sonally. 

PERSONABLE, adj. Handsome; 
graceful. 

PER'SONATE. v. To represent by 
a fictitious or assumed character ; 
to act ; to feign, pr. par. persona- 
ting ; past, personated : s. person- 
ation, persouator. 

PERSON'IFY. v. To change from a 
thing to a person, pr. par. person- 
ifying; past, personified: s. per- 
sonification. 

PERSPECTIVE, s. Forward view; 
view of futurity; the science by 
which things are ranged in a pic- 
ture according to their real ap- 
pearance, adj. perspective: adv. 
perspectively. 

PERSPIC A'CIOUS. adj. Quick sight- 
ed, s. perspicacity. 

PERSPICUOUS, adj. Transparent ; 
clear to the understanding, s. per- 
spicuity : adv. perspicuously. 

PERSPIRE, v. To sweat, pr. par. 
perspiring ; past, perspired: s. per- 
spiration: adj. perspiratory, per- 
spirative. 

PERSUA'DE. v. To bring to any 
particular opinion ; to inculcate 
by argument or expostulation, pr. 
par. persuading; past, persuaded : 
s. persuader. 

PERSUA'SION. s. Act of persuading, 
adj. persuasive, persuasory : ady. 
persuasively. 

PERT. adi. Smart; saucy, s. pert- 
7iess .- ad v pertly. 

PERTAIN', v. To belong; to relate, 
pr. par. pertaining; past, pertained. 



?ER— PET 

PERTINA'CIOUS. adj. Obstinate, 
stubborn, adv. pertinaciously: s. 
pertinacity. 

PERTINENCE, PERTINENCY. 5. 
Fitness to the purpose, adj. perti- 
nent: adv. pertinently. 

PERTURBATION, s. Disquiet of 
mind ; disturbance ; disorder. 

PERTU'SED. adj. Pierced with 
holes, s. pertusion. 

PER'UKE. s. A periwig. 

PERU'SE. v. To read through ; to 
examine, pr. par. perusing; past 
perused : s. perusal, peruser. 

PERVA'DE. v. To pass through; to 
be general, pr. par. pervading, 
past, pervaded: s. pervasion: adj 
pervasive. 

PERVERSE', adj. Obstinate, stub- 
born, untractable. s. perverseness 
perversity: adv. perversely. 

PERVERT', v. To distort from the 
true end or purpose; to corrupt; 
to mislead, pr. par. perverting, 
past, perverted : s. perverter : adj. 
pervertible. 

PERVERSION. 5. Act of perverting 
adj. perversive. 

PERVIOUS, adj. Admitting passage. 
s. perviousness. 

PEST. s. Plague; pestilence. 

PESTIF'EROUS. adj. Pestilential- 
infectious. 

PESTER, v. To disturb ; to perplex ; 
pr. par. pestering; past, pestered. 
s. pester er: adj. pester ous. 

PEST'HOUSE. s. An hospital for 
persons infected with the plague. 

PESTILENCE, s. Plague; pest. adj. 
pestilent, pestilential : adv. pestilent- 
ly, pestilentially. 

PESTLE, s. An instrument with 
which any thing is broken in a 
mortar, s. pestilhtion. 

PET. s. A slight passion ; a fit of 
peevishness ; any creature fondled 
and indulged, v. pet; pr. par. pet- 
ting; past, petted: adj. pettish: s. 
pettishness : adv. pettishly. 

PETAL. 5. The leaf of a flower, 
adj. petalous. 

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PET— PHA 

PETARD', s. An explosive engine, 
used to break down gates or bar- 
riers. 

PET'EREL. s. A kind of sea-bird. 

PETITION. 5. Request; entreaty. 
v. petition; pr. par. petitioning; 
past, petitioned : s. petitioner : adj. 
petitionary. 

PETRES'CENT. adj. Growing to 
stone. 

PETRIFY, v. To change to stone, 
pr. par. petrifying; past, petrified : 
s. petrifaction, petrification; adj. 
petrif active. 

PETTICOAT, s. Part of a woman's 
dress. 

PETTIFOGGER, s. A pettv lawyer, 

PETTITOES, s. The feet of a suck- 
ing pig. 

PET'TO. s. The breast ; figurative- 
ly, privacy as "in petto" i. e. in 
reserve. 

PET'TY. adj. Small; inconsiderable. 
s. pettiness. 

PETULANT, adj. Saucy; perverse. 
s. petulance, petulancy : adv. petu- 
lantly. 

PEW. s. A seat enclosed in a church. 

PEWTER. 5. A compound metal, 
s. pewter er. 

PHENOMENON, s. See Phenomo 

NON. 

PHA'ETON. s. A kind of lofty, open. 

four-wheeled chaise. 
PHAL'ANX. s. A troop of men. 

closelv imbodied. pi. phalanxes. 
PHANTASM, PHANTAS'MA. s. 

Vain and airy appearance. 
PHANTASY, s. See Fantasy. 
PHANTOM, s. A spectre ; a fancied 

vision. 
PHAR1SA IC,PHARISA'ICAL.acy. 

Externally religious, s. pharisaism, 

pharisaicalness. 
PHAR'ISEE. s. One of a religious 

sect amongst the Jews. 
PHARMACEUTIC, PHARMA 

CEUT1CAL. adj. Relating to the 

art of preparing medicines. 
PHARMACOL'OGY. s. The know 

ledge of drugs and medicines. 
2A 



PHA— PHL 

PHARMACOTCE1A. s. A book o« 
rules for the composition of med 
icines. 

PHARMACOP'OLIST. s. An apoth 
ecarv. 

PHAR'MACY. s The trade of ar 
apothecarv. 

PH A'RO, PH A'ROS. 5. A light-house 

PHARYNGOTOMY. s. the act of 
making an incision into the wind 
pipe. 

PHEA'SANT. s. A species of game 
bird. 

PHE'NIX, PHGE'NIX. s. A fabulous 
bird. pi. phenixes. 

PHENOMENON, s. Appearance; 
visible quality, pi. phenomena. 

PHI'AL. s. A small bottle. 

PHILANTHROPY, s. Love of mPTi 
kind. adj. philanthropic, philaa 
thropical : s. philanthropist. 

PHIL'IJBEG. s. See Filibeg. 

PHILIPPIC, s. Anv invective de- 
clamation, v. philippize; pr. par 
philippizing ; past, philippized. 

PHILOL'OGY. s. Criticism; gram- 
matical learning, adj. philologic % 
philological : s. philologist. 

PHIL'OMATH. s. A lover of learn- 
ing. 

PHIUOMEL, PHILOME'LA. s. The 
nightingale. 

PHILOS'OPHY. s. Desire of acquir- 
ing wisdom ; knowledge, natural 
or moral; reasoning, adj. philo 
sophic, philosophical: s. philoso 
pher : ad v . philosophically • v. phil 
osophize; pr. par. philosophizing 
past, philosophized. 

PHILTER. 5. A charm to cause 
love. v. philter; pr. par. philter ing, 
past, philtered. 

PHIZ. s. The face, in contempt. 

PHLEBOTOMY, s. Blood-letting, 
s. phlebotomist : v. phlebotomize 
pr. par. phlebotomizing ; past, j9Afe- 
botomized. 

PHLEGM, s. The waterv humour 
of the body; coolness; indifference, 
adj. phlegmatic: adv. phi ' egmatically 

PHLEGMONOUS, adj. Inflamma- 
tory. 

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PHL-PIB 

PHLEME. s. An instrument to 
bleed with, particularly used for. 
horses. 

PHLOGISTON, s. An exploded chy- 
mical name for an imaginary sub- 
stance, thought to be a constituent 
part of all inflammable bodies. 

PHO'NICS.s.The doctrine of sounds. 

PHOS'PHORUS. 5. The morning 
star; a chymieal substance, which, 
when exposed to the air, takes 
fire. adj. phosphorated. 

PHRASE, s. An idiom; style; ex- 
pression. 

PHRASEOL'OGY. s. Style; diction. 

PHRENETIC, 'adj. Mad. 

PHRENOL'OGY. 5. The science of 
cerebral pathology ; cranioiogy. s. 
phrenologist. 

PHREN'SY. s. Madness, ipl.phren- 
sies: adj. phrensied. 

PHRY'GIAN. ^".Denoting, amongst 
the ancients, a sprightly and ani- 
mating kind of music. 

PHTHISIC, PHTHISIS, s. A con- 
sumption, adj. phthisical. 

PHYSICAL, adj. Relating to nature, 
or to natural philosophy; medici- 
nal, adv. physically. 

PHYSIC, s. The science of healing; 
medicine, v. physic; pr. par. phys- 
icking; past, physicked: s. physi- 
cian. 

PHYSIOGNOMY, s. The art of dis- 
covering the temper, and fore- 
knowing the fortune, by the fea- 
tures of the face; the face. pi. 
physiognomies: s. physiognomist. 

PHYSIOLOGY, s. The doctrine of 
the constitution of the works of 
nature, adj. physiologic, physiolo- 
gical: s. physiologist. 

PIAC'ULAR, PIAC'ULOUS. adj. 
Expiatory ; such as requires expi- 
ation. 

PI'ANET. s. A kind of bird. 

PIAN'O-FOR'TE. 5. A kind of mu- 
sical instrument. 

PIASTER, s. An Italian coin. 

PIAZZA. 5 : A walk under a roof, 
supported by pillars. 

H BEACH orPI'BROCH. s. A kind 



PIC— PIE 

of martial music, amongst the 

highlanders of Scotland. 
PI'CA. 5. A particular sized tvpe. 
PICAROON', s. A robber. 
PICK. v. To choose ; to select ; U. 

gather; to open a lock, &c. pr. 

par. picking ; past, picked : s. pick, 

picker. 
PICK'ET. s. A sharp stake ; a guard 

posted before an army x. picket, 

pr. par. picketing ; past, picketed. 
PICK'LE. 5. A salt liquor; thing 

pickled, v. pickle; pr. par. pick 

ling; past, pickled. 
PICK'NIC. 5. An assembly where 

each person contributes provisions 

to the general entertainment. 
PICK'POCKET. s. A thief, who 

steals from the podket. 
PICKTHANK. 5. A talebearer; a 

flatterer. 
PICT. s. A painted person ; one of 

the ancient inhabitants of Scotland. 
PICTO'RIAL. adj. Produced by a 

painter. 
PICTURE, s. A resemblance of 

persons or things in colours, v. 

picture; pr. par. picturing; past, 

pictured. 
PICTURESQUE', adj. Expressing 

that peculiar kind of beauty which 

is agreeable in a picture, s. piclur 

resqueness. 
PIE. s. Any crust baked, with some- 
thing in it ; a magpie. 
PIE'BALD. adj. Of various colours. 
PIECE, s. A part of the whole ; t 

fragment ; a picture ; a perform 

ance; a gun ; a coin. 
PIECE, v. To enlarge by the addi 

tion of a piece; to join. pr. par 

piecing; past, pieced : s. piecer. 
PIED. adj. Variegated, s. piedness, 
PIER. s. A column on which the arc;. 

of a bridge is raised. 
PIERCE, v. To penetrate ; to enter. 

pr. par. piercing ; past, pierced: s. 

piercingness, piercer: adj. piercing^ 

pierceable: adv. piercingly. 
PI'ETY. s. Discharge >f duty to 

God. 

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P1G-PIL 

PIG s. A sow or boar ; a mass of 
un forged lead, &,c. v. pig; pr. par. 
pigging ; past, pigged. 

PI'GEON. s. A kind of bird. 

PI'GEONHEARTED. adj. Timid. 

PIGEONHOLES, s. An old English 
game : cavities or divisions in 
which papers are deposited. 

PIG'GIN. s. A small wooden vessel. 

PIGMENT, s. Paint. 

PIG'MY, PYG'MY. s. A dwarf, pi. 
pigmies, pygmies. 

PIGNORATION, s. The act of 
pledging, adj. pignoraiive. 

PIG'NIT. s. A kind of nut that 
grows in the earth. 

PIGTAIL, s. A cue; a kind of 
twisted tobacco. 

PIKE. 5 A fish; a lance used by 
foot-soldiers, adj. piked. 

PIKE'LET. 5. A light cake. 

PIKE'MAN. 5. A soldier armed with 
a pike. ol. pikemen. 

PIKE'STAFF. 5. The wooden staff 
of a pike. 

PILASTER, s. A small square col 
nmn. 

PILCH' A RD. s. A kind of fish. 

PILE. .5. A heap; a strong piece of 
wood driven into the ground, to 
make a firm foundation, v. pile; 
pr. par. piling; past, piled : s. piler. 

PILTER. v. To steal, pr. par. pil- 
fering: past, pilfered: s. pilferer: 
adv. pilferingly. 

PIL'GRIM. s. A traveller; a wan- 
derer ; one who travels to sacred 
places, for devotion, s. pilgrimage. 

PILL. s. Medicine made into a small 
ball 

PIL'LAGE. v. To plunder; to spoil. 
pr. par. pillaging; past, pillaged; 
s. 'pillager. 

PII/LAR. s. A column; a supporter, 
ad], pillared. 

PIL'LION. s. A low soft saddle, 
placed behind another, on which 
a woman rides. 

PIL'LORY. 5. A kind of punish- 
ment, pi. pillories, pr. par. pil- 
laring; past, pillored. 



PIL— PIN 

PIL'LO W. s. A support for the head 

v. pillow; pr. par. pillowing; past, 

pillowed: s. pillow-case. 
PILOS'ITY. s. Hairiness, adj. pilous. 
PI'LOT. s. He whose office is tu 

steer a ship. v. pilot ; pr. par. pi- 
loting; past, piloted : s. pilotage. 
PIMENTO, s. A kind of spice, pi 

pimentoes. 
PIMP. v. To pander, pr. par. pimp 

ing; past, pimped. 
PIM'PLE. s. A small red pustule. 

adj. pimpled. 
PIN. s. A short wire, used to fasten 

clothes ; any thing driven to hold 

parts together, v. pin; pr. par. 

pinning ; past, pinned : s. pincase t 

pincushion, pinhole. 
PINASTER, s. The wild pine. 
PIN'CERS. s. An instrument for 

drawing nails, &c. 
PINCH, v. To squeeze, to gripe, to 

be frugal, pr. par. pinching; past, 

pinched: s. pinch, pi. pinches, 

pincher. 
PINCH' BECK. s. Mixed gold-col 

oured metal. 
PINDARIC, s. A.i ode, in the man 

ner of Pindar, adj. pindaric. 
PINE. s. A species of tree. adj. piny 
PINE. v. To languish ; to wea» 

away with miserv or pain. pr. par 

pining; past, pined. 
PINE'APPLE. s. A kind of fruit. 
PI'NEAL. adj. Resembling a pine 

apple. 
PI'NERY. s. A place where pine- 
apples are raised, pi. pineries. 
PIN'FOLD. 5. A place in whicl 

beasts are confined. 
PIN'GUID. adj. Fat. 
PIN'ION. s. A joint of the ;ving 

fetters, v. pinion ; pr. par. pinion 

ing; past, pinioned. 
PINK. s. A flower; a colour; a 

kind of heavy, narrow-sterned 

ship. 
PINK. v. To work in eyelet holes 

to stab; to pierce, pr. par. pink 

insc : pnst, pinked. 
PINICEYED. adj. Having small eyes. 
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PIN— PIS 

PINK'STERNED. adj. Having a nar-j 
row stern. 

PliYMONEY. s. An annual sum,! 
settled on a wife, to defray her 
own charges. 

PIN'NACE. s. A boat belonging to 
a ship of war. 

PIN'NACLE. s. A turret, or high 
spiring point, adj. pinnacled. 

PIN'NER. s. The lappet of a head- 
dress, which flies loose. 

PINT. s. Half a quart. 

PIONEE'R. s. One who opens the 
road for an army. 

PI'ONY. 5. A kind of flower. pL 
pjonies. 

PI'OUS. adj. Devout; godly; reli- 
gious; careful of the duties of a 
near relation, adv. piously. 

PIP. s. A disorder of fowls. 

PIPE. s. A tube; a musical instru- 
ment; a liquid measure, contain- 
ing two hogsheads. 

PIPE. v. To play on the pipe; to 
emit a shrill sound, pr. par. pip- 
ing; past, piped: s. piper. 

PI'PING. adj. Weak; hot; boiling. 

PIP'KIN. s. A small earthen vessel. 

PIPPIN, s. A kind of apple. 

PFQUANT. adj. Pricking; stimu- 
lating to the taste; sharp, adv. 
piquantly : s. piquancy. 

PIQUE. 5. Ill-will; petty malice; 
grudge, v. pique; pr. pa., piquing; 
past, piqued. 

PIQUET', s. A game at cards. 

PI'RACY. s. The act of robbing on 
the sea. pi. piracies: s. pirate: 
adj. piratical: adv. piratically. 

PIS'CARY. s. A privilege of fish- 
ing, s.piscation: adj. piscatory. 

PIS'CES. s. A sign of the zodiac; 
the fishes. 

PISCIVOROUS, adj. Fish-eating. 

PISH. int. A contemptuous exclam- 
ation. 

PIS'MIRE. s. An ant. 

PISTILLA'TION. s. The act of 
poundffig m a mortar. 

PIS'TOL. s. A small hand-gun. v. 
pistol; pr. oar. pistoling; past, 
pistoled 



PIS— PLA 

PISTO'LE. s. A coin of many coun 

tries, and manv degrees of valae. 
PIS'TON. s. A rod moving within 

a cylinder. 
PIT. s. A hole ; an abyss ; the mid- 
dle part of a theatre, v. pit; pr. 

par. pitting; past, pitted. 
PITAPAT, s. A flutter; a light, 

quick step. 
PITCH, s. The resin of the pine, 

any degree of elevation ; degree ; 

rate. pi. pitches. 
PITCH, v. To fix; to throw head 

long ; to smear with pitch, pr. par. 

pitching; past, pitched: s. pitchy 

pitchiness: adj. pitchy. 
PITCH'ER. s. An earthen vessel ; a 

water-pot 
PITCH'FORK. s. An instrument 

with which hay or corn is pitched 

upon a wagon. 
P1TCHT1PE. s. An instrument to 

regulate the voice. 
PIT'COAL. 5. Fossil coal. 
PiT'EOUS. adj. Sorrowful ; mourn 

ful ; compassionate, s. piteousness 

adv. piteously. 
PITFALL. 5. A covered pit. 
PITH. 5. The marrow of a plant , 

energy; strength, adj. pithless-. 

pithy: s. pithiness : adv. pithily. 
PIT'SAW. s. A large saw, used bj 

two men. 
PITTANCE, s. An allowance; a 

small portion. 
PIT'Y. s. Compassion; sympathy 

for misery, v. pity; pr. par. pitying, 

past, pitied: adj. pitiable, pitiful, 

pitiless: s. pitijulness : adv. piti- 
fully. 
PIVOT, s. A pin on which any thing 

turns. 
PIX. s A box for the consecrated 

host. 
PLACABLE, adj. Possible to be 

appeased, s. placability : adv plaC' 

ably. 
PLACARD', s. An eaict ; a mani- 
[ festo : an advertisement or public 

notification, v. placard; pr. par. 
' placarding; past, placarded. 
[PLACE, s. Particular portion of 
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PLA— PLA 

space -, locality; office, v. place; 
pr. par. placing; past, placed: s. 
placer. 

PLACE'MAN. 5. One who exercises 
a public employment, p\. placemen. 

PLA'CID. adj. Gentle; quiet ; soft 
s. placidness, placidity: adv. pla- 
cidly. 

PLA'GI ARY. 5. A thief in literature; 
literary theft, s. plagiarism, plagi- 
arist: adj. plagiary. 

PLAGUE. 5. Pestilence; anything 
troublesome or vexatious, v. plague, 
pr. par. plaguing ; past, plagued, 
s.plaguer: adj. plaguy: adv. pla- 
guily. 

PLAICE, s. A kind of flat fish. 

PLAID. 5. A variegated cloth; a 
cloak made of plaid. 

PLAIN, adj'. Smooth ; level ; open; 
clear; simple, s. plain, plainness : 
adv. plainly: adj. plaindealing, 
jlainhearted, plainspoken. 

PLAINT. 5. Lamentation; complaint. 
andj. plaintful, plaintless, plaintive 
v. plaintiveness : adv. plaintively. 

PLAINTIFF. 5. One that brings a 
suit. 

PLALVWORK. 5. Needlework, as 
distinguished from embroidery. 

PLAIT, s. A fold; a double, pro- 
nounced plate, v. plait; pr. par. 
plaiting; past, plaited: s. plaiter. 

PLAN. s. A scheme; a model, v. 
plan; pr. par. planning; past, plan- 
ned : s. planner. 

PLANE, s. A level surface ; an in- 
strument for smoothing boards, 
pr. pir. planing; past, planed: s. 
planer. 

PL A. VET. s. One of the erratic 
sti-^. ad]- planetary. 

PLANE'-TREE. 5. A kind of tree. 

PLANfM'ETRY. s. The mensura- 
tion of plane surfaces, ddj.plani- 
mctric»l. 

PLAN {SPHERE, s. A sphere pro- 
jected on a plane. 

PLANK, s. A thick, strong board. 
v. plnnk; pr. par. planking; past, 
planked. 

PLA'NO-OON'VEX. adj. Flat on one 
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PLA— PLE 

side, and convex on the other s 
plano-eonvixity. 

PLANT, s. Any vegetable produ*. 
tion. v. plant; pr. par. planting, 
past, planted: s. plantation, planter- 

PLANTAIN. 5. A kind of tree, and 
its fruit. 

PLASTER, s. A glutinous or adhe- 
sive mixture, v. plaster; pr. par. 
plastering; past, plastered: s.plas- 
tering, plasterer. 

PLASTIC, adj. Having the power 
to give form. 

PLAT. v. To weave, pr. par. plat* 
ting; past, platted: s. platter. 

PLAT. s. A small piece of ground. 

PLATE, s. A piece of metal, beat 
out into breadth; wrought silver, 
a dish to eat off. v. plate ; pr. par. 
plating; past, plated. 

PLATFORM, s. A level place be- 
fore a fortification; an elevated 
stage ; a scheme. 

PLATTNA. 5. A recently discover* 
ed metal, of the colour of silvtr; 
heavier than gold ; and, next to 
iron, the hardest of metals. 

PLATONIC, adj. Relating to tie 
philosophy, opinions, or school of 
Plato. s.platonism,platonist: adv 
platonically. 

PLATOON', s. A small square body 
of musketeers. 

PLATTER, s. A large dish, gener- 
ally of earth or wood. 

PLAU'DIT. s. Applause. 

PLAU'SIBLE. adj. Superficially 
pleasing; specious, adj. plausivc: 
adv. plausibly: s. plausibility. 

PLAY. v. To sport; to game; to 
touch a musical instrument ; to 
operate; to personate a drama 
pr. par. playing; past, played, s. 
play, player : adj. playful: s. play- 
fulness: adv. playfully: s. pi ay book, 
play day, play debt, piny ft Vow, play- 
house, playmate, plaything. 

PLEA. s. The act or form of plead- 
in or : an apology. 

PLEAD v. To enter a plea ; to ar 
gue before a court of justice; to 
reason with another, pr. par. plead 
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PLE— PLI 

tng ; past, pleaded : s. pleader: adj. 
pleadable. 
, PLEAS' ANT. ad;. Delightful; good- 
humoured ; gay. s. pleasantness, 
pleasantry t pi. pleasantries : adv. 
pleasantly. 

PLEASE, p. To gain approbation; 
to like. pr. par. pleasing; past, 
pleased: s. pleaser y pleasingness : 
adv. pleasingly. 

PLEAS'URE. s. Delight; gratifica- 
tion; choice, adj. pleasurable: s. 
pleasurableness : adv. pleasurably. 

PLEBE'iAN. s. One of the lower 
people, adj. plebeian. 

PLEDGE, s. A pawn ; a gage ; a 
surety, &c. v. pledge; pr. par. 
pledging; past, pledged: s. pledger. 

FLEI'ADES, PLEl'ADS. s. A north- 
ern constellation. 

PLEN'ARY. adj. Full; complete, 
adv. plenarily. 

PLENii'OTENCE. s. Fulness o 
power, adj. plenipotent. 

PLENIPOTENTIARY, s. A nego- 
tiator invested with full power, pi 
plenipotentiaries: adj. plenipoten 
tiary. 

FLE'NIST. s. One that holds all 
space to be full of matter. 

PLENITUDE, s. Fulness; reple- 
tion. 

PLEN'TEOUS. adj. Copious; abun- 
dant, s. plenteousness : adv. pkn- 
teously. 

PLENTY, s. Abundance; fruitful- 
ness. adj. plentiful: s. plentiful- 
ness: adv. plentifully. 

PLE'ONASM. s. A figure of rhet- 
oric, by which more words are 
used than are necessary. 
PLETH'ORA. s. The state in which 
the vessels are fuller of humours 
than is agreeable to a natural state 
of health. 
PLEU RTSY s. An inflammation of 
the pleura, pi. pleurisies : adj. pleu- 
ritic, pleurihcal 

PLI'ABLE. adj. Easy to be bent ; 
flexible, s. pliability, pi. pliabili-\ 
ties: adv. pliably. \ 



PLI— PLU 

PLI'ANT. adj. Bending, flexible; 

easy to take a form. «S. pliancy. 
PLICATION, PLIC'ATURE. s. 

Fold; double. 
PLI'ERS. s. An instrument by which 

any thing is laid hold of, to bend 

it. 
PLIGHT, v. To pledge, pr. par. 

plighting; past, plighted: s. plight- 

er. 
PLIGHT, s. Condition; state. 
PLINTH. s. The lowermost part d 

a pillar. 
PLOD. v. To toil ; to travel labori- 
ously; to study dully, pr. par. plod' 

ding; past, plodded: s. plodder. 
PLOT. s. A small extent of ground; 

a scheme; a stratagem v. plot; 

pr. par. plotting; past, plotted : s. 

plotter. 
PLOUGH, s. An instrument of ag- 
riculture, v. plough; pr. par. 

ploughing; past, ploughed: s. 

plougher, ploughboy, ploughland x 

ploughman, ploughshare. 
PLOVER, s. A kind of bird. 
PLUCK, v. To pull with nimble- 

ness or force ; to snatch, pr. par. 

plucking, past, plucked . s. pluck t 

plucker. 
PLUCK, s. The heart, liver, anc* 

lights of an animal; courage. 
PLUG. s. Any thing driven in, to 

stop a hole. v. plug; pr. par. plug 

ging; past, plugged. 
PLUM. 5. A kind of fruit, s. plum. 

PLU'MAGE. s. Feathers. 
PLUMB, s. A plummet, v. plumb, 

pr. par. plumbing ; past, plumbed. 
PLUMB, adj. Perpendicular to the 

horizon. 
PLUM'BEAN. adj. Consisting of 

lead. 
PLUM'BEOUS.ad/.Resemblinglead. 
PLUMB'ER. s. One who makes 

things of lead. 
PLUME, s. A feather of birds; a 

feather worn as an ornament, v 

plume; pr. par. pluming: past, 

plumed- adi- plumelet.* 
PLUMIG'EROUS. adj. Feathered. 
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PLU— POE 

PLU'MIPEDE. s. A fowl that 1 
feathers on the foot. 

PLUM'MET. s. A leaden weight, 
hung to a string, used for measur- 
ing depths. 

PLU'MOUS, PLU'M Y.adj. Feathery; 
resembling feathers, s. plumosity. 

PLUMP, adj. Inclining to fatness; 
sleek ; full and smooth, s. plump- 
ness: adv. plumply. 

PLUMP, v. To fall like a stone into 
water, pr. par. plumping; past, 
plumped : adv. plump. 

PLUN'DER. v. To pillage, pr. par. 
plundering; past, plundered: s. 
plunder, plunderer. 

PLUNGE, v. To put or immerse 
suddenly under water, &c. pr. 
par. plunging; past, plunged: s. 
plunge, plunger. 

PLU'RAL. adj. Implying more than 
one. s. plurality: adv. pluraUy. 

PLUSH, s. A kind of cloth. 

PLU VIAL, PLUVIOUS, adj. Re- 
lating to rain. 

PLY. v. To work diligently ; to so- 
licit, pr. par. plying; past, plied: 
s. ply, plier. 

PL VERS. 5. See Pliers. 

PNEUMATICS. 5. The science of 
the density and pressure of the 
atmosphere, adj. pneumatic. 

POACH, v. To boil slightly; to 
plunder by stealth, pr. par. poach- 
ing; pa.st, poached : s. poacher. 

POCK. s. A pustule. 

POCK'ET. s. The small bag inserted 
into clothes, pr. par. pocketing; 
past, pocketed. 

POC'ULENT. adj. Fit for drink. 

POD. s. The case of leguminous 
seeds. 

PODA'GRAL. adj. Afflicted with the 
gout ; relating to the gout. 

PO'EM. 5. A metrical composition. 

PCESY. s. The art of writing 
poems; a poem ; a short conceit, 
encrraved on a ring or other things. 

PO'ET. s. A writer of poems, fern. 
poetess, pi. poetesses: adj. poetic, 
poetical: adv. poetically: s. poetic, 



POE— POL 

poetry: v peetize; pr. par. poetiz 
ing ; past, poetized. 

PO'ET ASTER, s. A vile, petty poet 

POI'GNANT. adj. Sharp, penetrat- 
ing; severe, s. poigna&cy : adv. 
poignantly. 

POINT, s. A sharp end ; a moment , 
particular place, &c. v. point; pr. 
par. pointing? past, pointed: s. 
pointer, pointedness: adj. pointless 
adv. pointedly. 

POINTER, s. Anything that points, 

| a setting-dog. 

POI'SON. s. Venom; any thing ma 
lignant. v. poison; pr. par. poison- 
ing; past, poisoned s. poisoner 
adj. poisonous: s. poisonousness : 
adv. poisonously. 

POIZE, s. Weight ; balance ; a reg 
ulating power, v. poize ; pr. par. 
poizing; past, poized. 

POKE. s. A bag ; a sack ; a kind of 
berry. 

POKE. v. To feel in the dark; to 
search any thing with a long in- 
strument, pr. par. poking; past, 
poked: s. poker. 

PO'LAR. adj. Relating or belonging 
to the poles, s. polarity, tendency 
towards the poles. 

POLE. s. The extremity of the axis 
of the earth ; a long staff; a mea- 
sureof length containing five yards 
and a half, &c. adj.j^otar; s. po- 
larity. 

POLE'AXE. 5. An axe fixed to a long 
pole. 

POLE'CAT. s. A kind of animal. 

POLEMIC, POLEMICAL, adj. 
Controversial. 

POLE'STAR. s. A star near the pole. 

POLI'CE. s. The regulation of a city 
or country; officers employed in 
preserving the Deace. 

POL'ICY. s. The art of government; 
prudence, &c. pi. policies. 

POL'ISH. v. To smooth ; to brighten, 
to refine, pr. par. polishing ; past, 
polished: s. polish, ponsher: adj. 
poli^hable. 
i POLITE, adj. Po.snea; lefined 
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POL— POM 

of elegant manners, s. politeness : 
adv . politely. 

POLITIC, adj. Political ; civil ; pru- 
dent ; artful, adv. politically. 

POL'JTICS. 5. The science of gov- 
ernment, adj. political : adv. politi- 
cally: s. politician. 

POLITY. 5. A form of government ; 
policy ; art. pi. polities. 

POLL. s. The head; a catalogue or 
list of those who vote. v. poll; 
pr. par. polling ; past, polled. 

POL'LARD. s. A tree lopped; the 
chub-fish ; a mixture of bran and 
meal. v. pollard. 

POL'LEN. s. A sort of fine bran. 

POLL-E'VIL. s. A disorder in a 
horse's neck. 

POLLUTE, v. To make unclean; 
to defile ; to corrupt, pr. par. pol- 
luting; past, polluted: s. pollution, 
polluter, pollutedness. 

POLTROON', s. A coward, s. pol- 
troonry. 

POLYANTHUS, s. A kind of plant, 
pi. polyanthuses. 

POLYE'DRON. s. A multiplying 
glass. 

POLYG'AMY. 5. The act of having 
more than one wife. s. polygamist. 

POL'YGLOT. adj. Containing many 
languages, s. polyglot. 

POL'YGON. s. A figure of many 
angles, adj. polygonal. 

POL' YG RAM. s. A figure of many 
lines. 

POL'YPUS. s. A sea animal with 
many feet ; any thing with many 
roots or feet. pi. polypuses: adj. 
polypous. 

POLYSYL'LABLE. s. A word of 
many syllables; a word of more 
than three syllables, adj. polysyl- 
labic, polysyllabical 

POLYTHEISM, s. The doctrine of 
a plurality of gods. s. polytheist : 
adj. polytheistic, polytheistical. 

POM' ACE. s. The dross of cider- 
pressings. 

POMA'CEOUS. adj. Consisting of 
apples. 



POM— POP 

POMA'DE. s. A fragrant ointment. 

POMAN'DER. s. A perfumed ball 
or powder. 

POMATUM. 5. An ointment for the 
hair. v. pomatum; pr. par poma* 
turning; past, pomatumed. 

POMEGRANATE, s. A kind of tree, 
and its fruit. 

POM'MEL. s. Around ball or knob; 
the knob that balances the blade 
of a sword ; the protuberant part 
of a saddle, before. 

POM'MEL. v. To beat with any thing 
thick and bulky; to bruise, pr. par. 
pommeling; past, pomelcd. 

POMP. 5. Splendour, pride, ostenta- 
tion, adj. pompous: s. pomposity: 
adv. pompously. 

POMP'ION. 5. See Pumpkin. 

POND. s. A small pool of water; 
a lake. 

PON'DER. v. To consider; to muse, 
pr. par. pondering; past, ponder' 
ed : s. ponderer. 

PONDERATION. s. The act of 
weighing, adj. ponderable, port- 
deral. 

PON'DEROUS. adj. Heavy, weighty 
s. ponderousness : adv •. ponderously . 

PON'IARD. s. A dagger, v. poniard 
pr. par. poniarding ; past, poniard- 
ed. 

PONT'AGE. s. Duty paid to repair 
bridges. 

PONTIFF. 5. A high priest; the 
pope. adj. pontific, pontifical: s. 
pontificate: adv. pontifically. 

PONTON', s. A floating bridge of 
boats, pronounced pon-toon'. 

PO'NY. s. A small horse, pi. ponies. 

POOL. s. A lake of standing water. 

POOP. s. The hindmost part of a 
ship. 

POOP. v. A ship is said to be poop- 
ed, when she receives on her poop 
the shock of a high and heavy sea. 

POOR. adj. Not rich; necessitous; 
paltry; lean. s. poorness: adv. poor- 
ly: adj. poar spirited : s. poor spirit - 
edness. 

POP. 5. A small, smart, quick ?ound. 
s. popgun. 

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POP— POR 

POP. v. To move or enter with a 
quick, sudden, and unexpected 
motion, pr. par. popping; past, 
popped. 
POPE. s. The bishop of Rome; a 
small fish. adj. popish: s.popedo'/n, 
popery: adv. popishly. 
POPE-JOAN', s. A game at cards. 
POPES-EYE'. s. The gland surround- 
ed with fat, in the middle of the 
thigh. 
POPINJAY. s. A parrot; a wood- 
pecker ; a trifling fop. 

POPLAR, s. A kind of tree. 

POPLIN, s. A kind of stuff, made of 
silk and worsted. 

POPPET. 5. See Puppet. 

POP'PY. s. A kind of flower, pi 
j'oppies. 

POPULACE, s. The vulgar; the 
multitude. 

POPULAR, adj. Vulgar; pleasing 
to the people, s. popularity : adv 
popularly. 

POPULATE, v. To breed people; 
to fill with inhabitants, pr. par. 
populating; past, populated: s. pop- 
ulation: adj. populous: s. popu- 
lousness : adv. populously. 

PORCELAIN, s. China ware. 

PORCH, s. A portico; a covered 
.valk. pi. porches. 

PORCUPINE. 5. A kind of animal 

PC RE. s. Spiracle of the skin, adj 
porous : s. porousness. 

PORE. v. To look with great in- 
tenseness and care. pr. par. poring; 
past, pored. 

PORK s. Swine's flesh, s. porker, 
porket, porhling. 

FORTH YRY. ^Marble of a partic- 
ular kind. 

PORPOISE, POR'PUS. s. The sea- 
hog, pi. porpoises, porpuses. 

PORREC'TION. 5. The act of reach- 
ing forth. 

POR'RIDGE. s. A kind of broth. 

PORRINGER, s. A vessel to eat out 
of. 

PORT. s. A harbour; a gate ; <the 
aperture in a ship, out of which j 



POR-POS 

the gun is projected; mien; a 
kind of wine. 
PORT. v. To carry, pr. par. port* 
ing; past, ported: adj. portable : s. 



PORTAGE, s. Carriage; price of 
carrying; land-road between two 
navigable waters. 
PORTAL, s. A gate ; the arch of a 

gate. 
PORTCUL'LIS. s. A sort of ma- 
chine hung over the gates of a city, 
pi. portcullises: adj. portcullised. 

PORTEND', v. To foretoken; to fore- 
show, pr. par. portending; past, 
portended : s. portension, portent. 

PORTER, s. One who has the charge 
of a gate; a carrier; a kind of 
strong beer. fern, portress^ pi. por- 
tresses: s. porterage. 

PORTFO'LIO. s. A case for keep- 
ing loose papers. 

PORTHOLE, s. A hole in a ship's 
side, where the guns are placed. 

PORTICO, s. A covered walk, in 
front of a house, pi. porticoes. 

PORTION, s. A part assigned. >. 
portion ; pr. par. portioning ; past, 
portioned: s. portioner : adj. por- 
tionless. 

PORTLY, adj. Of stately mien; 
bulky, s. portliness. 

PORTMANTEAU, s. A chest or 
bag in which clothes are carried. 

PORTMOTE. s. A court held in 
port towns. 

PORTRAIT, s. A picture drawn 
from life. s. portraiture. 

PORTRAY', v. To paint ; to describe 
by picture, pr. par. portraying , 
past, portrayed. 

PORTREVE. s. The bailiffof a port 
town. 

POSE. v. To puzzle, pr. par. pos- 
ing; past, posed: 8. poser. 

POSITION, s. State of being placed; 
situation, adj. positional. 

POSITIVE, adj. Not negative; real , 
absolute; direct, s. positiveness : 
adv. positively. 

POS'SE. s. An irmed power: alow 
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POS. -POS 

woid, from ])osse comitatus, the 
power of the shire. 
POSSESS', v. To have as an owner; 
to seize; to make master of. pr. 
par. possessing ; past, possessed : s 
possession, possessor : adj. posses- 
sive, possessory. 
POS'SET. s. Milk curdled. 
POSSIBLE, adj. Having the power 
to be, or to be done. adv. possibly: 
s. possibility, pi. possibilities. 
POST s. A messenger; quick course 
or manner of travelli Jig; situation; 
military station ; a piece of tim- 
ber set erect, &e. v. post; pr. par. 
posting; past, posted: s. postage, 
poster, postboy, postchaise, post- 
haste, posthorse, posthouse^ post- 
man, postmaster, post-office, post- 
town. 

POSTDATE, v. To date later than 
the real time. pr. par. postdating ; 
past, postdated. 

POSTDILU'VIAN. adj. Posterior to 
the flood. 

POSTE'RIOR. adj. Happening after ; 
placed after, s. posteriors, poste- 
riority. 

POSTERITY. 5. Succeeding gene 
rations, pi. posterities. 

POSTERN. 5. A small gate. 

POSTEXIS'TENCE. s. Future ex 
istence. 

POSTHUMOUS, adj. Done, had 
or published, after a person's 
death, adv. posthumously. 

POSTIL'ION. s. A driver ot a coach 
or postchaise. 

POSTLIMIN'IAR, POSTLIMIN' 
IOUS. adj. Done or contrived sub 
sequently. 

POSTMERiD'I AN. adj. Being in the 
afternoon. P. M. 

POSTPO'NE. v. To put off; to de- 
lay, pr. par. postponing; past, 
postponed, s. postponement. 

POSTSCRIPT, s. Something added 
to the end of a letter. 

POSTULATE, v. To assume with- 
out proof, pr. par. postulating ; 
i>ast, postulated : s. postulate, pos- 



POS-- POli 

tulatum, postulation : adj. postula- 
tory. 
POSTURE, s. Position, disposition 
POSTUREMASTER. s. One who 

teaches or practises artificial con- 
tortions of the body. 
PO'SY. s. A motto on a ring; a bunch 

of flowers, pi. posies. 
POT. s. A vessel to hold liquids, 

&c. v. pot; pr. par. potting; past, 

potted: s. potherb, pothook. 
POTABLE, adj. Drinkable, s. po- 

tableness. 
POTASH, s. An alkaline salt, pi 

potashes. 
POTATION.s. Drinking bout; drink. 
POTATO, s. A kind of esculent 

root. pi. potatoes. 
POTCOMPAN10N. s. A fellow- 

drinker. 
POTENT, adj. Powerful; strong. 

s. potent, potency, pi. potencies. 
POTENTATE, s. A monarch, a 

prince, a sovereign. 
POTENTIAL, adj. Existing in pos- 
sibility, not in act; powerful, adv 

potentially: s. potentiality. 
POTH'ER. s. Bustle; tumult. 
POTHOUSE, s. An ale-house. 
POTION, s. A draught; commonly 

a medicinal draught. 
POTTAGE. 5. Any thing boiled for 

food. 
POTTER, s. A maker of earthen 

vessels, s. pottery, pi. potteries. 
POTTLE. 5. A measure containing 

two quarts. 
POTVALIANT. adj. Heated to 

courage by strong drink. 
POUCH, s. A small bag ; a pocket. 

pi. pouches: v. pouch; pr. par. 

pouching; past, pouched. 
POULTERER, s. One who sells 

fowls. 
POULTICE, s. A soft, mollifying 

application, v. poultice ; pr. par. 

poulticing; past, poulticed. 

POULTRY, s. Domestic fowls, pi 

poultries. 
POUNCE, s. The talon of a bird o 

prey ; the powder of gum sandn 
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POU-PKA 



PRA- PRE 



lach or rosm. v. pounce; pr. par. l| valley of the Mississippi, and other 

'pouncing; past, pounced. parts of the west, destitute of trees. 

POUNCETBOX. s. A small box, and covered with long, coarse 

- perforated, pi. pouncetboxes. | grass. 

POUND, s. A weight; twenty shil-j^PRAISE. s. Commendation; ap- 

lings; an enclosure. [ plause ; honour, v. praise ; pr. par. 

POUND, v. To beat; to shut up. pr. ! praising; past, praised: s. praiser. 

par. pounding; past, pounded: s. \ PRAISE' WORTH Y. adj. Commend- 



pounder. 

POUND 7 AGE. s. A certain sum de- 
ducted from a pound ; confine- 
ment of cattle in a pound. 

POUR. v. To empty liquid out of 
a vessel ; to flow. pr. par. pour- 
ing ; past, poured: s. poure? 

POURTRAY'. v. See Portray. 

POUT. v. To look sullen, by thrust- 
ing out the lips ; to frown, pr. par. 
pouting ; past, pouted : s. pout, 
pouter. 

POVERTY, s. Indigence, meanness, J 
defect. 

POWDER. 5. Dust ; any body com- 
minuted, v. powder; pr. par. pow- 
dering ; past, powdered: s. pow- 
derer, powderhorn, powdermill. 

POW'DERING-TUB. 5. A vessel in 
which meat is salted. 

POWER. 5. Authority; influence; 
ability; strength, adj. powerful, 1 , 
powerless : s. powerfulness : adv. ' 
powerfully. 

POX. s. Pustules. 

POZE. v. To puzzle, pr. par. poz- 
ing; past, pozed. 

PRACTICABLE, adj. Performable; 
possible to be accomplished, s. 
practicability, pi. practicabilities: 
adv. practicably. 

PRACTICE, s. Frequent repetition 
of an act ; use ; actual perform- 
ance, adj. practical: s. practical- 
ness, adv. practically. 

PRACTISE, v. To repeat an act 
frequently; to do; to exercise, 
pr. par. practising ; past, practis- 
ed: s. prartiser, practitioner. 

PRAGMATIC, PRAGMATICAL. 
adj. Meddling; impertinently bu- 
sy, s. pragmaticalness : adv. prag- 
ma ticnlly 

PRA'IRIK s. A tract of land, in the 



able. s. praiseioorthiness : adv. 
praiseworthily . 

PRAME. 5. A flat-bottomed boat. 

PRANCE, v. To spring and bound, 
pr. par. prancing; past, p ranced 
s. prancer. 

PRANK, s. A frolic ; a mischievous 
trick. 

PRATE, v. To talk idly ; to chat 
ter. pr. par. prating; past, prated 
s. prate, prater: adv. pratingly. 

PRATTLE, v. To talk lightly, pr 
par. prattling; past, prattled: s. 
prattle, prattler. 

PRAV'ITY. s. Corruption, badness.. 

PRAWN, s. A small crustaceous fish. 

PRAY. v. To petition ; to entreat, 
pr. par. praying ; past, prayed : 3. 
prayer: adv. pr ay ingly : s. prayer- 
book. 

PREACH, v. To pronounce a pub- 
lic discourse, upon sacred subjects, 
pr. par. preaching; past, preached 
s. preacher. 

PREADMON'ISH. v. To caution o 
advise beforehand, pr. par. pread* 
monishing ; past, preadmcynished 
s. preadmonition. 

PREAM'BLE. 5. Something previ- 
ous; introduction, v. preamble ; pr. 
par. preambling ; past, preambled. 

PREAM'BULATE. v. To walk be- 
fore, pr. par. preambulating; past, 
preambulated : s. preambulation : 
adi. preambulatory. 

PREAUDIENCE, s. The right or 
state of being heard before an 
other. 

PREBEND, s. A stipend granted in 
cathedral churches, adj. prebendaL 
s. prebendary, pi. preben iaries. 

PRECA'RIOUS. adj. Dependent, 
uncertain, s. precariousness : ad\ 
precariously. 

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PRE— PRE 

PREC ATORY. adj. Suppliant. 

PRECAUTION. ^'Preservative cau- 
tion, adj. precautional. 

PPcECE'DE. v. To go before, in rank 
or time. pr. par. preceding ; past, 
preceded : s. precedence, pre' cedent : 
adj. precedent. 

PRECESSION. 5. Act of preceding. 

PRECENTOR, s. He that leads a 
choir. 

PRE'CEPT. 5. A command, injunc- 
tion, mandate, s. preceptor: adj. 
preceptive, preceptory. 

PRE'CINCT. s. Outward limit, 
boundary. 

PRE'CIOUS. adj. Valuable: costly, 
s. precwusness : adv. preciously. 

PRECIPICE, s. A headlong steep. 

PRECIPITATE, v. To throw head- 
iong; to hasten unexpectedly. 
pr. par. precipitating ; past, precip- 
itated: s. precipitation, precipitance, 
precipitancy: adj. precipitate, pre- 
cipitant : adv. precipitately. 

PRECIPITATE, s. A corrosive med- 
icine, made by precipitating mer- 
cury. 

PRECI'SE. adj. Exact ; strict ; nice, 
s. precisian, precision, preciseness : 
adv. precisely. 

PRECLU'DE. v. To shut out or hin- 
der, by some anticipation, pr. par. 
precluding ; past, precluded. 

PRECLUSION, s. Act of precluding, 
adj. preclusive : adv. preclusively. 

PRECO'CIOUS. adj. Ripe before the 
usual time. s. precocity, pi. pre- 
co cities. 

PRECaGITATE. v. To consider or 
scheme beforehand, pr. par. pre- 
cogitating ; past, precogitated. 

PRECOGNITION. s.Previous know- 
ledge. 

PRECOMPO'SE. v. To compose be- 
forehand, pr. par. precomposing ; 
past, precomposed. 

PRECONCEIT'. s. An opinion pre- 
viously formed. 

PRECONCEI'VE. v. To form an 
opinion beforehand, pr. par. pre- 
conceiving ; past , preconceived. 



PRE-PRE 

PRECONCEPTION, s. Act of prp 

conceiving ; notion preconceived. 

PRECONTRACT, s. A previous 
contract, v. precontract; precon 
trading; past, precontracted. 

PRECURSOR, s. Forerunner; har 
binger. adj. precursory. 

PREDA'CEOUS. adj. Living by prey 

PRE'DAL. adj. Practising plunder 

PREDATORS adj. Plundering; ta 
pacious. 

PREDECESSOR, s. One who p-e- 
ceded in time *, an ancestor. 

PREDESTINATE, v. To appoint by 
irreversible decree, pr. par. pre 
destinating; past, predestinated: 
s. predestination, predeslinarian % 
predestinator. 

PREDESTINE, v. To decree before- 
hand, pr. par. predestining ; past, 
predestined. * 

PREDETERMINE.^. To determine 
beforehand, pr. par. predetermin- 
ing; past, predetermined: adj.j?re- 
determinate: s. predetermination. 

PRE'DIAL. adj. Consisting of farms; 
belonging to a farm. 

PREDICAMENT, s. A class or ar- 
rangement of beings or substances, 
ranked according to their nature* 
adj. predicamental. 

PREDICATE, v. To affirm any thii,g 
of a subject, pr. par. predicating, 
past, predicated: adj. predicahle s 
predicatory : s. predicate, predica- 
tion, predicability. 

PREDICT', v. To foretel ; to fore 
show. pr. par. predicting; past, 
predicted : s. prediction, predictor. 

PREDILECTION, s. Prepossession 
in favour of any particular persor 
or thing. 

PREDISPO'SE. v. To adapt previ 
ously to any certain purpose, pr 
par. predisposing; past, predispos 
ed : s. predisposition. 

PREDOMINATE, v. To prevail; 
to be ascendant, pr. par. predom- 
inating; past, predominated: s. 
predominance, predomination : adj 
predominant : adv. predominantly 
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PRE— PRE 

P RE-ELECT', v. To choose by pre- 
vious decision, pr. par. preelecting; 
past, preelected : s. preelection: a 
preelective. 

PREEMINENCE, s. Superiority of 
excellence; precedence, adj.^re- 
eminent: adv. preeminently. 

PREEM'PTION. s. The right of 
purchasing before another. 

PREENGA'GE. v. To engage by 
» precedent ties or contracts, pr. 
par. preengaging; past, preengag- 
ed: s. preengagement. 

PREEXIS'TENCE. s. Existence be- 
fore, adj. preexisient. 

PRE F' ACE. 5. An introduction to a 
book, &.c. v. preface; pr. ^^.pref- 
acing ; past , p refaced. 

PREF'ATORY. adj. Introductory. 

PRE'FECT. s. A governor, a com- 
mander, s. prefecture. 

PREFER', v. To regard more; to 
exalt; to present ceremoniously. 
pr. par. preferring; past, preferred: 
^.preferences preferment , preferrer: 
adj. preferable : adv. preferably. 

PREFIG'URE. v. To exhibit by an- 
tecedent representation, pr. par. 
prefiguring; past, prefigured : s. 
prefiguration : adj. prefigarative. 

PREFIX', v. To appoint beforehand; 
to put before another thing, pr. 
par. prefixing; past, prefixed: s. 
prefix, prefixion. 

PREG'NABLE. adj. That may be 
won bv force. 

PREG'NANT. adj. Teeming, breed- 
ing, fruitful, full. s. pregnancy: 
adv. pregnantly. 

PREJUDGE', v. To determine with- 
out due testimony, pr. par. pre- 
judging; past, prejudged: s. pre- 
judgment. 

PREJUDICATION. 5. The act of 
prejudging, adj. pre judicative. 

PREJUDICE, s. Judgment formed 
without examination : preposses- 
sion of mind, v. prejudice; pr. par. 
prtjudicing; past, prejudiced. 

PREJUDICIAL, adj. Exeitingpreju- 
dice; injurious, hurtful, adv. preju- 
dicially. 2 fi 



PRE— PRE 

PRE'LATE. s. An ecclesiastic of 
the highest order, adj. prelatic % 
prelahcal : s. prelar.y, pi. prelacies 
adj. prelatically. 

PRELA'TION. s. Preference; the 
setting of one before another. 

PRELECTION, s. Reading; lecture. 
s. prelector. 

PRELIBA'TION. s. Taste before- 
hand. 

PRELIMINARY, adj. Previous; in 
troductory. s. preliminary , ^[.pre- 
liminaries. 

PRE'LUDE. s. Some short flight of 
music, played before a full con- 
cert; something introductory, v. 
prelude; pr. par. preluding; past, 
preluded. 

PRELU'SiyE. adj. Previous, intro- 
ductory/, proemial. adj. prelusory 

PREMATU'RE. adj. Ripe too soon 
too early, s. prematureness, prema- 
turity: adv. prematurely. 

PREMEDITATE, v. To think or 
contrive beforehand, pr. par. pre 
meditating; past, premeditated : s. 
premeditation : adj . premeditate 
adv. premeditately. 

PREMIER, s. A principal minister 
of state. 

PREMI'SE. v. To explain previous 
ly. pr. par. premising; past, pre 
mised: s. premises, (in law Ian 
guage) houses or lands ; previou 
expressions. 

PRE'MIUM. s. Something given t 
invite a loan or bargain ; a reward 
proposed. 

PREMONTSH. v. To admonish be 
forehand, pr. par. premonishmg 
past, premonished : s. premonition 
adj. premo7iitory. 

PREMONSTRA'TION. s. Act of 
showing beforehand 

PRENOM'INATE. v. Jo forename, 
pr. par. prenominating ; past,/>r«- 
nominated: s. prenomination. 

PREOCCUPY, v. To take previous 
possession of; to prepossess, pr 
par. preoccupying : past, preoccu* 
pied : s. preoccupation 

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PREOPIN'ION. s. Opinion antece 
dently formed. 

PREOPTION. 5. Right of first 
choice. 

PREORDAIN', v. To ordain before- 
hand, pr. par. preordaining; past, 
preordained : s. preordinance, pre- 
ordination: adj. preordinate. 

PREPARE, v. To take previous 
measures; to fit for; to adjust to 
pr. par. preparing; past, prepared : 
s. preparation, preparer, prepared- 
ness: adj. preparatory, preparative: 
adv. preparedly, preparatively. 

PREPENSE', adj. Forethought ; pre- 
conceived : as malice prepense. 

PREPON'DERATE. v. To outweigh; 
to overpower by weight, pr. par. 
preponderating ; pastppreponder- 
ated: s. preponderance, preponder- 
ation : adj. preponderant. 

PREPOSITION. (In grammar) a 
particle governing a case. 

PREPOSSESS', v. To preoccupy; to 
prejudice, pr. par. prepossessing ; 
past, prepossessed : s. prepossession. 

PREPOSTEROUS, adj. Absurd: 
perverted, s. preposterousness: 
adv. preposterously. 

PREREQUISITE, adj. Previously 
necessary, s. prerequisite. 

PREROGATIVE. 5. Exclusive priv- 
ilege or right, adj. prerogatived. 

PRE'SAGE. s. Prognostic; percep- 
tion of futurity, v. presa'ge; pr. 
♦par. presaging; past, presaged: 
adj. presage ful: s. presager. 

PRES'BYTER. s. A priest; a pres- 
byterian. s. presbytery, pi. presby- 

PRESBYTERIAN. adj. Consisting 
of elders : governed by elders, s. 
presbyter ian, presbyterianism. 

PRES'CIENT. adj. Foreknowing; 
prophetic, s. prescience. 

PRESCRI'BE. v. To influence by 
long custom ; to give law ; to write 
medical directions, pr. par. pre- 
scribing; past, prescribed : s. pre- 
server .- adj. prescriptive. 

PRESCRIPTION. 5. Actofprescrib- 



PRE— PRE 

ing; written direction, adj. pre- 
scriptive. 

PRES'ENCE-CHAMBER. s. The 
room, in which a great person re* 
ceives company. 

PRES'ENT. adj. Not absent; not 
past; not future, s. presence: adv. 
presently. 

PRES'ENT. s. A giR; something 
ceremoniously given, v. present; 
pr. par. presenting; past, present 
ed: adj. presentable. 

PRESENTATION, s. Act of pre- 
senting; exhibition. 

PRESENTIMENT, s. Previous idea; 
notion previouslv formed. 

PRESERVE', v. To save ; to defend 
from evil; to keep; to season 
fruits and other vegetables wHh 
sugar, pr. par. preserving part, 
preserved : s. preserve, preserver 

PRESI'DE. v. To be set over; to 
have authority over; to act as 
chairman or governor, pr. pas. 
presiding; past, presided. 

PRESIDENT. 5. One placed with 
authority over others ; a chairman ; 
a governor, adj. presidential: s. 
presidency, pi. presidencies. 

PRESS, v. To squeeze; to crush; to 
distress ; to constrain, pr. pa . 
pressing; past, pressed: s. press^ 
presser, pressure : adv. pressingly. 

PRESS'-BED. 5. A bed, so formed aa 
to be shut up in a case. 

PRESS'GANG. s. A crew employed 
to force men into the naval ser- 
vice. > 

PRESS'MAN. s. One who makes 
the impression of print by the 
press, pi. pressmen. 

PRESTO, adv. Qayly; with quick- 
ness : a musical term. 

PRESU'ME. v. To suppose; to be- 
lieve previously, without examina- 
tion ; to make confident or arro- 
gant attempts, pr. par. presuming t 
past, presumed. 

PRESUMPTION, s. Act of presum- 
ing; supposition oreviously for;o 
ed. 

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PRESUMPTUOUS, adj. Arrogant; 
confident; irreverent, adv. pre- 
sumptuously. 

PRESUPPOSC. v. To suppose pre- 
viously, pr. par. presupposing; past, 
presupposed: s. presupposal, pre- 
supposition. 

PRETEND', v. To hold out ; to make 
false appearances or representa- 
tions ; to claim, pr. par. pretend- 
ing; past, pretended: s. pretence, 
pretension, pretender: zdv.pretend- 
edly, pretendingly. 

PRETERIT, adj. Past. 

PRETERNATURAL, adj. Not natu- 
ral: irregular, adv. preternatur ally. 

PRETEXT, s. Pretence ; false alle- 
gation. 

PRETEXTA. 5. The robe that was 
worn by the Roman youths under 
seventeen years of age. 

PKE'TOR. s. A Roman judge, adj. 
pretorial, pYetorian. 

PRETTY, adj. Neat ; elegant: beau- 
tiful without grandeur, s. pretti- 
ness : adv. prettily. 

PREVAIL', v. To be in force; to 
nave effect ; to overcome, pr. par. 
prevailing; -past, prevailed: s.preva- 
ence : adj. prevalent : adv. preva- 
lently. 

PREVARICATE, v. To evade by 
rome quibble ; to cavil, pr. par. 
2 7 evaricating ; past, prevaricated : 
s. prevarication, prevaricator. 

PREVENT, v. To obstruct; to hin- 
der; to obviate, pr. par. prevent- 

€ ing; past, prevented: s. preven- 
tion, preventive: adj. preventable, 
preventive. 

PRE'VIOUS. adj. Antecedent; go- 
in? before, adv. previously. 

PREY. s. Something to be devoured 
or seized; plunder, v. prey; pr. 
par. preying; past, preyed: s.preyer. 

PRICE, s. Equivalent paid; value. 
v. price; pr. par. pricing; past, 
priced. 

PRICK, v. To pierce with a small 
puncture; to spur. pr. par. prick- 
ing; past, pricked: s. prick \ pricker. 



PRI— PRI 

PRICK'LE. s. A small, sharp point 
s. prickliness : adv. prickly. 

PRICK'LEBACK. s. A small fish. 

PRIDE, s. Inordinate self-esteem . 
dignity of manner ; generous ela 
tion of heart, v. pride; pr. par. 
priding; past, prided: adj. pride- 
less. 

PRIEST, s. One who officiates in 
sacred offices, fern, priestess, pi 
priestesses : s. priesthood, priesth 
ness: adj. priestlike, priestly: s. 
priestcraft. 

PRIEST'RIDDEN. adj. Managed or 
governed by priests. 

PRIG. s. A pert, conceited little fel- 
low. 

PRIM. adj. Formal ; affectedlv nice. 

PRI'MARY. adj. First in orderj chief; 
principal, adv. primarily. 

PRI'xMATE. s. The chief ecclesias- 
tic, s. primacy. 

PRIME, s. The first part of the day; 
the beginning; the best part; the 
height of perfection, ad}, prime: 
s. primeness, primer : adv. primely. 

PRIME, v. To put powder into the 
pan of a gun ; to lay the ground on 
a canvas, to be painted, pr. par. 
priming ; past, primed. 

PRIME'VAL. adj. Original. 

PRIMITIVE, adj. Original; estab- 
lished from the beginning; ancient, 
s. primitive, primiliveness : adv. 
primitively. 

PRIMOGENITURE, s. Seniority; 
state of being first born. s. primo- 
genitor: adj. primogeneal. 

PRIMOR'DEAL. adj. Original. 

PRIMROSE, s. A flower' that ap- 
pears eurly in the year. 

PRINCF. s. A sovereign; a chief ru- 
ler: a king's son. fern, prnicess, 
pi. princtsses: adj. and &d\. prince- 
ly: s. princeliness. 

PRINCIPAL, adj. Chief; of the first 
rate; important, s. principal: adv 
principally. 

PRINCIPALITY, s. Sovereignty: 
the country which gives title 1 3 a 
prince, pi. principalities. 

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PUI— PRO 

PRIN'CIPLE. 5. Element; constitu- 
ent part ; motive. 

PRINT, v. To mark by pressing; to 
form by impression, pr. par. print- 
ing; past, printed: s. print, print- 
ing, printer. 

PRl'OR. adj. Former; antecedent, 
s. priority adv. priprly, 

PRl'OR. s. The head of a convent 
of monks, fern, prioress, pi. prior- 
esses : s. priory, pi. priories. 

PRISM, s. A kind of mathematical 
glass, adj. prismatic. 

PRIS'MOID. s. A body approaching 
to the form of a prism. 

PRIS'ON. s. A jail. s. prisoner. 

PRISTINE, adj. First; ancient. 

PRITH'EE. A familiar corruption 
of " pray thee." 

PRIVACY, s. Secrecy; retirement, 
pi. privacies. 

PRI'VATE. adj. Secret ; alone ; par- 
ticular ; not public ; sequestered 
s. privateness : adv. privately. 

PRIVATEE'R. s. A private ship of 
war. v. privateer; pr. par. priva- 
teering; past, privateered. 

PRIVATIVE, adj. Causing priva- 
tion; negative, s. privation, priv- 
ative. 

PRIVILEGE. 5. Peculiar advantage: 
immunity, v. privilege; pr. par. 
privileging; past, privileged. 

PRIVY, adj. Private ; secret ; clan- 
destine, s. privity: adv. privily. 

PRIZE, s. A reward gained ; plunder, 
s. prizefighter. 

PRIZE, v. To rate ; to value highly; 
to act upon, as a lever, pr. par. 
prizing; past, prized. 

PRO. For; in defence of. 

PROB'ABLE. adj. Likely; capable 
of being oroved. adv. probably. 
s. probability, pi. probabilities. 

PRO'BATE. s. The proof of a will, 

PROBATION, s. Proof; trial; no- 
vitiate, adj. probational, proba- 
tionary: s. probationer. 

PROBE, s. An instrument with 
which surgeons search the depth 
of wounds. \. probe; pr. par. prob 
ing; pa.st, probed. 



PRO— PRO 

PROB'ITY. s. Honesty, sincerity. 
pi. probities. 

PROB'LEM. s. A question proposed 
for solution, adj. problematical: 
adv. problematically. 

PROBOS'CIS. s. A snout ; the trunk 
of an elephant, pi. probosces. 

PROCEED', v. To go forward; to 
tend to the end designed ; to issue ; 
to advance, pr. par. proceedings 
past, proceeded: s. proceeds, pro- 
cedure. 

PROCER'ITY. s. Tallness; height 
of stature. 

PRO'CESS. s. Progressive course ; 
course of law ; methodical man- 
agement, pi. processes. 

PROCES'SION. s. A train, march- 
ing in solemnity, adj. procession' 
ary. 

PROCLAIM', v. To publish solemn- 
ly ; to tell openly, pr. par. pro- 
claiming; past, proclaimed: ^proc- 
lamation, proclaimer. 

PROCLIVITY, s. Tendency; natu- 
ral inclination; readiness, adj. 
proclivous. 

PROCON'SUL. s. A Roman gover- 
nor, adj. proconsular : s. procon- 
sulship. 

PROCRASTINATE, v. To defer; 
to delay, pr. par. procrastinating; 
past, procrastinated : s. procrasti- 
nation, procrastinator. 

PRO'CREATE. v. To generate ; to 
produce, pr. par. procreating; 
past, procreated: s. procreation, 
procreator : adj. procreative. ^ 

PROCTOR, s. A manager of another 
man's affairs ; an attorney in the 
spiritual court. 

PROCU'RE. v. To manage ; to ob- 
tain ; to pimp. pr. par. procuring, 
past, procured: s. procuration, 
procurer, procuress, pi. p?*ocuress 
es, procurator: adj. procurable. 

PROD'IGAL. adj. Profuse, wasteful, 
lavish, s. prodigal, prodigality, pi. 
prodigalities : adv. prodigally. 

PRODI'GIOUS. adj. Amazing; as 
tonishing; enormous, adv. pro- 
digiously. 

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PHOD'IGY. s. A preternatural thing; 
a monster, pi. prodigies. 

PRODU'CE. v. To offer to the view 
or notice; to bring forth; to cause, 
pr. par. producing,' past, produced 
8. produce, producer : adj. produ- 
cible. 

PRODUCT, s. Thing produced 
work ; effect, s. production : adj 
productive : s. productiveness. 

PROEM, s. Preface, introduction 
adj. proemial. 

PROFA'NE. adj. Not sacred ; irrev 
erent; secular; polluted, v. pro 
Jane; pr. par. profaning; past 
profaned: s. profanation, pro 
faner, prqfaneness, profanity: adv. 
profanely. 

PROFESS', v. To declare openly 
to follow as a profession, pr. par. 
professing; past, professed : s. pro 
fession, professor: adj. profession- 
al, professorial: adv. professedly \ 
professionally. 

PROFFER, v. To propose ; to offer 
to acceptance, pr. par. proffering;] 
past, proffered: s. proffer, prof- 
fer er. 

PROFI'CIENT. 5. One who has made 
advancement in any study or bus- 
iness, s. prqficience, proficiency , pi, 
proficiencies. 

PROTILE. s. Tne side face. 

PROFIT, s. Gain; pecuniary ad- 
vantage ; accession of good, v 
profit; pr. par. profiting; past, 
profited: adj. profitable .- adv. prof- 
itably. 

"PROF'LIGATE. adj. Wicked; aban- 
doned; shameless, s. profligate, 
profligacy: adv. profligately. 

PRO'FLUENT. adj. Flowing for- 
ward, s. profluence. 

PROFOUND', adj. Deep; descend- 
ing far below the surface; lowly. 
s. profound, profoundness: adv. 
profoundly. 

PROFUN'DITY. s. Depth. 

PROFU'SE. adj. Lavish : prodigal ; 
exuberant, s. profusion, profuse- 
ness : adv. profusely. 

PROGENITOR. 5. A forefather. 
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PRO— PRO 

PRO'GENY. s. Offspring; race. pi. 
progenies. 

PROGNOSTIC, adj. Foretokening , 
foreshowing, v. prognosticate; pr 
par. prognosticating; past, prog' 
nosticated : s. prognostic, prognoz* 
iication, prognosticator. 

PROG'RESS. s. Course, procession, 
advancement, v. progress'; pr. par. 
progressing; past, progressed: s. 
progression: adj. progression^ 
progressive : adv. progressively. 

PROHIBIT, v. To forbid; to inter- 
dict; to debar, pr. par. prohibit' 
* n g j past, prohibited: s. prohibi- 
tion, prohibiier: adj. prohibitive, 
prohibitory. 

PROJECT', v. To throw forward-, 
to jut out; to contrive, pr. par. 
projecting; past, projected: s. pro- 
jection, projectment, projector : adj. 
projectile. 

PRO'LATE. adj. Extended beyond 
an exact round, s. prolation. 

PROLEP'SIS. s. A form of rhetoric, 
in which objections are antici- 
pated ; an error in chronology, by 
which events are dated too early. 

PROLIFIC, adj. Fruitful; produc- 
tive, s. prolificness : adv. prolif- 
ically. s 

PROLIX', adj. Long ; tedious ; not 
concise, adv . prolixly : s. prolixity. 

PROLOCUTOR, s. The speaker 01 
a convocation. 

PROROGUE. 5. Preface ; introduc- 
tion. 

PROLONG', v. To lengthen ; to con 
tinue. s. prolongation, prolonger. 

PROMENA'DE. s. A walk. v. prom- 
enade;^, par. promenading; past, 
promenaded 

PROMINENCE. 5. A jutting out; 
protuberance, part. adj. prominent: 
adv. prominently. 

PROMIS'CUOUS. adj. Mingled; 
confused, s. promiscuousness : adr. 
promiscuously. 

PROMISE, s. Declaration of design; 
hopes ; expectation, v. promise, 
pr. par. promising; past, promised: 
s.promiser: adj. promissory. 
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PROM'ONTORY. s. A headland; a 
cape. pi. promontories. 

PROMOTE, v. To forward ; to ad 
vance. pr. par. promoting; past, 
promoted: p. promoter, promotion: 
adj. promotive. 

PROMPT, adj. Quick; ready, s. 
promptitude, promptness : adv. 
promptly. 

PROMPT, v. To assist by private in 
struction ; to help when at a loss 
to incite, pr. par. prompting; past, 
prompted: s. prompter. 

PROMULGATE, v. To publish; to 
make known by open declaration. 
pr. par. promulgating ; past, pro- 
mulgated: s. promulgation, pro- 
mulgator. 

PRONE, adj. Bending downward; 
not erect ; lying witli the face 
downwards; inclined, s. proneness: 
adv. pronely. 

PRONG, s. A fork ; a pitch-fork. 

PRONOMINAL, adj. Having the 
nature of a pronoun. 

PRCWOUN. s. A word used instead 
of a noun. 

PRONOUNCE', v. To speak ; to ut 
ter ; to declare, pr. par. pronounc- 
ing; past, pronounced: adj. pro 
nounceable: s. pronunciation, pro- 
nouncer. 

PROOF. 5. Evidence; testimony; 
trial; test. adj. proof, impenetra 
ble, able to resist. 

PROP. v. To support, to sustain 
pr. par. propping; past, propped 
s. prop. 

PROPAGATE, v. To generate ; to 
increase ; to extend, pr. par. prop- 
agating; past, propagated: s. 
propagation, propagator. 

PROPEL', v. To drive forward, pr. 
par. propelling ; past, propelled: s. 
propeller. 

PROPENSITY. 5. Moral inclination: 
natural tendencv. pi. propensities. 

PROPER, adj. Peculiar; not com- 
mon ; natural ; fit ; suitable, adv. 
properly. 

PROPERTY, s. Peculiar quality; 



PRO— PRO 

right of possession ; thing ] 
ed. pi. properties. 

PROPH'ECY. s. A declaration of 
something to come ; prediction, 
pi. prophecies. 

PROPH'ESY. v. To predict; to fore- 
tell, pr. par. prophesying; past, 
prophesied: s. prophesier. 

PROPH'ET. 5. One who predicts ; a 
foreteller, fern. prophetess, pi. pro- 
phetesses: adj. prophetic, propheti- 
cat: adv. prophetically. 

PROPIN'QUATE. v. To approach; 
to draw near. pr. par. propinquaU 
ing; past, propinquated : s. propin- 
quity. 

PROPITIATE, v. To induce to fa- 
vour ; to conciliate, pr. par. pro- 
pitiating; past, propitiated: s. pro- 
pitiation, propitiator : adj. propiti- 
atory, propitious : s. propitiousness: 
adv. propitiously. 

PROPORTION. 5. Comparative re- 
lation of one thing to another; ra 
tio; size. v. proportion; pr. par. 
proportioning ; past, proportioned: 
adj. proportionable, proportional, 
proportionate: adv. proportionably, 
proportionally, proportionately : s. 
proportionality. 

PROPO'SE. v. To offer to consider- 
ation, pr. par. proposing; past, 
proposed: s. proposal, proposition, 
proposer : adj . proposi tional. 

PROPOUND', v. To offer to consid- 
eration ; to propose, pr. par. pro- 
pounding; past, propounded: s. 
propounder. 

PROPRIETARY . s. Possessor in his 
own right, pi- proprietaries. 

PROPRI'ETOR. s. One to whom 
propertv belongs ; owner. 

PROPRI'ETY. s. Fitness; accura- 
cy : justness. 

PROPUGN'. v. To defend; to vindi- 
cate, s. propugner. 

PROPULSION, s. The act of pro- 
pelling. 

PROROGUE', v. To protract ; to put 
off; to delay, pr. par. proroguing , 
past, prorogued. 

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PRO— PRO 

PROSCRI'BE. v. To censure capi- 
tally; to doom to destruction, pr. 
par. proscribing ; past, proscribed : 
s. proscription : adj. proscnptive. 

PROSE, s. Language written or spo- 
ken in the usual way ; opposed to 
verse ; not restrained to harmonic 
sounds, adj. prosaic. 

PROSE, v. To write prose ; to make 
a tedious relation, pr. par. prosing; 
past, prosed: s. proser. 

PROS'ECUTE. v. To pursue; to 
continue ; to sue at law. pr. par. 
prosecuting; past, prosecuted: s. 
prosecution, prosecutor. 

PROS'ELYTE. s. One brought over 
to anv new opinion, s. proselytism. 

PROS'ODY. * That part of gram- 
mar, which teaches the just sound 
and quantity of syllables, and the 
measure of verse, adj. prosodiacat, 
prosodical: s. prosodian, prosodist. 

PROSOPOPOEIA, s. Personification. 

PROS'PECT. 5. View of something 
distant; series of objects open to 
the eye. s. prospection: adj. pros- 
pective: adv. prospectively. 

PROSPECTUS, s. Plan, generally 
of a proposed literary work. pi. 
prospectuses. 

PROS'PER. v. To make happy; to 
favour ; to be successful, pr. par. 
prospering; past, prospered: adj. 
prosperous: s. prosperity: adv. 
prosperously. 

PROSPI'CIE\CE. 5. The act of look 
ing forward, ndj. prospiaent. 

PROSTERNATION. s. Dejection 
deoression. 

PROSTITUTE, v. To sell to wick- 
edness; to exnose upon vile terms, 
pr. par. prostituting; past, prosti- 
tuted: s, prostitute, prostitution, 
prostitntor. 

PROSTRATE, adj. Lving at length: 
lying at mercv. v. prostrate: pr.par. 
prostrating ; past, prostrated: s. 
pro^lrafmn. 

PROTECT', v To defend : to cover 
from evil. pr. oar. protecting; past, 
protected: s. protection, protector, 



PRO— PRO 

fem. protectress, pi. protectresses 
adj. protective. 
PROTECTORATE, s. Government 

by a protector. 
PROTEND', v. To hold out; to 
stretch forth, pr. par. protending 
past, protended. 
PROTER'VITY. s. Peevishness. 

PROTEST', v. To give a solemn 
declaration of opinion or resolu 
tion ; to show ; to call as a wit- 
ness ; to object, pr. par. protest' 
ing; past, protested: s. pro' test, 
protestation, protester. 

PROTESTANT. 5. An adherent of 
those, who, at the beginning of the 
Reformation, protested against thb 
doctrines of the church of Rome, 
adj. protectant : s. protestantism. 

PROTHON'OTARY. 5. The head 
register, pi. prothonotaries. 

PROTOCOL, s. The original copy 
of a writing. 

PROTOMARTYR. s. The first mar- 
tvr. 

PROTOTITE. s. The original of z 
copv. 

PROTRACT, v. To draw out, to 
delay, pr. par. protracting ; past, 
protracted: s. protraction, protrac- 
ter, protractor: adj. protracdve. 
adv. protr actively. 

PROTRU'DE. v. To thrust forward, 
pr. par. protruding ; past, protrud- 
ed: s. protrusion: adj. protrusive: 
adv. proirvsively. 

PROTU'BERANCE. s. Something 
swelling above the rest ; promi- 
nence, adj. protuberant. 

PROUD, adj. Too much pleased with 
one's-self; elated: haughty, adv 
proudly : s. pride. 

PROVE, v. To evince: to show by 
argument or testimonv ; to try ; to 
experience, pr. par. proving; past, 
proved: ad], provable, proveable. 

PROVE'DORE. 5. One who under 
takes to procure supplies or pro- 
visions. 

PROVENDER. s.Drv food for cattle. 

PROVERB. 5. \n adage ; a short 
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PRO— PRU 

moral sentence, adj. proverbial: 
adv. proverbially. 

PROVIDE, v. To procure before- 
hand ; to get ready ; to supply. 
pr. par. providing ; past, pi ovided : 
s. provider. 

PROVIDENCE, s. Foresight ; time- 
ly care; divine superintendence, 
adj. provident, providential: adv. 
providently, providentially. 

PROVINCE, s. A conquered coun- 
try; a district; the proper office 
or business of any one. adj. pro- 
vincial: s. provinciality, provincial- 
ism. 

PROVISION, s. The act of provid- 
ing; measures taken; stock col- 
lected ; food. v. provision ; pr. par. 
provisioning ; past, provisioned : 
adj . provisional, provisionary: ad v . 
provisionally. 

PROVI'SO. 5. Stipulation; caution, 
adj. provisory. 

PROVaKE. v. To rouse ; to excite 
by something offensive ; to anger ; 
to incite, pr. pur. provoking; past, 
vrovoked: s. provocation, provoca- 
tive: adj. provocative: adv. pro- 
vokingly. 

PROVOST, s. The chief of any cor- 
porate body; the executioner of 
an army, pronounced pro-vo'. 

PROW. s. The head or fore-part of 
a ship. 

PROWL, v. To rove over ; to wan- 
der for prey. pr. par. prowling, 
past, prowled: s. prowler. 

PROXIMATE, adj. Next; near and 
immediate, adv. proximately: s. 
proximity. 

PROX'Y. s. The agency or substitu- 
tion of another ; the person sub- 
stituted, pi. proxies. 

PRUDE, s. A woman over-nice and 
scrupulous, s. prudery: adj. pru- 
dish: adv. prudishly. 

E'RU'DENT adj. Practically wise; 
provident. : discreet, s. prudence: 
adj. prudential: s. prudentials: 
adv. prudently, prudentially. 

PRUNE, v. To'lop; to divest of su- 
perfluities, pr. par. pruning; past, 



PRU— PUD 

pruned: s. pruner, pruninghook^ 
pruningknvfe, pi. pruningknives. 

PRUNE, s. A dried plum, adj.^ru- 
niferous. 

PRUNEL'LO,PRUNELLE'. s. A kind 

PRU'RIENCE, PRU'RIENCY. s. An 

itching or great desire, adj.^rw 
rient. 

PRY. v. To peep narrowly; to in- 
spect curiously or impertinently. 
pr. par. prying; past, pried: s. 
prier: adv. pryingly. 

PSALM, s. A holy song. adj. psalm' 
odic, psalmodical: s. psalmist, 
psalmodist, psalmody. 

PSAL'TER. s. A psalm-book; the 
volume of psalms. 

PSALTERY, s. A kind of harp. pi. 
psalteries. 

PSEU'DO. adj. False, counterfeit, 
pretended. 

PSHAW, int. An expression of con- 
tempt. 

PTOLEMA'IC. adj. Belonging to the 
system of Ptolemy. 

PU'BERTY. 5. Sexual maturity, pi. 
puberties: s. pubescence: adj. pu- 
bescent. 

PUB'LICAN. s. A toll-gatherer; a 
man that keeps a public house. 

PUB'LIC. adj. Belonging to a state 
or nation ; not private ; generally 
known, s. public, publication, pub* 
licity: adv. publicly: adj. public- 
spirited. 

PUB'LISH. v. To make public ; to 
sell, after being printed, pr. par 
publishing ; past, published: s.pub 
Usher. 

PUCE. adj. Of a dark brown coloui 

PU'CELAGE. s. State of virginity. 

PUCK. s. A supposed sprite or fairy 

PUCK'ER. v. To gather into plait* 
or folds, pr. par. puckering; past, 
puckered: s. pucker. 

PUD'DER. s. Noise, tumult. 

PUDDING, s. A kind of food; the 
jrut of an animal. 

PUD'DLE. s. A small muddy lake; 
a irtv plash, v. puddle; pr. par. 
puddling; past ,puddled: adi .puddly. 
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PU'ERILE. adj. Childish; boyish, 
s. puerility, pi. puerilities. 

PUER'PERAL.a^. Relating to child- 
birth. 

PUFF. s. A small breath or blast of 
wind; any thing light and porous; 
something to sprinkle powder on 
the hair; an exaggerated statement 
or recommendation, v. puff; pr. 
par. puffing; past, puffed: adj. 

pyffy- 

PUF'FIN. s. A water-fowl; a kind 
offish ; a fungus filled with dust. 

PUG. s. A kind name of a monkey. 

PUGH. int. A word of contempt. 

PU'GILISM. 5. The practice of box- 
ing, s. pugilist: adj. pugilistic. 

PUGNA'CIOUS. adj. Quarrelsome; 
fighting, s. 'pugnacity. 

PU'ISNE. adj. Young; inferior; 
petty; inconsiderable, pu'ny. 

PUIS'SANT. adj. Powerful ; strong. 
s. puissance: adv. puissanily. 

PUKE. s. Vomit ; medicine causing 
vomit, v. puke; pr. par. puking; 
past, puked. 

PUL'CHRITUDE. s. Beauty. 

PULE. v. To whine, to cry. pr. par. 
ouling ; past, puled .• s. puling. 

PULL. v. To draw violently; to 
pluck; to tear. pr. par. pulling; 
Dast, pulled: s. pull, puller. 

Pl'L'LET. s. A young hen. 

PUL'LEY. s. A small wheel with a 
furrow on its outside, in which a 
rope runs. 

PUL'MONARY. adj. Belonging to 
the lungs. 

PULP. s. Any soft mass ; the soft 
part of fruit, adj. pulpous, pulpy. 

PULT1T. 5. A place raised on high, 
where a speaker stands. 

PULSE, s. Motion of the blood: 
vibration; leguminous plants, s. 
pulsation: adj. pulsatory. 

PUL'VERIZE. v. To reduce to pow- 
der, pr. par. pulverizing, past, pul- 
verized : s pulverization. 

PUM'ICE. s. A cinder of some fos 
sil, formed bv fire. 

PUM'MEL. s. See Pommel. 



PUM-PUP 

jPUMP. s. An engine by which water 
is drawn up from wells; a shoe 
with a thin sole. v. pump ; pr. par. 
pumping; past, pumped: s. pumper. 

PUM'PION, PUMPKIN, s. A kind 
of plant, and also its fruit. 

PUN. s. An equivocation; a quibble; 
an expression in which a wcrd has 
at once different meanings, w.pun, 
pr. par. punning; past, punned 
s. punster. 

PUNCH, v. To bore or perforate 
with a punch ; to push or strike 
with the fist. pr. par. punching r 
past, punched .• s. puncher. 

PUNCH, s. A kind of pointed in- 
strument ; a blow . a drink made 
by mixing spirits with water, sugar, 
and lemon-juice; the harlequin of 
a puppet-show. pi. punches. 

PUNCHEON, s. A cask containing 
84 gallons. 

PUNCHINEL'LO. s. A sort of buf- 
foon. 

PUNCTILIO, s. A small nicety of 
behaviour, adj. punctilious: s 
punctiliousness : adv. punctiliously 

PUNCTUAL, adj. Exact, nice, in 
strict time. s. punctualist, punctu- 
ality: adv. punctually. * 

PUNCTUATE, v. To distinguish 
by pointing, pr. par. punctuating , 
past, punctuated : s. punctuation. 

PUNCTURE, s. A small prick; a 
hole made with a very sharp point, 
v. puncture; pr. par. puncturing, 
past, punctured. 

PUN'GENT. adj. Sharp on the 
tongue; acrid; piercing, s. pun- 
gency: adv. pun gently. 

PUN'ISH. v. To chastise : to afflict 
with penalty for a crime, pr. par. 
punishing; past, punished: adj. 
punishable: s. punisher, punish 
ment. 

PUNK. s. A common prostitute. 

PUNT. s. A fiat-bottomed boat. 

PU'NY. adj. Young; inferior; petty. 
s. puniness. 

PUP. v. To produce .vhelps. pr 
par. pupping; »iast, pupped: s 
pu } . 

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PUP-PUR 

PUPIL, s. The apple of .he eye \ a 
scholar, s. pupilage. 

PUP PET. s. A small image, moved 
bv wire, in a mock drama. 

PUPPY, s. A whelp; a name of 
contemptuous reproach to a man. 
pi. puppies : s. puppyism. 

PUR. s. A gentle noise, made by a 
cat. v. pur; pr. par. purring; past, 
purred. 

PUK BLIND, adj. Near-sighted; dim- 
sighted. 

PURCHASE, s. Any thing bought 
or obtained for a price, v. pur- 
chase; pr. par. purchasing ; past, 
purchased ; s. purchaser. 

PURE. adj. Not sullied; unmingled 
chaste, s. pureness, purity: adv. 
purely. 

PURGATION, s. The act of cleans- 
ing or purifying, adj. purgative: 
s. purgative. 

PUR'GATORY. 5. A place in which 
souls are supposed to be purged 
from carnal impurities, before they 
are received into heaven. 

PURGE. V. To cleanse; to purify, 
&c. pr. par. purging; past, purg- 
ed : s. purge. 

PURIFY, v. To make pure. pr. par. 
purifying; pnst,~purified : 3. puri- 
fication, purifier: adj. purificative, 
purificatory. 

PURITAN. 5. A sectary pretending 
to eminent purity of religion, adj. 
puritan, vuritonic, puritanical : s. 
puritanism: adv. puritanically. 

PURL. v. To murmur; to flow with 
a gentle noise ; to rise or appear 
in undulations, pr. par. purling; 
past, purled : s. purl. 

PUR'LIEU. s. The grounds on the 
borders of a forest; border; en- 
closure. 

PURLOIN . v. To steal any thing in- 
trusted, pr. par. purloining ; past, 
purloined: s. purloiner. 

PURPLE, adj. Red tinctured with 
blue. v. purple; pr. par. purpling: 
oast, purpled : s. purple : adj. pur- 
plish. 



PUR— PUT 

PUR'PORT. s. Design, tendency, 
meaning, v. purport; pr. par. pur- 
porting; past, pui-por ted. 

PURPOSE, s. intention; design; 
the end desired, v. purpoze; pr. 
par. purposing; past, purposed: 
adv. purposely. 

PURR. v. See Pur. 

PURSE, s. A small bag in which 
money is kept. adj. purseproud. ■ 

PURSE, v. To put into a purse; to 
contract as a purse, pr. par. purs- 
ing ; past, pursed : adj. pursy. 

PUft'SER. s. The paymaster of a 
ship. 

PURS'LAIN. s. A kind of plant. 

PURSUE', v. To chase; to follow 
in hostility; to continue; to imi- 
tate, pr. par. pursuing ; past, pur 
sued: s. pursuance, pursuer, pur- 
suit: adj. pur suable, pursuayit. 

PURSUIVANT, s. An attendant on 
a herald. 

PURULENT, adj. Consisting of 
corrupt matter or pus. s. puru- 
lence, purulency. 

PURVEY', v. To provide with con 
veniences; to buy provisions, pr. 
par. purveying ; past, purveyed. 
s. purveyance, purveyor. 

PURVIEW. 5. Proviso; providing 
clause. 

PUS. s. The matter of a sore. 

PUSH. v. To strike with a thrust , 
to force or drive by impulse; to 
press forward, pr. par. pushing, 
past, pushed : s. push, pusher. 

PUSILLANIMOUS, adj. Mean- 
spirited ; cowardly, s. pusillanim- 
ity : adv. pusillanimously. 

PUSS. s. The fondling name of a 
cat ; the sportsman's term for a 
hare. 

PUSTULE, s. A small swelling; a 
pimple, v. pustulate; pr. par. pus. 
tulating; past, pustulated : s. pus- 
tulation: adj. pustulous. 

PUT. v. To lay; to place; to pro- 
pose; to throw off the hand, &c. 
pr. par. putting; past, put: s.putter^ 
puttingstone. 
PUTREFY, v. To make rotten ; to 
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PUT— PYR 

corrupt, pr. par. putrefying: past, 
putrefied: s. putrefaction : adj. pu- 
trefactive. 

PUTRESCENT, adj. Growing rot- 
ten. s putrescence: adj. putrescible. 

PUTRID, adj. Rotten; corrupt, s. 
putridity. 

PUTTY, s. A kind of cement, used 
by glaziers, v. putty; pr. par. put- 
tying; past, puttied. 

PUZ'ZLE. v. To perplex; to em- 
barrass, pr. par. puzzling ; past, 
puzzled : s. puzzle, puzzler. 

PYE. s. See Pie. 

PYE'BALD. adj. See Piebald. 

PYG'MY. s. A dwarf, pi. pygmies: 

a dj- vy& m yiPyg mean - 

PYR'AMID. s. A solid figure, the 



PYR— PYX 

base of which is a polygon, and the 
sides plain triangles, adj. pyramiu- 
al, pyramidic, pyramidical. 

PYRE. 5. A pile'to be burned. 

PY'RITES. s. Firestone. 

PYR'OMANC Y. s. Divination by fire 

PYROxM'ETER. 5. An instrument 
to measure the heat of ovens, fur- 
naces, and intense fires. 

PYROTECH'NICS. s. The art of 
making fire- works, adj. pyrotech 
nic. 

PYR'RHONISM.s. Scepticism; uni 
versal doubt, s. m/rrhonist. 

PYTHAGO'REAN. s. A follower of 
Pythagoras, adj. pythagorean. 

PYX. 5. The box in which the Ro 
manists keep the host. 



QUA— QUA 

QUACK, v. To cry like a duck. pr. 
par. quacking; past, quacked: s. 
quack, a boastful pretender : s. 
quackery. 

QUADRAGESIMAL, adj. Lenten; 
belonging to Lent. 

QUADRANGLE, s. A square; a 
figure with four right angles, adj. 
quadrangular. 

QUAD'RANT. s. The fourth part; 
the quarter of a circle; an instru- 
ment with which altitudes are 
taken, adj. quadrantal. 

QUAD'RATE. adj. Square; having 
four equal and parallel sides; di- 
vided into four equal parts, s. 
quadrate: v. quadrate; pr. par. 
quadrating;- past, quadrated. 

QUADRATIC, adj. Square ; belong- 
ing to a square. 

QUADRATURE, s. The act of 
squaring: the first and last quar- 
ter of the moon ; state of being 



Q 



QUA— QUA 

QUAD'RIBLE. adj. Capable of be- 
j ing squared. 
QUADRILATERAL, adj. Paving 

I four sides. 

QUADRILLE'. 5. A game, or a dance. 
I in which four persons are engaged. 
QUADRIPARTITE, adj. Having 
i four parts ; divided into four partu. 
QUAD'RIREME. s. A galley with 

four banks of oars. 
QUADRUPED, s. An animal tha 

has four legs. 
QUAD'RUPLE. adj. Fourfold. 
QUADRIPLICATE, v. To double 

twice ; to make fourfold, pr. par 

quadruplicating; past, quadruple 

cated: s. quadruphcation : adv 

quadruply. 
QU^E'RE, QUE'RE. 5. A word used 

when any thing is questioned, pi. 

quarries, queries. 
QUAFF, v. To drink; to swallow 

in large drafts, pr. par. quaffing , 

past, quaffed : s. quaffer. 



square. j QUAG'GY. adj. Boo-sy ; soft. 

QUADREN'NIAL. adj. Comprising QUAGMIRE. 5. A°shaking marsh. 

four years ; happening once in four j QUAIL, s. A species of bird of game 

years. I, QUAIL, v. To languish; to de- 

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QUA— QUA 

press, pr. par. quailing; past, 



QUAINT, adj. Nice; strange; un- 
usual; affected, s. quaintness: adv. 
quaintly. 

QUAKE, v. To shake with cold or 
fear; to tremble, pr. par. quak- 
ing; past, quaked: s. quake, quaker, 
quakerism: adv. quakerly. 

QUAL'IFY. v. To furnish with qual- 
ifications; to soften; to modify, 
pr. par. qualifying; past, qualified: 
adj. qualifiable: s. qualification. 

QUALITY, s. Property; accidental 
adjunct; temper, pi. qualities. 

QUALM, s. A sudden fit of sick- 
ness, adj. qualmish. 

QUANDA'RY. s. A doubt, a diffi- 
culty, an uncertainty : a low word, 
pi. quandaries. 

QUANTITY, s. That property in 
any thing which may be increased 
or diminished ; any indeterminate 
weight or measure, pi. quantities. 

QUARANTINE. 5. The space of 
forty days. v. quarantine; pr. par. 
quarantining: past, quarantined. 

QUAR'REL. s. A breach of concord ; 
a brawl ; a petty fight, v. quarrel; 
pr. par. quarreling ; past, quar- 
reled: s. quarreller : adj. quarrel- 
some: s. quarrelsomeness 

QUAR'RY. s. Game flown at by a 
hawk ; a stone mine. pi. quarries: 
v. quarry; pr. par. quarrying ; 
past, quarried. 

QUART, s. The fourth part of a gal- 
lon ; a sequence of four cards, at 
the game of piquet. 

QUAR'TAN. s. The fourth day ague. 

QUARTA'TION. s. A kind of chym- 
ical operation. 

QUARTER, s. A fourth part; a re- 
gion of the skies, as referred to 
the seaman's card ; a particular 
region of a town or country; (pi. 
quarters,) the place where soldiers 
are lodged ; proper station; mercy 
shown by an enemy; a measure 
of eight bushels, v. quarter; pr. 
par. quartering; past, quartered: 
adj. and adv. quarterly. 



QUA -QUE 

QUARTERDECK, s. The short up 

per deck. 
QUARTERMASTER, s. One who 

regulates the quarters of soldiers, 
QUARTERSTAFF. s. A staff of 

defence, pi. quarterstaves. 
QUART1 LE. 5. An aspect of the 

planets, when they are three signs, 

or ninety degrees, distant from 

each other. 
QUARTO, s. A book, in which every 

leaf, being twice doubled, makes 

four leaves, pi. quartoes. 
QUARTZ, s. A kind of stone. 
QUASH, v. To crush; to subdue 

suddenly; to annul, pr. par. quash' 

ing ; past, quashed. 
QUAS'SIA. s. A kind of medicinal 

bitter. 
QUATERCOUSINS. s. Those with 

in the first four degrees of kindred 

pronounced ka'-ter- cousins. 
QUATERNARY, QUATERNION, 

QUATER'NITY. s. The number 

four. 
QUAT'RAIN. 5. A stanza of f< ui 

lines, rhyming alternately. 
QUAVER, v. To shake the voir ej 

to produce a shake on a musical 

instrument, pr. par. quavering, 

past, quavered. 
QUAVER. 5. A shake; a musical 

note, equal in time to half a 

crotchet. 
QUAY. s. An artificial bank to the 

sea, or to a river, on which goods 

are unladen; a wharf, pronounced 

hay. 
QUEA'SY. adj. Sick with nausea; 

fastidious, s. queasiness. 
QUEEN, s. The wife of a king ; a 

woman who is sovereign of a king- 
dom, adv. queenly. 
QUEER, adj. Odd, strange, adv. 

queerly: s. queerness. 
QUELL, v. To crush, to subdue. pr. 

par. quelling; past, quelled: s. 

queller. 
QUENCH, v. To extinguish fire; to 

allay, pr. par. quenching; past, 

quenched: adj. quenchable: s 

quencher • adj. quenchless. 



QUE— QUI 

QUE'RENT. s. TSe complainant; 
the plaintiff; an enquirer. 

QUERIMO'NIOUS. adj. Querulous, 
complaining, adv. querimoniously: 
s. qucrimoniousness. 

QUE'RIST. s. An enquirer. 

QUERN, s. A handmill, for grinding 
corn. 

QUERULOUS, adj. Mourning; 
whining; habitually complaining, 
adv. queruloudy s. querulousness. 

QUE'Ri\ s. SeeQuiERY. 

QUEST, s. Search; act of seeking. 

QUESTION, s. Interrogatory; any 
thing inquired ; inquiry ; disquisi- 
tion, pr. par. questioning; past, 
questioned : adj. questionable: adv. 
questionably: s. questioner. 

QUES'TOR. s. A Roman public treas 
urer. 

QUIB'BLE. s. A slight cavil ; a sort 
of pun. pr. par. quibbling; past. 
quibbled : s. quibbler. 

QUJCK. aof/. Living; not dead; swift; 
ready, adv. quickly: s. quickness, 
adj. quickeyed, quickscented, quick- 
sighted, quickwitted: s. quicklime, 
quicksand. 

QUICK'EN. v. To make alive; to 
hasten, pr. par. quickening ; past, 
quickened: s. quickener. 

QUICK'SET. s. A living plant, set 
to grow. 

QUTCK'SILVER. s. A fluid metal, 
called mercury, by chymists. adj. 
quicksilvered. 

QUIDDITY, s. A trifling nicety; a 
cavil, pi. quiddities. 

QUIES'CENCE. s. Rest, repose, adj. 
quiescent. 

QUI'ET. adj. Still ; free from dis- 
turbance; peaceable, adv. quietly: 
s. quiet, quietness, quietude. 

QUIETUS. 5. Final discharge; com- 
plete acquittance. 

QUILL, s. The strong feather of a 
wing, &.C. 

QUILL, v. To plait ; to form in 
plaits or folds, like quills, pr. par. 
quilling; past, quifle h 

QUILT, s. The covering of abed. 
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QUI— QUO 

v. quilt; pr. par. quilting; pasl, 
quilted. 

QUINARY, adj. Consisting of five. 

QUINCE. 5. A species of fruit. 

QUIN'CUNX. s. A plantation of 
trees, disposed originally in 
squares, consisting of" five trees, 
one at each corner, and a fifth in 
the middle, adj. quincuncial. 

QUINQUAGES'iMA. s. Quinqua 
gesima Sundav: Shrove Sunday. 

QUINQUANG'ULAR. adj. Having 
rive corners. 

QUINQUEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting five 
years; happening once in five years. 

QUIN'SY. 5. A tumid inflammation 
in the throat. 

QUINTAL, s. A hundred weight. 

QUINTESSENCE, s. A fifth being; 
an extract from any thing, con- 
taining all its virtues, in a snv. 11 
quantitv. adj. quintessential. 

QUINTUPLE, adj. Fivefold. 

QUIP. 5. A sharp jest ; a taunt. 

QUIRE. 5. A body of singers; a 
choir; the part of the churth 
where the service is chanted; a 
bundle of paper, consisting of 
twentv-four sheets. 

QUIR'ISTER. s. A chorister. 

QUIRK, s. A taunt, jest, subtility. 

QUIT. v. To discharge an obligu* 
tion ; to clear oneVself of an af- 
fair; to repay; to requite ; to ac- 
quit ; to resign ; to depart from. 
v. quit; pr. par. quitting; pait, 
quitted: s. quittance. 

QUIVER, s. A case for arrows, adj 
quivered. 

QUIVER, v. To quake; to shiver 
pr. par. quivering; past, quivered. 

QUIX'OTISM. s. Romantic or ab- 
urd notions or actions. 

QUOIT, s. A kind of discus, to 
throw at a mark. 

QUO'RUM. s. A bench of justices, 
such a number of any officers as 
is sufficient to do business. 

QUOTA, s. Share; proportion as- 
signed to each. 

QUOTE, v. To cite an author; to 
adduce the words of another, pr 
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QUO- QUO 

par. quoting; past, quoted: s. quo- 
tation, quoter. 

QUOTH, i . Quoth J, say I, or said 
I ; quoth he y says he, or said he. 



QUO— QUO 

QUOTID'IEN. adj. Daily; happen- 
ing every day. 

QUOTIENT, s. The number pro- 
duced by dividing two given num- 
bers, the one by the other. 



RAB— RAD 

RABA'TE. v. To recover a hawk to 
the hand. pr. par. rabating; past, 
rabated. 

RAB'BET. v. To pare pieces of 
wood so as to fit each other, pr. 
par. rabbeting; past, rabbeted: s. 
rabbet. 

RAB'BI, RAB'BIN. s. A Jewish doc- 
tor, adj. rabbinical. 

RAB'BIT. s. A species of furry 
quadruped. 

RAB BLE. s. An assemblage of low 
people. 

RABID, adj. Fierce, furious, mad. 
s. rabidness. 

RACE. s. A family, ascending or 
descending; a generation ; a par- 
ticular breed; a water-course; race 
ginger, ginger in the root ; con- 
test in running; course, x.race; 
pr. par. racing; past, raced: s. 
racer. 

RACK. s. An engine of torture; tor- 
ture; a neck of mutton ; a grate ; 
a wooden grate, in which hay is 
placed, for cattle ; arrack. 

RACK. v. To torment by the rack ; 
to torment; to draw from the lees, 
pr. par. racking; past, racked. 

R ACK'ET. s. An irregular clattering 
noise; an instrument to strike a 
ball. v. racket; pr. par. racketing; 
past, racketed • adj. rackety. 

RACK'RENT s. Annual rent, raised 
to the uttermost. 

RACOON', s. A species of small 
quadruped. 

RA'CY. adj. Strong, flavorous; tast- 
ing of the soil. s. racine;s, 

RA'DIANT. adj. Emitting rays; 



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RAD— RAI 



shining; brightly sparkling, adv. 
radiantly : s. radiance. 

RA'DIATE. v. To emit rays; to 
shine, pr. par. radiating; past, rad- 
iated: s. radiation. 

RADICAL, adj. Affecting the root ,• 
primitive; implanted by nature, 
s. radicality: adv. radically. 

RAD'ICATE. v. To take root; U 
plant firmly and deeply, s. radii a- 
Hon. 

RAD'ICLE. s. That part of the seed 
of a plant, which, upon its vege- 
tation, becomes its root. 

RAD'ISH. s. A species of escuknt 
root. pi. radishes. 

RA'DIUS. s. The semi-diameter of 
a circle. Latin pi. radii. 

RAF'FLE. 5. A species of lottery 
v. raffle; pr. par. raffling; past, 
raffled: s. rajffller. 

RAFT. s. A float of timber, v. raft, 
pr. par. rafting; past, rafied. 

RAFTER, s. The secondary tim- 
bers of a house, adj. raftered. 

RAG. s. A piece of cloth, torn from 
the rest ; a tatter, adj. ragged: s. 
raggedness. 

RAG'AMUFFIN. 5. A paltry, mear 
fellow. 

RAGE. s. Violent anger ; fury ; en 
thusiasm; newest fashion, v.rag^ 
pr. par. raging; past, raged: adv. 
ragingly. 

RAG'MAN. s. One who deals in rags 
pi. ragmen. 

RAGOUT, s. Meat stewed and high- 
ly seasoned, pronounced ra-goo. 

RAIL. s. A cross beam, fixed at the 
ends, in two upright posts ; a kit. d 
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of bird. v. rail; pr. par. railing; 
past, railed. 

RAIL. v. To use insolent and re- 
proachful language, pr. par. rail- 
ing; past, railed: s. railer, rail- 
lery, pi. railleries. 

RAI'MENT. s. Vesture, garment, 
dress. 

RAIN. v. To fall in drops, from the 
clouds, pr. par. raining; past, 
rained: s. rain: adj. rainy: s. 
rainbow. 

RAIN'DEER. s. A large northern 
deer. 

RAISE, v. To lift, to elevate, pr. 
par. raising ; past, raised. 

RAI'SIN. s. The fruit of the vine 
dried, pronounced raz'n. 

RA'JAH. s. A Hindoo prince. 

RAKE. 5. An agricultural instru- 
ment, with teeth; a man addicted 
to pleasure, pr. par. raking; past, 
raked: s. raker: adj. rakish: adv 
rakishly. 

RAL'LY. v. To put disordered or 
dispersed forces into order; to 
treat with satirical merriment, pr. 
par. rallying ; past, rallied. 

RAM. 3. A male sheep ; Aries, the 
vernal sign; an instrument for 
battering walls, adj. rammish, 
3trong scented. 

RAM. v. To drive by violence ; to 
stuff hard. pr. par. ramming; past, 
rammed: s. rammer. 

RAM'BLE. v. To rove loosely and 
irregularly; to wanaer. pr. par. 
rambling; past, rambled: s. ram- 
ble, rambler. 

RAMIFY, v. To separate into 
branches, pr. par. ramifying; past, 
ramified: s. ramification. 

RAM'OUS. adj. Branchy. 

RAM'PANT. adj. Exuberant; over- 
growing restraint. In heraldry, 
reared up, as if ready to combat 
an en em v. s. rampancy. 

RAMTART. s. The platform of the 
wall behind the parapet. 

RAN'CID. adj. Ill scented, s. ran 
cidness, rancidity. 

R\N'COROUS. adj. Malignant ; ma- 



RAN— RAP 

licious in the highest degree. ». 
rancour: adv. rancorously. 

RAN'DOM. 5. Want of direction, 
want of rule or method ; chance 
adj. random. 

RANG. Pret. of the v. to ring. 

RANGE, v. To place in order ; tc 
put in ranks; to rove; to lie in 
a particular direction, pr. par. 
ranging; past, ranged: s. range, 
ranger. 

RANK. adj. High growing; luxu- 
riant ; strong scented ; gross, s. 
rankness. 

RANK. s. A class; an order; dig- 
nity; a line of men placed abreast 
pr. par. ranking; past, ranked. 

RANKLE, v. To fester ; to be in 
flamed in body or mind. pr. par 
rankling; past, rankled. 

RAN'SACK. v. To pillage ; to search 
narrowly, pr. par. ransacking 
past, ransacked. 

RAN'SOM. s. Price paid for liberty 
v. ransom ; pr. par. ransoming 
past, ransomed: s. ransomer 

RANT. v. To rave in violent o* 
high-sounding language, without 
proportionable dignity of thought, 
pr. par. ranting; past, ranted: s. 
ranter, rant. 

RANUN'CULUS. s. A kind of gar- 
den plant, pi. ranunculuses. 

RAP. s. A quick, smart blow; coun- 
terfeit coin. pr. par. rapping; past, 
rapped. 

RAPA'CIOUS.atf;. Addiciud to plun- 
der; seizing by violence, adv.ro- 
paciously : s. rapacity. 

RAPE. 5. Act of taking away ; vio- 
lent defloration of chastity; a kind 
of plant. 

RAPID, adj. Quick, swift, s. rapid- 
ity : adv. rapidly : s. rapids, a part 
of a river where the water is rapid 
over a moderate descent. 

RA'PIER. s. A kind of sword, used 
onlv in thrusting. 

RAPINE, s. Act of plundering 

RAP A REE'. 5. A wild Irish plun 
derer. 

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RAPTURE, s. Ecstacy; transport; 
enthusiasm, adj. rapturous. 

RARE. adj. Scarce; uncommon; not 
frequent ; thin ; raw. s. rareness, 
rarety, pi. rarefies: adv. rarely. 

RA'REESHOW. s. A show carried 
in a box. 

RAREFY, v. To make thin; con- 
trary to condense, pr. par. rare- 
fying ; past, rarefied: s. rarefac- 
tion: adj. rarefable. 

RAS'CAL. s. A mean fellow; a 
scoundrel, s. rascality, adv. ras 
cally. 

RASH. adj. Hasty; violent; acting 
without caution or reflection, adv. 
rashly : s. rashness. 

RASH. s. An eruption on the body. 

RASH'ER. 5. A thin slice of bacon 

RASP. v. To rub to powder, with a 
very rough file. pr. par. rasping; 
past, rasped: s. rasp, rasper. 

RASPBERRY, s. A kind of fruit, 
pi. raspberries. 

RA'SURE. s. Act of scraping or shav- 
ing; a mark in writing, where 
something has been scraped out. 

RAT. s. An animal of the mouse 
kind. 

RATAFPA, RATIFI'A. s. A kind of 
cordial. 

K \TAN'. s. An Indian cane. 

RATE. s. Fixed price; settled al- 
lowance; degree, v. rate,' pr. par, 
rating,- past, rated: adj. ratable. 
adv. ratably. 

RATE. v. To chide, pr. par. rating; 
past, rated. 

RATH. s. A mound. 

RATH'ER. adv. More willingly; 
with better liking; with better 
reason. 

RATIFY, v. To confirm, pr. par. 
ratifying: pn st, ratified : s. ratifi- 
cation, ratifier. 

RA'TIO. s. The relation which one 
thing has to another of the same 
kind, in respect to magnitude or 
quantitv; rule of proportion. 

IIATIO'CINATE. v. To reason, to 
argue, pr. par. ratiacinating; past, 



RAT -RAY 

ratiocinated: s. ratiocination: adj i 
ratiocinative. 

RA'TION. s. A certain allowance 01 
share of provisions. 

RATIONAL, adj. Having the powei 
of reasoning ; agreeable to reason; 
judicious, s. ratiomdity : adv. ra- 
tionally. 

RATS'BANE. s. Poison for rats; 
arsenic. 

R^TEEN'. s. A kind of stuff. 

RAT'TLE. v. To make a quick, 
sharp noise, with bodies not very 
sonorous, pr. par. rattling; past, 
rattled: s. rattle. 

RATTLEHEADED, adj. Giddy; not 
steadv. 

RATTLESNAKE, s. A kind of ser 
pent. 

RAU'CITY. s. Hoarseness. 

RA V'AGE. v. To lay waste ; to plun 
der. pr. par. ravaging; past, rav 
aged: s. ravage, ravager. 

RAVE. v. To be delirious; to talk 
irrationally; to be unreasonably 
fond. pr. par. raving; past, raved 
adv. ravingly. 

RAVEL, v. To entangle, pi par 
raveling; past, raveled. 

RAVELIN. 5. In fortification, a 
work consisting of two faces, that 
make a salient angle, commonly 
called a half moon, by soldiers. 

RA'VEN. s. A species of crow. 

RA'VEN. v. To obtain by violence . 
to devour with great rapacity ; to 
prey with rapacity, pr. par. raven 
ing; past, ravened: adj. ravenous • 
adv. rajencusly : s. ravenousness. 

RAVI'NE. s. A derp hollow, usually 
formed by a flood; any hollow pass. 

RAVISH, v. To take away by vio- 
lence; to constuprate by force; 
to delight; to transport, pr. par. 
ravishing; past, ravished: s. rau- 
isher, ravishmen t. 

RAW. adj. Immature; unripe; not 
fully cooked; new; bleak, cold; 
not spun ; not covered with the 
skin. adv. raivly: s. rawness. 

RAY. s. A beam of light; lustre; a 
kind of flat fish. 

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RAZE. v. To efface; to extirpate; 
to overthrow, pr. par. razing; past, 
razed: s. razure. 

RA'ZOR. s. A knife used in shaving 
the beard. 

RE- ACCESS', s. Visit renewed. 

REACH, v. To touch with the hand 
extended ; to arrive at ; to stretch 
forth ; to extend to. pr. par. reach- 
ing; past, reached; s. reach. 

REACT', v. To return the impulse 
or impression, pr. par. reacting 
past, reacted : s. reaction. 

READ. v. To peruse any thing writ 
ten or printed, pr. par. reading; 
past, read: s. render, reading. 

READMIS'SION. s. Act of admitting 
again. 

READMIT, v. To admit again, pr. 
par. readmitting; past, readmitted: 
s. readmittance. 

READ'Y. adj. Prompt; prepared; 
eager ; near -. easy ; expedite, adv. 
readily: s. readiness. 

REAL. adj. Relating to things, not 
persons ; not personal ; not ficti- 
tious; genuine; consistingof things 
immovable, as land. s. reality, pi. 
realities, realty: adv. really. 

RE'ALIZE. v. To bring into being 
or act ; to make real. pr. par. re- 
alizing; past, realized: s. realiza- 
tion. 

REALM, s. A kingdom ; a king's 
dominion. 

REAM. 5. A bundle of paper, con 
tainingr 20 quires. 

REAN'IMATE. v. To revive; tore 
store to life. pr. par. reanimating; 
past, reanimated. 

REAP. v. To cut corn ; to obtain. 
pr. par. reaping; past, reaped: s. 
reaper, reapinghook. 

REAPPEAR', v. To appear again, 
pr. par. reappearing; past, reappear- 
ed: s. reappea? ance. 

REAPPLICA'TION. s. Act of apply 
ing anew. 

REAR. 5. The hinder part ; the last 
in order. 

REAR. adj. Raw; half-roasted. 

REAR v To raise up ; to move up 
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REA— REC 

wards ; to bring to maturity ; t^ 
breed, pr. par. rearing; past, rear 
ed. 

REASCEND'. v. To climb again ; to 
mount again, pr. par. reascending f 
past, reascended : s. reascension. 

REA'SON. 5. The rational faculty; 
cause; argument ; moderation, v 
reason; pr. par. reasoning; past, 
reasoned: adj. reasonable: s. rea 
sonableness: adv. reasonably: s. 
reasoner. 

RE ASSEM'BLE. v. To collect anew 
pr. par. reassembling; past, reaS' 
sembled. 

REASSERT', v. To assert anew. 
pr. par. reasserting; past, reassert' 
ed. 

REASSU'ME. v. To resume ; to take 
again, pr. par. reassuming, past, 
reassumed. 

REBAPTl'ZE. v. To baptize again, 
pr. par. rebaptizing; past, rebap- 
tized. 

REBATE, v. To blunt ; to beat to 
obtuseness. pr. par. rebating; past, 
rebated. 

REB'EL. s. One who opposes lawfu 1 
authority by violence, v. rebef, 
pr. par. rebelling; past, rebelled. 
s. rebellion: adj. rebellious: adv 
rebelliously. 

REBOUND', v. To spring back ; to 
be reverberated, pr. par. rebound' 
ing; past, rebounded: s. rebound- 

REBUFF', s. Quick and sudden re- 
sistance. 

REBUILD', v. To build anew. pr. par. 
rebuilding ; past, rebuilt. 

REBU'KE. v. To chide; to repre 
hend. pr. par. rebuking; past, re 
buked: s. rebuke, rebuker. 

RE'BUS. s. A word or name repre- 
sented by things ; a sort of riddle, 
pi. rebuses. 

REBUT', v. To retire back ; to re 
turn an answer to a rejoinder, pr 
par. rebutting; past, rebutted; £ 
rebutter. 

RECA LL\ v. To call back, to revoke 
pr. par. recalling; past, recalled 
s. recall. 

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RECANT', v. To retract \ to recall ; 
to contradict what one has said or 
done. pr. par. recanting ; past, re- 
canted: s. recantation, recanter. 

RECAPITULATE, v. To repeat the 
sura of a former discourse, pr.par. 
recapitulating; past, recapitulated: 
s. recapitulation- adj. recapitulato- 
ry 

RECAPTURE, v. To retake a prize, 
pr. par. recapturing; past, recap- 
tured: s. recapture. 

RECAST, v. To throw again ; to 
cast anew. pr. par. recasting; past. 
recast. 

RECE'DE. v. To fall back; tore- 
treat ; to desist, pr. par. receding; 
past, receded. 

RECEIPT', s. Act of receiving 
a written acknowledgment of 
something paid or received ; pre- 
scription. 

RECEI'VE. v. To take or obtain 
to embrace intellectually; to ad- 
mit ; to entertain as a guest, pr. 
par. receiving; past, received: s. 
receiver. 

RECENT, adj. New, late, fresh, s. 
recentness: adv. recently. 

RECEPTACLE, s. A vessel or place 
into which any thing is received. 

RECEPTION, s. Act of receiving: 
state of being received, s. recep- 
tibility: adj. receptive. 

RECESS', s. Retirement; retrent; 
place of retirement ; remission or 
suspension, pi. recesses ; recession. 

RECHARGE', v. To accuse in re- 
turn ; to charge again, pr. par. re- 
charging; past, recharged. 

RE'CIPE. s. A prescription. 

RECIPIENT, s. A receiver ; that to 
which any thing is communicated. 

RECIPROCAL, adj. Acting in vi 
cissitude ; alternate ; done by each 
to each ; mutuallv interchange- 
able, tidv. reciprocally: s. recip- 
rocity. 

RECITATIVE, RECITATI'VO. s. 
A kind of tuneful pronunciation, 
more musical than common speech, 



REC-REC 

and less musical than song : chant 
adv. recitaiively. 

RECITE, v. To rehearse; to repeat j 
to enumerate, pr. par. reciting, 
past, recited ; s. recital, recitation. 

RECK'LESS. adj. Careless; heed 
less; untouched, s. recklessness. 

RECK'ON. v. To number ; to count; 
to esteem, pr. par. reckoning; past, 
reckoned: s. reckoner, reckoning. 

RECLAIM', v. To reform ; to cor 
rect; to recall, pr. ^ay. reclaiming, 
past, reclaimed: adj. reclaimable 
s. reclamation. 

RECLl'NE. v. To lean back; to rest 
pr. par. reclining; past, reclined 
s. reclination. 

RECLO'SE. v. To close again, pr 
par. reclosing; past, reclosed. 

RECLU'SE. s. One shut up ; a re- 
tired person, adj. recluse: s. re* 
cluseness. 

RECOGNISE, v. To acknowledge; 
to recover and avow knowledge 
of; to review, pr. par. recognis- 
ing; past, recognised : s. recogni 
sance, recognition: adj. recogniz- 
able. 

RECOIL', v. To rush or fall back; 
to slink, pr. par. recoiling; past, 
recoiled: s. recoil. 

RECOIN'. v. To coin over again 
pr. par. recoining ; past, recoinedt 
s. recoinage. 

RECOLLECT', v. To recover to 
memory ; to recover reason or 
resolution ; to gather ngain. pr. 
par. recollecting; pust, recollected; 
s. recollection. 

RECOMBI'NE. v. To join ngain. pr. 
par. recombinrng ; past, recombin* 
ed : s. recombination. 

RECOMMENCE', v. To begin anew, 
pr. par. recommencing; past, re* 
commenced. 

RECOMMEND', v. To praise to an- 
other; to make acceptable, pr. 
par. recommending: past, recom* 
mended: adj. recommendohle: s. rv»« 
commendation* re commander : adj. 
recommendatory. 

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RECOMMIT', v. To commit anew: 
to send back. pr. par. recommit- 
ting; pi st, recommitted. 

RECOMPENSE, v. To repay, to re- 
quite, pr. par. recompensing; past, 
recompensed: s. recompense. 

RECONCILE, v. To restore to fa- 
vour; to make consistent, pr. par. 
reconciling; past, reconciled: s. 
reconcilement, reconciliation: adj. 
reconciliatory. 

RECON'DITE. adj. Hidden, pro- 
found, abstruse. 

RECONDUCT', v. To conduct back 
again, pr. pir. reconducting; pas.., 
reconducted. 

RECONQ'UER v. To conquer again, 
pr. par. reconquering; past, recon- 
quered. 

RECONNOITRE, v. To examine; 
to view. pr. par. reconnoitring; 
past, reconnoitred. 

ftECONSlD'ER.v.Toconsideranew. 
pr. par reconsidering; past, recon- 
sidered. 

RECON VEY'. v. To convey again ; 
to reassign, pr. par. reconveying ; 
past, recouveyed. 

RECORD', v. To register; to cause 
to be remembered, pr. par. record- 
ing; past, recorded: s. red or d, re- 
corder. 

RECOUNT', v. To relate in detail ; 
to tell dis'.inctlv. pr. par. recount- 
ing; p r »st, recounted. 

RECOURSE'. 5. Frequent passage ; 
return : recurrence, &c. 

RECOVER, v. To restore from sick- 
ness or disorder; to grow well 
from a disease; to regain, pr. par. 
recovering; past, recovered: adj.^ 
recoverable : s. recovery. 

RE'CREANT. adj. Subdued; false: 
coward! v. 

RECREATE, v. To refresh after 
toil ; to siri'ise. pr. par. recreating:'] 
past, recre 'ted: s. recreation : adv.j 
recreate -p. 

RE'CREMKXT. ?. Dross; superflu- 
ous or nselees rjnrts. adj. recre-' { 
mental, recremenfiious. 



REC- -RED 

RECRIMINATE, v. To return one 
accusation with another, pr. par 
recriminating, past, recriminated 
s. recrimination, recriminator : adj 
recriminatory. 

RECRUIT, v. To repair with new 
supplies, pr. par. recruiting; past , 
recruited: s. recruit. 

RECTANGLE, s. A figure having 
four sides, of which the opposite 
sides are equal, and all its angles 
right angles, adj. rectangled, red* 
angular. 

RECTIFY, v. To make right ; to re- 
form ; to improve by repeated dis 
tillation. pr. par. rectifying; past, 
rectified: adj. rectifiable: s. rectifi 
cation, rectifier. 

RECTILIN'EAR. adj. Consisting 01 
right lines. 

RECTITUDE, s. Straightness; just 
ness; uprightness. 

RECTOR. 5. A ruler; a governor; 
a parson of an unappropriated par- 
ish, adj. rectorial: s. rectory, pi. 
rectories. 

RECUBATION. s. Act of lying and 
leaning. 

RECUM'BENCE, RECUMBENCY 
5. Act of reposing, or resting in 
confidence. 

RECUR', v. To come back to the 
thought; to have recourse to. pr. 
par. recurring; past, recurred: e. 
recurrence : adj. recurrent. 

RECURSION. 5. Return. 

RECUR'VATE. v. To bend back, 
pr. par. recurvating ; past, recvr- 
vated: s. recurvation, recurviiy 
adj. recurvous. 

RECU'SANT. adj. Refusinirto con 
form. s. recumnt, recusancy. 

RED. adj. Of the colour of blood, s. 
red., redness: v. redden; pr. par. 
reddening; past, reddened: adj. 
reddish: s. reddishyievs. 

FED'BHEAST. 5. A kind of bird. 

RED'DLE. 5. A sort of red mineral 
eirth. 

REDEEM', v. To ransom ; to relieve 
from forfeiture or captivifcv, bv 
paying a price, pr. par, rt.ium 
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RED— REE 

ing; past, redeemed: adj. redeema- 
able: s. redeemer. 

REDEMPTION, s. Act of redeem- 
ing; state of being redeemed, adj. 
redemptory: s. redemptioner, a for- 
eigner who pays his passage to the 
United States by service for a cer- 
tain time. 

RED'HOT. adj. Heated to redness. 

REDINTEGRATE, v. To restore ; 
to make new. pr. par. redintegrat- 
ing; past, redintegrated: s. redin- 
tegration. 

REDOLENT, adj. Of sweet scent. 
s. redolence, redolency. 

REDOUB'LE. v. To become twice 
as much ; to increase in a twofold 
degree, pr. par. redoubling; past, 
redoubled. 

REDOUBT', s. The outwork of a 
fortification. 

REDOUBTABLE, adj. Formidable; 
terrible to foes. 

REDOUND', v. To be sent back, by 
reaction ; to conduce in the con- 
sequence, pr. par. redounding; 
past, redounded. 

REDRESS', v. To set right; to amend; 
to remedy, pr. par. redressing; 
past, redressed: s. redress, redress- 
er: adj. redressive. 

RED'SHANK. s. A kind of bird. 

REDU'CE. v. To bring back; to 
make less ; to degrade ; to impov- 
erish; to subdue, pr. par. reducing; 
past, reduced: adj. reducible. 

REDUCTION, s. Act of reducing; 
state of being reduced, adj. reduc- 
tive. 

REDUN'DANT. adj. Superabundant, 
exuberant, s. redundance, redun- 
dancy: adv. redundantly. 

REDUTLICATE. v. To double, pr. 
par. reduplicating; past, redupli- 
cated' s. reduplication: adj. redu- 
plicative. 

RED'WING. 5. A kind of bird. 

REED. 5. A species of small cane; 
an instrument tnrough which the 
threads are drawn, in a loom. adj. 
reedy. 

REEF. s. A certain portion of sail, 



REE— REF 

contracted by being tied up; a 
chain of rocks, v. reef; pr. par. 
reefing; past, reefed. 

REEK. s. Smoke, steam, pr. par. 
reeking; past, reeked: adj. reeky. 

REEL. s. A turning frame, upon 
which yarn is wound ; a kind of 
dance, pr. par. reeling; past, reeled 

REEL. v. To stagger, pr. par. reel- 
ing ; past, reeled. 

RE-ELECT', v. To elect again, pr. 
par. re-electing ; past, re-elected: s 
re-election. 

RE-ENACT', v. To enact again, pr 
par. re-enacting; past, re-enacted : 
s. re-enactment. 

RE-ENFORCE', REINFORCE', v. 
To strengthen with new assistance 
or support, pr. par. re-enforcing; 
past, re-enforced: s. re-enforce- 
ment, reinforcement. 

RE-ESTABXISH. v. To establish 
anew. pr. par. re-establishing; past, 
re-established: s. re-establishment. 

RE-EXAM'INE. v. To examine anew, 
pr. par. re examining ; past, re-ex- 
amined: s. re-examination. 

REFECTION, s. Refreshment, s 
refectory, a room of refreshment ; 
pi. refectories. 

REFER', v. To dismiss for informa- 
tion or judgment; to betake to. 
for decision; to reduce to, as to 
the ultimate end. pr. par. refer' 
ring; past, referred: adj. refera- 
ble, referrible : s. referee, reference. 

REFl'NE. v. To purify; to polish; 
to affect nicety, pr. pnr. refining: 
past, refined: adv. refnedly : s. re- 
finement, refiner. 

REFIT', v. To rennir; to equip 
again, pr. par. refitting; past, re 
fitted. 

REFLECT', v. To throw or bend 
back ; to consider attentively ; to 
throw reproach or censure ; to 
bring reproach pr. par. reflecting, 
past, refected: adj. reflectent, re 
flective : s. reflection, reflector. 

RE'FLEX.aeJ/. r>nt or directed back 
wards, adj. reflexible: s. reflexibil 
ity. 

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RE'FLUENT. adj. Flowing back. 

s. refluence 
RE'FJrUX. 5. Backward course of 

water. 
REFORM', v. To form again ; to 

amend, pr. par. reforming; past, 

reformed: s. reform, reformation, 

reformer, reformist. 
REFRACT, v. To break the natural 

course of rays. pr. par. refracting; 

past, refracted: s. refraction: adj. 

REFRACTORY, adj. Obstinate, 
contumacious, s. refractoriness. 

REFRALY. v. To hold back; to 
forbear, pr. par. refraining; past, 
refrained. 

REFRAN'GIBLE. adj. Capable of 
being refracted, s. refrangibility. 

REFRESH', v. To recreate; to re- 
lieve after pain, fatigue, or want ; 
to freshen ; to cool. pr. par. re- 
freshing; past, refreshed: s. re- 
fresher, refreshment. 

RLTRI'GERATE. v. To cool. pr. 
par. refrigerating; past, refrige- 
rated: adj. refrigerant: s. refrige- 
ration, refrigerator. 

REF'UGE. s. Shelter from danger 
or distress, s. refugee. 

REFUL'GENT. adj. Bright, shining, 
splendid, s. refulgence: adv. re- 
fidgently. 

REFUND', v. To pour back; to re- 
pay, pr. par. refunding; past, re- 
funded. 

REFUSE, v. To deny what is soli- 
cited or required; to reject, pr. 
par. refusing; past, refused: s. re- 
fusal, refuse. 

REFUTE, v. To prove false or erro- 
neous, pr. par. refuting; past, re- 
futed: adj. refutable: s. refutation. 

REGAIN', v. To recover, to gain 
anew. pr. par. regaining; past, 
regained. 

RE'GAL. adj. Rovnl, kingly, s. re- 
gality: adv. regally. 

REGA'LE. v. ToWrVsh; to gratify. 
pr. par. regaling; past, regaled: s. 
regalement. 

REGAL'IA. 5. Ensigns of royalty. 



REG— REG 

REGARD', v. To respect; to look 
towards; to observe; to value, 
pr. par. regarding; past, regard- 
ed: adj. regardful, regardless : adv. 
regardfully, regardlesdy. 

RE'GENT. adj. Governing; exercis- 
ing vicarious authority, s. regent, 
regency, pi. regencies. 

REGERMINA'TION. s. Act of 
sprouting again. 

RE'GICIDE. s. A murderer of his 
king; the murder of one's king 
adj. regicidal. 

RE'GIMEN. s. That care in diet and 
living, that is suitable to every 
particular course of medicine, or 
state of body. 

RE'GIMENT. s. A body of soldiers, 
commanded by a colonel, adj. regi- 
mental: s. regimentals, the uni- 
form dress. 

RE'GION. s. Tract of land; country; 
tract of space. 

RE'GISTER. s. An account of any 
thing, regularly kept ; the officer 
who registers, &c. v. register; pr. 
par. registering; past, registered: 
s. registry, registration. 

RE'GISTRAR. s. The officer who 
keeps the register. 

REG'NANT. adj. Reigning; reign- ' 
ing in one's own right ; not reign- 
ing as a regent. 

REGRA'TE. v. To engross ; to fore- 
stall, pr. par. regrating; past, re- 
grated: s. regrater. 

REGRESS', s. Passage back. v. re- 
gress ; pr. par. regressing; past, 
regressed : s. regression. 

REGRET'. 5. Vexation at something 
past; grief; sorrow, v. regret; pr. 
par regretting; past, regretted. 

REG'ULAR. adj. Agreeable to rule; 
consistent with the mode prescrib- 
ed: governed bv strict regulations; 
orderly, s. regular, regularity: adv. 
regularly. 

REG'ULATE. v. To adjust by rule 
or method; to direct, pr. par. reg- 
ulating; past, regulated: s. regit 
lation, regulator. 

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REGUR GITATE. v. To throw back: 
to pout oack. pr. par. regurgitat 
ing; past, regurgitated : s. regur- 
gitation. 

REHEAR', o. To hear again, pr. par. 
rehearing; past, reheard: s. re- 
hearing. 

REHEARSE', v. To repeat; tore- 
cite ; to recite previously to exhi- 
bition, pr. par. rehearsing; past, 
rehearsed: s. rehearsal. 

REIGN, v. To enjoy or exercise 
sovereign authority ; to be pre- 
dominant, pr. par. reigning; past, 
reigned: s. reign. 

REIMBODT. v. To embody again, 
pr. par. reimbodying ; past, reim- 
bodied. 

REIMBURSE', v. To repay; to re- 
pair loss or expense by an equiva- 
lent, pr. par. reimbursing; past, 
reimbursed: s reimbursement. 

REIN. s. The part of the bridle 
which is held in the driver's hand, 
pr. par. reining; past, reined. 

REINS, s. The kidneys; the lower 
part of the back. 

REINSERT', v. To insert a second 
time. pr. par. reinserting; past, 
reinserted : s. reinsertion. 

REINSPI'RE. v. To inspire anew 
pr. par. reinspiring; past, rein 
spired. 

REINSTAL'. v. To seat again ; to 
put again in possession, pr. par, 
reinstalling ; past, reinstalled. 

REINSTA'TE. v. To put into the 
same state or condition as before. 
-»i. par. reinstating; past, reinstat- 
ed. 

REINTEGRATE, v. To renew with 
regard to any state or quality ; to 
repair; to restore, pr. par. rein- 
tegrating; past, reintegrated: s. 
reintegration. 

REINVEST', v. To invest anew. pr. 
par. reinvesting ; past, reinvested. 

REITERATE, v. To repeat again 
and again, pr par. reiterating 
past, reiterated: s. reiteration. 

REJECT'. v\ To dismiss without 
compliance ; to cast off; to refuse 



REJ-REL 

to throw aside, pr. par. rejecting, 
past, rejected : s. rejection. 

REJOI'CE. v. To be glad; to exult; 
to exhilarate ; to gladden, pr. par. 
rejoicing; past, rejoiced: s. rejoicer: 
adv. rejoicingly. 

REJOIN', v. To join again ; to meet 
again ; to answer to an answer. 
pr. par. rej oining ; past, rejoined. 
s. re joiner. 

REJUDGE'. v. To re-examine; to 
review, pr. par. rejudging; past, 
rejudged. 

REJUVENESCENCE, s. State of 
being voung again. 

RELAPSE', v. To slide or fall back , 
to fall back from a state of re- 
covery to sickness, pr. par. relaps- 
ing; past, relapsed: s. relapse. 

RELA'TE. v. To tell ; to recite ; to 
ally by kindred ; to have relation 
to. pr. par. relating; past, related: 
s. relater, relation. 

REL'ATIVE. adj. Having relation ; 
considered not absolutely, but as 
belonging to, or respecting some- 
thing else. s. relative: adv. rela- 
tively. 

RELAX', v. To slacken ; to remit , 
to make less secure or rigorous; 
to ease. pr. par. relaxing; past, 
relaxed: s. relaxation, relaxaiive. 

RELAY', s. Dogs held in reserve, 
horses on the road, to relieve 
others, on a iournev. 

RELEA'SE. v. to set "free; to free 
from obligation or penalty, pr. par. 
releasing; past, released: s. release. 

RELENT', v. To soften; to grow 
tender ; to feel compassion, pr. 
par. relenting; past, relented: adj. 
relentless. 

REL'EVANT. udj. Relieving; .- f 
fording something to the purpose; 
having relation to. s. relevancy. 

REL'IC. 5. That which is left, aYter 
the loss or decay of the rest; some- 
thing held in superstitious vene- 
ration. 

REL'ICT. s. A widow. 

RELIEF', s. Aid, help, alleviation, 
mitigation. 

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RELIE'VE. v. To afford relief, pr. 
par. relieving; past, relieved: adj. 
relievable: s. reliever. 

RELIEVO, s. The prominence of a 
figure or picture. 

RELI'GION. s. Reverence of a Su 
preme Being; a particular system 
of divine faith and worship, adj. 
religious: adv. religiously: s. reli- 
giousness. 

RELINQUISH, v. To forsake; to 
abandon; to leave; to quit. pr. 
par. relinquishing; past, relin- 
quished: s. relinquishment. 

RELISH, s. Taste ; effect on the 
palate; liking; delight, v. relish; 
pr. par. relishing; past, relished: 
adj. rclishable. 

RELU'CENT. adj. Shining; trans- 
parent, s. relucency. 

RELUCTANT, adj. Struggling 
against ; unwilling, adv. reluc- 
tantly: s. reluctance. 

RELU'ME. v. To light anew; tore- 
kindle, pr. par. reluming; past, 
relumed. 

RELY', v. To lean upon with con- 
fidence; to trust in. pr. par. rely- 
ing ; past, relied: s. reliance. 

REMAIN', v. To be left; to stay 
behind, pr. par. remaining; past, 
remained: s. remainder, remains. 

REMAND', v. To send back; to 
call back. pr. par. remanding; past, 
remanded. 

REMARK', s. Observation; note: 
notice taken, v. remark ; pr. par. 
remarking; past, remarked: adj. 
remarkable : adv. remarkably. 

REM'EDY. 5. A medicine by which 
any illness is cured; that which 
counteracts any evil ; reparation. 
v. remedy; pr. par. remedying; pnst, 
remedied: adj. remediable, remedial, 
remediless. 

REMEM'BER. v. To bear in mind; 
to put in mind. pr. par. remember- 
ing; past, remembered: s. remem- 
brance remembrancer. 

REMIND', v. To put in mind. pr. 
par. reminding , past, reminded. 

REMINIS'CENCE. s. Recollection. 



REM-REN 

REMISS', adj. Not careful; sloth- 
ful. adv. remissly: s. remissness 

REMISSION, s. Act of remitting 

REMIT', v. To relax; to forgive; 
to abate; to send money to a dis- 
tant place, pr. par. remitting; past, 
remitted: s. remittance, remitter. 

REM'NANT. s. Residue. 

REMOD'EL. v. To model anew. pr. 
par. remodeling; past, remodeled. 

REMON'STRATE. v. To show rea 
son against, pr. par. remonstrating, 
past, remonstrated: s. remon- 
strance: adj. remonstrant 

REMORSE', s. Pain of guilt ; pity 
adj. remorseless. 

REMOTE, adj. Distant; far re- 
moved; alien; not agreeing, adv. 
remotely: s. remoteness. 

REMOUNT', v. To mount agai i. 
pr. par. remounting; past, i%* 
mounted. 

REMOTE, v. To put from its place, 
to place at a distance ; to go froi ) 
one place to another, pr. par. re- 
moving; past, removed: adj. re* 
movable: s. removal. 

REMUNERATE, v. To repay; tq 
reward; to compensate, pr. pai. 
remunerating; past, remunerated. 
s. remuneration, remunerator: adj. 
remunerative. 

RENAS'CENCE. s. State of being 
produced agfnin. adj. renascent. 

RENCOUNTER, s. Clash; colli- 
sion ; personal opposition; sudden 
combat. 

REND. v. To tear with violence, 
pr. par. rending ; pnst, rent. 

REN'DER. v. To return; to pay 
back; to invest with qualities; to 
yield ; to show. pr. par. rendering; 
past, rendered. 

RENDEZVOUS, s. Assembly: meet- 
ing appointed; place appointed 
for assembling, v. rendezvous ; pr. 
par. rendezvousing: past, render- 
voused 
REN'EGADE, RENEGA'DO. s. An 
apostate; a deserter, pi. renegades* 
renegadoes. 
RENEW, v. To renovate; to re 
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REN— REP 

peat; to begin again, pr. par. re- 
newing; past, renewed: adj. re- 
newable: s. renewal, renewedness. 

REN'NET. s. See Runnet. 

REN'NET, REN'NETING. s. A kind 
of apple. 

RENOUNCE', v. To disown ; to quit 
upon oath. pr. par. renouncing;' 
past, renounced. 

REN'OVATE. v. To renew ; to re- 
store to the first state, pr. par. reno- 
vating; past, renovated, s. reno- 
vation. 

RENOWN', s. Fame ; praise widely 
spread, adj. renowned. 

RENT. s. A break ; a laceration. 

RENT. s. Revenue; periodical pay- 
ment, pr. par. renting; past, rent- 
ed: s. rental, renter, rent-roll. 

RENUNCIATION, s. Act of re- 
nouncing. 

REPAIR', v. To restore after injury 
or dilapidation ; to mend. pr. par. 
repairing; past, repaired: s. re- 
pair. 

REPARABLE, adj. Capable of be- 
ing repaired, s. reparation. 

REPARTEE', s. A smart reply. 

REPASS', v. To pass again ; to pass 
or travel back. pr. par. repassing; 
past, repassed. 

REPAST', s. A meal; act of taking 
food ; victuals. 

REPAY', v. To payback; to com- j 
pensate; to requite, pr. par. re- 
paying; past, repay ed: s. repay- 
ment. 

REPEAL', v. To revoke; to abro- 1 
gate. pr. par. repealing ; past, re-' 
pealed: s. repeal. 

REPEAT', v. To iterate, to use 
again ; to do, speak, or try again ; 
co recite, pr. par. repealing; past, 1 
repeated- s. repeater, one that re- 
peats; a watch that strikes the 
hours. 

REPEL, v. To drive back. pr. par. 



repelling; past, repelled: adj. re- 
pellent. 
REPENT', v. To think on any thing 
past with sorrow; to change the 



REP— REP 

pented: s. repentance: adj. and a 
repentant. 

REPEO'PLE. v To stock with peo 
pie anew. pr. par. repeopling; past, 
repeopled. 

REPERCUS'SION. s. Rebound, adj. 
repercussive. 

REPERTORY, s. A magazine; a 
book in which any thing is to be 
found, pi. repertories. 

REPETITION, s. Act of repeating; 
thing repeated. 

REPI'NE. v. To fret ; to be discon- 
tented, pr. par. repining; past, 
repined: s. repiner: adv. •repiningly. 

REPLACE, v. To put into the former 
place ; to put into a new place, pr. 
par. replacing; past, replaced. 

REPLANT', v. To plant anew. pr. 
par. replanting; past, replanted. 

REPLENISH, v. To fill again; to 
stock; to furnish, pr. par. repltn- 
ishing ; past, replenished. 

REPLETE, adj. Full; full to ex- 
uberance, s. repletion: adj. repie- 
live. 

REPLEVIN. v. Totakebackorsetgt 
liberty any thing seized, pr. par. 
replevining; past, replevined: s. 
replevin. 

REPLICATION, s. Act of replying} 
answer to a plea in law. 

REPLY', v. To answer, pr. par. re- 
plying; past, replied: s. reply, pi. 
replies, replyer. 

REPORT', v. To cause a rumour; 
to give repute ; to give an account 
of; to return ; to rebound, pr. par. 
reporting; past, reported: s. re- 
port, reporter. 

REPO'SE. v. To lay to rest ; to be 
at rest ; to confide, pr. par. repos- 
ing; past, reposed: s. repose, re- 
posal, reposedness. 

REPOSITORY, s. A place where 
any thing is safely deposited, s. 
repositories. 



REPREHEND', v. To reprove ; to 
censure, pr. pnr. reprehending, 
past, reprehended: adj. reprehensi- 
ble, reprehensive: adv. reprehensibly. 



mind, pi. par repenting; past, re-\ REPRESENT', v. To exhibit, as if 

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REP— REP 

present ; to describe ; to person-] 
ate. pr. par. representing; pastj 
represented: s. representation: adj. 
and s. representative. 

REPRESS', v. To crush ; to subdue, 
pr. par. repressing; past, rep7~ess- 
ed: s. repression: adj. repressive. 

REPRIEVE', v. To respite, after 
sentence of death; to respite, pr. 
par. reprieving; past, reprieved: s. 
reprieve, reprieval. 

REPRIMAND', v. To chide; tore- 
prove, pr. par. reprimanding; past, 
reprimanded: s. rep'rimand. 

REPRINT', v. To print again, pr. 
par. reprinting; past, reprinted: 
s. reprint. 

REPRI'SAL. s. Act of seizing, by 
way of retaliation; thing seized. 

REPROACH', v. To censure in op- 
probrious terms ; to upbraid, pr. 
par. reproaching; pasty reproach- 
ed: s. reproach: adj. reproachable, 
reproachful: adv. reproachfully. 

REP'ROBATE. adj. Lost to virtue ; 
lost to grace; abandoned, s. rep- 
robate. 

REP'ROBATE. v. To disallow; to 
reject ; to abandon, pr. par. rep- 
robating; past, reprobated: s. rep- 
robation. 

REPRODUCE', v. To produce again, 
pr. par. reproducing; past, repro- 
duced. 

REPRODUCTION, s. Act of repro- 
ducing; thing reproduced. 

REPRO'VE. v. To blame; to cen- 
sure ; to check, pr. par. reproving; 
past, reproved: adj. reprovable: s. 
reprover, reproof. 

REPTILE, adj. Creeping upon many 
feet. s. reptile. 

REPUB'LIC. s. Commonwealth ; 
popular government, adj. and s. 
republican: s. republicanism. 

REPUB'LISH. v. To publish anew, 
pr. par. republishing ; past, repub- 
lished: s. republication. 

REPU'DIATE. v. To put away; to 
reject; to divorce, pr. par. repu- 
diating; past, repudiated : adj. re- 
pudiable: s. repudiation. 
2D 



REP— RES 

REPUG'NANT. adj. Contrary, ojv 
posite, inconsistent, s. repugnancy 
repugnancy : adv. repugnantly. 

REPULSE', s. Act of driving back; 
state of being ariven back ; defeat. 
v. repulse ; pr. par. repulsing; past, 
repulsed: adj. repulsive. 

REPU'TE. s. Character; reputation ; 
established opinion, v. repute; pr. 
par. rqmting; past, reputed : adj. 
repxitable: s. reputation. 

REQUEST'. -5. Petition; entreaty; 
demand: state of being desired, 
pr. par. requesting; past, requested. 

RE'QUIEM. s. A hymn in which 
rest is implored for the dead. 

REQUI'RE. v. To demand; to mak 
necessary; to need; to request 
pr. par. requiring; past, required 

REQ'UISITE. adj. Needful; neces 
sarv ; required, s. requisite. 

REQUISITION, s. Demand; appli 
cation for a thing, as of right. 

REQUITE, v. To repay; to retali 
ate ; to recompense, pr. par. re 
quiting; past, requited: s. requiiaU 

RESCIND', v. To cut off; to abro 
gate. pr. par. rescinding; past 
rescinded. 

RESCISSION, s. Act of rescinding 

RE'SCRIPT. s. Written answer 
edict of an emperor. 

RES'CUE. v. To set free from vio 
lence, confinement, or danger 
pr. par. rescuing; past, rescued: a 
rescue, rescuer. 

RESEARCH', s. Inquirv, search. 

RESEM'BLE. v. To compare ; to be 
like: to have likeness to. pr. par 
resembling; past, resembled : s. re- 
semblance. 

RESENT, v. To take ill ; to consid- 
er as injury or affront, pr. par. re- 
senting; past, resented : adj. resent 
ful : s. resentment. 

RESERVE', v. To keep in store ; to 
save for some other purpose ; to 
retain, pr. par. reserving; past, re- 
served: s. reservation, reserve, re- 
servedness : adv reservedly. 

RE'SERVOIR. s. A place where any 
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thing is kept in store ; an artificial 
pond. 

RESI'DE. v. To have abode; to 
dwell ; to sink ; to subside, pr. 
par. residing; past, resided; s. res- 
idence : adj. and s. resident. 

RESIDUE. s. The remaining part ; 
that which is left. adj. residuary. 

RESIGN', v. To give up; to yield; 
to submit, pr. par. resigning; past, 
resigned : s. resignation : adv. re- 
signedly. 

RESILIENCE, s. The act of start- 
ing or leaping back. adj. resilient 

RES'IN. 5. A vegetable substance 
that easily ignites, adj. resinous. 

RESIST', v. To oppose , not to ad- 
mit impression or force, pr. par. 
resisting; past, resisted: s. resist- 
ance: adj. resistible: s. resistibility, 

RES'OLUTE. adj. Determined ; fix- 
ed; constant, adv. resolutely: s. 
resolution. 

RESOLVE', v. To free from doubt 
or difficulty; to solve; to deter- 
mine ; to analyze ; to reduce, pr. 
par. resolving; past, resolved : adj. 
resolvable: adv. resolvedly. 

RE'SONANT. adj. Resounding, s. 
resonance. 

RESORT', v. To have recourse ; to 
repair to. pr. par. resorting; past, 
resorted: s. resort, resorter. 

RESOUND', v. To echo; to sound 
back ; to be much and loudly men- 
tioned; pr. par. resounding ; past, 
> esounded : s. resound. 

RESOURCE'. 5. New or unexpected 
means ; resort ; expedient. 

RESPECT', v. To regard ; to rever- 
ence in a moderate degree; to have 
relation to. pr. par. respecting; 
past, respected: s. respect: adj. re- 
spectful: adv. respectfully. 

RESPECTABLE, adj. Venerable; 
meriting respect, s. respectability : 
adv. respectably. 

RESPECTIVE, adj. Particular ; rel- 
ative ; not absolute, adv. respect- 
ively. 

RESPI'RE. v. To breathe ; to catch 
breath, pr. par respiring; past, 



RES— RES 

respired: s. respiration: adj re- 
spirable, respiratory. 

RES'PITE. s. Reprieve ; suspension 
of a capital sentence; pause; in- 
terval, v. respite; pr. par. respiting; 
past, respited. 

RESPLEN'DENT. adj. Bright; shin- 
ing. s. resplendence, resplendency : 
adv. resplendenily. 

RESPOND', v. To answer; to coi- 
respond; to suit. pr. par. respond 
ing; past, responded: s. respondent 

RESPONSE', s. An answer; answei 
made by a congregation, speak ja^ 
alternately with the priest, adj. 
responsive, responsory. 

RESPON'SIBLE. adj. Answerable; 
accountable; capable of discharg- 
ing an obligation, s. responsibility, 
p 1 . responsib ilities. 

REST. s. Repose ; cessation or ab 
sence of motion ; quiet ; peacu , 
pause; remainder, v. rest; pr. par 
resting; past, rested: adj. ?'estles.Xi 
adv. restlessly: s. restlessness. 

RESTAURA'TION. 5. Act of recov- 
ering to the former state. 

RES'TIFF, RESTIVE, adj. Unwil- 
ling to stir; stubborn, s. restive* 
ness. 

RESTITUTION, s. Act of restor- 
ing ; retribution. 

RESTORE', v. To give back to tho 
owner ; to bring back ; to retrieve j 
to cure ; to recover from disease, 
pr. par. restoring; past, restored' 
s. restoration: adj. and s. restoru 
tive. 

RESTRAIN', v. To hold back; to 
withhold ; to repress ; to hinder 
to limit, pr. par. restraining; past, 
restrained : adj. restrainable : s. re- 
straint. 

RESTRICT', v. To limit; to confine, 
pr. par. restricting; past, restricted. 
s. restriction: adj. restrictive. 

RESULT', v. To leap back ; to arise 
as a consequence ; to be produced 
as an effect, pr.par. resulting; past, 
resulted: s. result. 

RESU'ME. v. To take back ; to be 
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RES— RET 

gin again, pr. par. resuming; past, 
resumed. 

RESUMPTION, s. Act of resuming, 
adj. resumptive. 

RESURRECTION, s. Revival from 
the dead ; return from the grave. 

RESUS'CITATE. v.To stir up again; 
to revive, pr. par. resuscitating ; 
past, resuscitated ; s. resuscitation : 
auj. resuscitative. 

RETAIL', v. To sell in small quan- 
tities; to tell in broken parts, or 
at second-hand. pr. par. retailing; 
past, retailed: s. re' tail, retailer. 

RETAIN', v. To keep; not to dis 
miss ; to keep in pay ; to withhold. 
pr. par. retaining; past, retained: 
s. retainer. 

RETA'KE. v. To take again, pr. par. 
retaking ; past, retaken ; pret. re- 
took. 

RETALIATE, v. To return, by giv- 
ing like for like; to requite, pr. 
par. retaliating; past, retaliated. 
s. retaliation. 

RETARD', v. To delay, to hinder, 
pr. par. retarding; past, retarded: 
s. retardation, retarder. 

RETCH, v. To force up from the 
stomach, pr. par. retching; past, 
retched. 

RETENTION, s. Act of retaining, 
ad], retentive: s. rcientiveness. 

RETICLE, s. A small net. adj. re- 
ticular, reticulated, retiform. 

RET'INUE. s. A number attending 
upon a principal person; a train. 

RETl'RE. v.To retreat, to withdraw 
pr. par. retiring; past, retired: s 
retiredness, retirement. 

RETORT, v. To throw back; to 
curve back ; to return any argu- 
ment, censure, or incivility, pr. 
par. retorting; past, retorted: s. 
retort, reiorter. 

RETOUCH', v. To improve by new 
touches, pr. par. retouching; past, 
retouched. 

RETRA'CE. v. To trace back ; to 
trace again, pr. par. retracing ; 
past, retraced. 

RETRACT', v. To take back ; to re 



RET— REV 

I call ; to recant, pr. par. retracting 
past, retracted: s. retraction: adj 
retractive. 

RETREAT, s. Act of retiring; re- 
tirement ; place of privacy, v. re* 

j treat; pr. par. retreating; past, re- 

1 treated. 

RETRENCH', v. To cut off; to lei 

| sen. pr. par. retrernching ; past, re 

j trenched : s. retrenchment. 

RETRIBUTION, s. Repayment ; re- 

I turn accommodated to the action, 
adj. retributive, retributory. 

\ RETRIE'VE. v. To recover ; to re- 
store; to repair, pr. par. retrieving, 
past, retrieved: s. retrieve: adj. re- 
trievable. 

RETROACTIVE, adj. Having a 
backward action ; acting upon the 
past. s. retroaction. 

RETROGRADE, adj. Going back- 
ward; contrary, v. retrograde , 
pr. par. retrograding ; past, retro- 
graded : s. retrogression: adj. re- 
trogressive. 

RETROSPECT, s. Backward view, 
s. retrospection: adj. retrospective. 

RETURN', v. To turn back ; to come 
again to the same place ; to make 
answer; to retort, pr. par. return- 
ing; past, returned: s. return: adj. 
returnable. 

REUNITE, v. Tojoin again, pr. par 
reuniting; past, reunited: ^.reunion. 

REVEAL', v. To discover; to show; 
to lay open. pr. par. revealing; 
past, revealed: s. revelation, reveal 

REVEI'LLE, REVEILLE', s. The 

morning beat of drum. 

REVEL, v. To feast with loose and 
clamorous merriment, pr. par. rtv» 
eling; past, reveled: s. reveller, rev 
e/r?/, pi. revelries. 

REVENGE', v. To return an injury 
pr. par. revenging ; past, reveng- 
ed: s. revenge, revenger: adj. re- 
vengeful: adv. revengefully. 

REVENUE, s. Income; annual prof 
its. 

REVERBERATE, v. To beat back; 
to be driven back ; to resound, pr. 
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REV— REV 

par. reverberating; past, reverbe- 
rated: adj. reverberant, reveruera- 
tory: s. reverberation. 

REVE'RE. v. To reverence; to hon- 
our, pr. par. revering; past, rever- 
ed: s. reverer. 

REVERENCE. 5. Veneration, re- 
spect; act of obeisance; title of 
the clergy, v. reverence; pr. par. 
reverencing; past, reverenced: adj. 
reverend, reverent, reverential: adv. 
reverently. 

REVERSE', v. To turn upside down; 
to overturn ; to turn back ; to re- 
peal ; to put each in the place of 
the other, pr. par. reversing; past, 
reversed: s. reverse, reversal: adv. 
reversely: adj. reversible. 

REVERSION, s. Act of reverting; 
estate reverted, adj. reversionary. 

REVERT', v. To return; to fall 
back. pr. par. reverting; past, re- 
verted. 

REV'ERY. s. Loose musing; irreg- 
ular thought, pi. reveries. 

REVEST', v. To clothe again ; to 
vest again in a possession or office, 
pr. par. revesting; past, revested. 

REVIEW, v. To look back ; to view- 
again ; to survey; to examine, 
pr. par. reviewing; past, reviewed: 
s. review, reviewer. 

REVi'LE. v. To vilify; to reproach; 
pr. par. reviling; past, reviled: s. 
revi.ler, revihment. 

REVPSE. v. To review, pr. par. re- 
vising; past, revised: s. revisal, 
revise, reviser, revision. 

REVIS'IT. v. To visit again, pr.par. 
revisiting ; past, revisited. 

REVI'VE. v. To return to life; to 
reanimate; to renew, pr. par. re- 
viving; past, revived: s. revival, 
reviver. 

REVOKE', v. To call back; to re- 
peal; to annul; to renounce at 
cards, pr. par. revoking ; past, re- 
voked: s. revoke, revocation. 

REVOLT', v. To fall off from one 
to another ; to turn ; to rebel, pr. 
par. revolting; past, revolted: s. 
revolt* revolter. 1 



REV— RIB 

REVOLUTION, s. Act of revolv- 
ing; rotation; change, adj. revo- 
lutionary: s. revolutionist. 
\ REVOLVE', v. To roll in a circle , 
to perform a revolution ; to con- 
sider, pr. par. revolving ; past, re- 
volved. 

REVUL'SION. 5. Act of withhold 
ing or drawing back. 

REWARD', v. To give in return ^ 
to repay; to compensate, pr. par. 
rewarding ; past, rewarded : s. re- 
ward, rewarder. 

RHAPSODY, s. A collection of 
songs or verses; thoughts joined 
together without necessary de* 
pendence or necessary connexion 
pi. rhapsodies: adj. rhapsodical- 
s. rhapsodist. 

RHETORIC, s. The act of speak- 
ing with propriety and elegance: 
power of persuasion ; oratory, s 
rhetorician: adj. rhetorical: adv 
rhetorically. 

RHEUM, s. A thin, watery matter, 
oozing through the glands. 

RHEUMAT'IC.arf;. Proceeding from 
rheum ; denoting the pain which 
attacks the joints, &c. s. rheu- 
matism. 

RHINO'CEROS. s. A species of 
quadruped, pi. rhinoceroses. 

RHODODENDRON, s. A kind of 
plant. 

RHOMB, s. A term in geometry. 9. 
rhomboid: adj. rhomhoidal. 

RHU'BARB. s. A kind of medicinal 
plant. 

RHYME. 5. An harmomcal succes- 
sion of sounds; thecorrespondence 
of the last sound of one verse to 
the last sound or syllable of an- 
other, v. rhyme; pr. par. rhym- 
ing; past, rhymed: s. rhymer , 
rhymester. 

RHYTH'M. s. Metre; verse; pro 
portion applied to any motion 
whatever, adj. rhythmical. 

Rl'AL. s. A Spanish coin. 
RIB. s. One of the bones which en 
compass the body, &c, adj. rihied 
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RIB-RIG 

RIBALD, adj. Base, mean, lewd, 
scandalous, s. ribaldry. 

RIB' AND, RIBBON, s. A fillet of 
silk. 

RICE. s. One of the esculent grains. 

RICH. adj. Wealthy ; opulent ; pre 
cious; splendid; plentiful; fertile, 
s. riches, richness : adv. richly. 

RICK. 5. A pile of corn or hay, reg- 
ularly heaped up. 

RICK'ETS. s. A distemper in chil- 
dren, adj. rickety. 

RID. v. To set free; to clear; to 
disencumber, pr. par. ridding; 
past, ridded: s. riddance. 

RID'DEN. Past par. of the v. to ride. 

RID'DLE. s. An enigma; a puzzling 
question ; a coarse sieve, pr. par. 
riddling; past, riddled: s. riddler, 

RIDE. v. To travel on horseback ; 
to travel in a vehicle ; to be on the 
water; to be supported by some- 
thing subservient, pr. par. riding; 
past, ridden: s. ride, rider, riding. 

RIDICULE, s. Wit of that species 
that provokes laughter; folly. 
ridicule; pr. par. ridiculing; past, 
ridiculed: adj. ridiculous: adv, 
ridiculously. 

RI'DINGHABIT. s. A dress worn 
by women, when they ride on 
horseback. 

RIFF'RAFF. s. Refuse. 

RI'FLE. v. To rob; to plunder, pr 
par. rifling ; past, rifled : s. > ifler 

RI'FLE. s. A kind of whetstone; a 
sort of gun, having within its bar- 
rel indented lines, s. rifleman, 
pi. riflemen. 

RIG. s. A small ridge, made by 
digging, in a field ; form of the 
sails and soars of a ship. 

RIG. v. To dress ; to accoutre ; to 
fix the masts, spars, and sails, of 
a ship. pr. par. rigging; past, rig- 
ged : s. rig, rigger, rigging. 

RIGADOON'. s. A kind of brisk 
dance. 

RIGHT, adj. Fit, proper, suitable, 
true, just, straight; not left. s. 
tight: adv. right, rightly: v. 
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RIG— RIS 

right ; pr. par. righting past, 
righted. 

RIGHTEOUS, adj. Just, hcnest 
agreeing with right, adv. right 
eously : s. righteousness. 

Rl'GID. adj. Stiff; not to be bent; 
strict; severe, s. rigidity, adv. 
rigidly: s. rigidness. 

RIG'MAROLE. s. A repetition of 
idle words. 

RIG'OUR, RIG'OR. s. Cold, stiff- 
ness, severity, austerity, strict- 
ness, adj. rigorous: adv. rigor 



RILL. 5. A little streamlet. 
RIM. 5. A border, a margin. 
RIMPLE. s. A wrinkle, a fold, a 

pucker, v. rimple; pr. par. rim- 

phng; past, rimpled. 
RIND. s. Bark, husk. 
RING. s. A circle ; a circle of metal; 

a number of bells harmoniously 

tuned; the sound of bells, &c. 

pr. par. ringing; past, rung: s. 

ringer. 
RING'DOVE. s. A kind of pigeon. 
RING'LEADER. 5. One who leads 

the ring ; the head of a riotous 

body. 
RING'LET. s. A small ring; a curl. 
RING'STREAKED. adj. Circularly 

streaked. 
RINGWORM, s. A circular tetter 
RINSE, v. To wash slightly, pr. par 

rinsing; past, rinsed: s. rinser. 
RIOT. s. An uproar; a disturbance 

caused by three or more persons. 

v. riot; pr. par. rioting; pas^ 

rioted: s. rioter : adj. riotous: adv. 

riotously: s. riotousness. 
RIP. v. To tear; to lacerate ; to cut 

asunder, pr. par. ripping; past, 

ripped. 
RIPE. adj. Brought to perfection in 

growth ; mature, s. ripeness : v. 

ripen; pr. par. ripening; past, 

ripened. 
RIP'PLE. v. To fret on the surface, 

to clean flax. pr. par. rippling, 

past, rippled: s. ripple. 
RISE. v. To become erect , to get 

up from rest ; to advance ; to 
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RIS--ROB 

swell; to ascend ; to make an in- 
surrection, pr. par. rising; past, 
risen ; pret. rose : s. rise, riser. 

RIS'IBLE. adj. Having the faculty 
or power of laughing; exciting 
laughter, s. risibility. 

RISK. s. Hazard ; danger, v. risk ; 
pr. par. risking; past, risked: s. 
nsker. 

RITE. s. Solemn act of religion; 
external observance, s. and adj. 
ritual. 

RI'VAL. 5. A competitor, adj. ri- 
val: v. rival; pr. par. rivaling; 
past, rivaled : s. rivalry. 

RIVE. v. To split; to cleave, pr. 
par. riving; past, riven. 

RIVER, s. A land current of water, 
of the first class. 

RIVET. 5. A fastening pin, clench- 
ed at both ends. v. rivet; pr. par. 
riveting; past, riveted. 

RIVULET, s. A small river; a 
brook. 

RIXA' HON. s. A quarrel ; a brawl. 

RIX'DOLLAR. s. A German coin, 
worth about four shillings and six- 
pence sterling. 

ROACH s. A kind of fish. pi. 
roaches. 

ROAD s. A large way; a path. 

ROAD r STEAD. f. A place in which 
shins can anchor. 

ROAM. v. To ramble; to rove. pr. 
par. roaming; past, roamed: s. 
roamer. 

ROAN. adj. Bav, sorrel, or black 
colour, mixed with gray or white 
spots. 

ROAR. v. To cry as a lion, or any 
other wild beast ; to make a loud 
noise, pr. par. roaring; past, roar- 
ed: s. roar, roarer. 

ROAST, v. To dress meat by turn- 
ing it round before the fire. pr. 
par. roasting; past, roasted: s. 
roast, roaster. 

ROB. v. To take forcibly from the 
person; to plunder, pr. par. rob- 
bing; past, robbed: s. robber, rob- 
bery, pi. robberies. 

ROBE. s. A gown of state ; a dress 



ROB— ROM 

of dignity, v. robe; pr. par. robing 
past, robed. 

ROB'JN, ROBIN-RED'-BREAST. s 
A kind of bird. 

ROBUST', adj. Strong; vigorous. 

ROCK. s. A vast mass of stone, 
fixed in the earth; a distaiF. adj. % 
rocky: s. rockiness. 

ROCK. v. To shake; to move back 
wards and forwards, pr. par. rock 
ing; past, rocked: s. rocker. 

ROCK'ET. s. A kind of fire-work, 
a species of plant. 

ROD. 5. A long twig, &c. 

RODE. Pret of the v. to ride. 

RODOMONTADE, s. An empty, 
noisy bluster or boast, a rant. v. 
rodomontade; pr. par. rodomon.* 
lading; past, rodomontaded: s. ro» 
domordador. 

ROE. s. A species of deer; — the 
eggs of fish. 

ROGATION, s. Litany, supplica 
tion. 

ROGUE, s. A vagabond; a knave; 
a villain, adj. roguish: adv. ro- 
guishly : s. roguishness. 

ROiST, "ROISTER, v. To behave 
turbulently; to be at free quar- 
ters ; to bluster, pr. par. roisting^ 
roistering; past, roisted, roistered: 
s. roister. 

ROLL. v. To move by volutation ; 
to move round on its axis; to wrap 
round upon itself; to involve in 
bandage ; to run on wheels, pr. 
par. rolling; past, rolled: s. roll^ 
roller. 

ROL'LINGPIN. s. A round piece of 
wood, used by bakers. 

RO'MAN. s. A native or citizen of 
Rome; a papist, adj. Roman: s. 
Romanist. 

ROMANCE', s. The ancient cor 
rupt Latin language, such as was 
spoken, during the middle ages, 
in France; a military fable of the 
middle ages; a tale of wild ad 
ventures, in war and love; a lie 
a fiction, v. romance; pr. par. ro- 
mancing; past, romanced: s. ro- 
mancer. 

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ROM— ROT 

ROMANTIC, adj. Resembling a ro- 
mance ; wild ; false ; lull of wild 
scenery. 

ROMP. .«. A rude, awkward, bois- 
terous, untaught girl: rough, rude 
play v. romp j pr. par. romping; 
past, romped: adj. rompish. 

RON'DEAU. s. A kind of ancient 
poetry ; a kind of jig, or lively 
tune, which ends with the first 
strain repeated. 

HOOD. 5. The fourth part of an 
acre; a pole; a measure of I62 
feet. 

ROOF. s. The cover of a house, v. 
roof; pr. par. roofing; past, roof- 
ed : adj. roofless. 

ROOK. s. A species of small crow ; 
one of the pieces used in the game 
of chess, s. rookery, pi. rookeries. 

ROOM. s. Space ; sufficient space ; 
chamber ; place of another, adj. 
roomy. 

ROOST, s. That on which a bird 
sits, to sleep, v. roost; pr. par. 
roosting"; past, roosted. 

ROOT. s. That part of a plant which 
rests in the ground, v. root; pr. 
par. rooting; past, rooted: adj. 
rooty. 

ROPE. s. A cord ; a string, s. ropi- 
ness: adj. ropy: s. rope-dancer, 
rope-ladder. 

RO'SARV. 5. A bunch of beads, on 
which the Romanists number their 
prayers ; a place where roses grow, 
pi. rosaries. 

ROS'CID. adj. Dewy. 

ROSE. s. A kind of flower, adj. rosy; 
s. rosiness, roseicater. 

ROSE. Pret of the v. to rise. 

RO'SEATE. adj. Rosy; blooming; 
purple as a rose. 

ROSE'MARY. s. A kind of plant. 

ROS'IN. s. Inspissated turpentine: 
juice of the pine. v. ro?in; pr. par. 
rosining; past, rosined. 

ROSTRUM. 5. The beak of a bird ; 
the beak of a ship: the scaffold 
whence orators harangued. 

ROT. v. To putrefy; to lose the co- 
hesion of its parts, pr. par. rotting; 



ROT— ROU 

past, rotted: s. rot adj. rotten • s, 
rottenness. 

ROTARY, ROTATORY. adj. 
Whirling as a wheel. 

ROTATION, s. Act of whirling 
round like a wheel ; revolution. 

ROTE. 5. A musical instrument ; 
words uttered by mere memory, 
without judgment; memory of 
words, without comprehension of 
the sense. 

ROTUND', adj. Round, spherical, s. 
rotundity. 

ROTUNDA, ROTUN'DO. s. A cir- 
cular building, such as the Pan- 
theon at Rome. 

ROUGE, s. Red paint, pronounced 
rooje. v. rouge ; pr. par. rouging ; 
past, rouged. 

ROUGH, adj. Rugged; having ine- 
qualities on the surface; coarse; 
tempestuous, adv. roughly: s. 
roughness: v. roughen; pr. par. 
roughening; past, roughened. 

ROUGH'CAST. v. To mould with- 
out nicety or elegance ; to form 
with asperities and inequalities; 
to dash with pebbles and mortar, 
pr. par. roughcasting ; past, rough- 
casted : s. 7'oughcast. 

ROUGH'RIDER. 5. One who breaks 
horses for riding. 

ROUGH'SHOD. adj. Having rough- 
ened shoes, to prevent slipping. 

ROUND, adj. Circular ; spherical ; 
whole; not broken, v. round; pr. 
par. rounding ; past, rounded: s. 
round : adv. ?-ound, roundly: prep. 
round: adj. roundish: s. roundness 

ROUND'ABOUT. adj. Indirect. 

ROUND'ELAY. 5. A rondeau. 

ROUNDHEAD, s. A puritan; so 
named from the practice of crop- 
ping- the hair round. 

ROUND-ROB'INs. A written petition 
or remonstrance, signed by several 
persons, around a ring or circle 

ROUSE, v. To wake froTa rest , to 
excite, pr. par. rousing; past, 
roused: s. rouser. 

ROUT. s. A clamorous multitude, 
a rabble ; confusion of a defeated 
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ROU— RUF 

army. v. rout; pr. par. routing 

past, routed. 
ROUTE, s. Road, way. 
ROUTI'NE. s. Custom, practice. 
ROVE. v. To ramble; to range; to 

wander over. pr. par. roving; past, 

roved: s. rover. 
ROW. s. A number of things ranged 

in a line ; a rank or file. 
ROW. 5. A riotous noise ; a drunk- 
en debauch. 
ROW. v. To impel by oars. pr. par. 

rowing; past, roived: s. rower. 
ROW'EL. s. A little, flat ring or 

wheel, in horses' bits; the points 

of a spur, turning on an axis ; a 

seton. 
ROY'AL. adj. Kingly ; regal, s. roy 

alist, royalty, pi. royalties: adv. 

royally. 
RUB. v. To move one body upon 

another ; to wipe ; to remove by 

friction, pr. par. rubbing; past, 

rubbed: s. rub, rubber. 

RUB'BISH. s. Ruins of building; 
fragments of matter used in build- 
ing; any thing vile and worthless. 

RU'BICUND. adj. Inclining to red- 
ness, s. rubicundity. 

RU'BRIC. s. Directions printed in 
books of law, and in prayerbooks 
so called, because thev were ori 
ginally distinguished by being in 
red ink. 

RU'BY. s. A precious stone, of a 
red colour, adj. ruby. 

RUCTA'TION. 5. Belching. 

RUD'DER. s. A helm. 

RUD'DY. adj. Approaching to red- 
ness, s. ruddiness. 

RUDE. adj. Raw; barbarous; un 
taught; uncivil ; unpolished; art 
less. adv. rudely: s. rudeness. 

RU'DIMENT. s. First principles; 
first elements of a science; begin- 
ning, adj. rudimental. 

RUE. v. To grieve for; to regret, 
pr. par. ruing; past, rued: adj. 
rueful: adv. ruefully: s. rueful- 
ness. 

KVFF. s. A puckered linen or mus- 



RUF— RUN 

lin ornament, for the neck ; a state 
of roughness. 
RUF'FIAN. s. A brutal, boisterous, 
mischievous fellow ; a cut-throat; 
a robber, adj. ruffianly, ruffianlike. 
RUFFLE, v. To disorder; to put 
out of form ; to make less smooth; 
to grow rough or turbulent, pr. 
par. ruffling; past, ruffled: s. ruf 
fie. 

RUG. s. A coarse, nappy, woollen 
cloth. 

RUG'GED. adj. Rough; full of un- 
evenness and asperity, adv. rug- 
gedly : s. ruggedness. 

RUIN, s. Fall, destruction, over 
throw; thing fallen, v.ruin; pr. 
par. ruining; past, ruined: s. ru- 
iner : adj. ruinous: adv . ruinously. 

RULE. s. Government; sway: can 
on, &c. v. rule; pr. par. ruling, 
past, ruled: s. ruler. 

RUM. s. A kind of spirits, distilled 
from molasses. 

RUM'BLE. v. To make a hoarse, 
low, continued noise, pr. par. rum 
bUng ; past, rumbled: s. rumbler. 

RUMINATE, v. To chew the cud ; 
to muse. pr. par. ruminating; past, 
ruminated : adj. ruminant: s. ru- 
mination^ ruminator. 

RUM'MAGE. v. To search rudely, 
pr. par. rummaging; past, rum- 
maged. 

RU'MOUR. s. Flying or popular re- 
port, v. rumour; pr. par. rumour- 
ing ; past, rumoured. 

RUMP. s. The end of the back 
bone ; the buttocks. 

RUM'PLE. s. A pucker; a rude 
plait, v. rumple; pr. par rumpling 
past, rumpled. 

RUN. v. To move swiftly; to make 
haste, &c. pr. par. running; past, 
run; pret. ran: s. run, runner. 

RUN'AGATE. s. A fugitive, an apos- 
tate. 

RUN'DLE. s. A step of a ladder, 
something put round an axis. 

RUN'DLET. s. A small barrel. 

RUNG. Past par. of the v. to ring. 
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RUN— RUS 

RUNG. 5. A round or step of a lad- 
der, &c. 

RU'NiC. adj. Denoting the letters 
and language of the ancient north- 
ern nations. 

RUN'NET. 5.A liquor made by steep- 
ing the stomach of a calf in hot 
water, and used to coagulate milk 
for curds and cheese ; sometimes 
written rennet. 

RUNT. s. A dwarf animal. 

RUPEE', s. An East Indian silver 
coin, worth about two shillings and 
four-pence sterling. 

RUFTURE. s. The act of breaking; 
state of being broken ; hernia, v. 
rupture; pr. par. rupturing; past, 
ruptured: s. ruption. 

RU'RAL. adj. Relating or belonging 
to the country, adv. rurally: s. 
ruralness. 

RUSH. s. A kind of plant, pi. rushes: 
adj. rushy • s. rushiness. 



RUS— RYE 

RUSH. v. To enter or move with 
violence, pr. par. rushing; past, 
rushed : s. rush. 

RUSK. s. Hard bread, made from rye. 

RUS'SET. adj. Reddishly brown; 
grav ; homespun, s. russet. 

RUST. s. Oxide of iron ; tarnished 
surface of any metal ; matter bred 
by corruption or degeneration, v. 
rust ; pr. j. ^r. rusting ; past, rust- 
ed : adj. rusty: s. rustiness. 

RUS'TIC. adj. Rural; rude; uii- 
taught, s. rusticity. 

RUS'TICATE. v. To reside in the 
country; to banish into the coun 
try. pr. par. rusticating ; past, rus 
ticated: s. rustication. 

RUT s. The track of a carriage 

wheel. 
jRUTH'FUL. adj. Merciful; sor- 
rowful. a.dv.ruthfully : adj. ruth- 
less: s. ruthUssness. 

RYE. A kind of esculent grain. \ 



SAB— SAC 

SAB'BATH. 5. A day appointed for 
public worship, and rest from la- 
bour, adj. sabbatic, sabbatical. 

SA'BLE. s. A kind of fur. 

SA'BLE. adj. Black. 

SABOT', s. A sort of wooden shoe. 

SA'BRE. s. A cimetar; a short 
sword with a convex edge. v. sa- 
bre; pr. par. sabring; past, sabred. 

SACCHARINE, adj. Having the 
taste or any other of the chief 
qualities of sugar. 

SACERDOTAL, adj. Priestly; be- 
longing to the priesthood. 

SAGH'EL. s. A small sack or bag. 

SACH'EM. s. The title of some 
American chiefs. 

SACK. s. A bag, a pouch, a large 
bag; a kind of sweet wine. 

SACK. v. To take bv storm ; to pil- 
lage, pr. par. sacking, past, sack- 
ed: s. sack, sacker. 

SACK'BUT. s. A kind of trumpet. 

SACK'CLOTH. s. Cloth of which 



SAC— SAC 

sacks are made; coarse cloth 
sometimes worn in mortification. 

SACRAMENT, s. An oath; any 
ceremony producing an obligation, 
the eucharist. adj. sacramental: 
adv. sacramentaily. 

SA'CRED. adj. Immediately relating 
to God ; devoted to religious uses; 
holy; consecrated, adv. sacredly: 
s. sacredness. 

SACRIFICE, v. To offer to heaven; 
to immolate as an atonement or 
propitiation; to destroy; to kill, 
pr. par. sacrificing; past, sacri- 
ficed: s. sacrifice, sacrificer: adj. 
sacrific, sacrifical, sacrijicatory, 
sacrijicial. 

SACRILEGE, s. The crime of ap- 
propriating to one's-self what is 
devoted to religion ; the crime of 
robbing heaven, adj. sacrilegious : 
adv. sacrilegiously: s. sacriU gious- 
ness. 

SACRIS'TY. s. An apartment wnere 
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SAD— SAl 

the cciidecrateu vessel or mova- 
bles of a church are deposited, pi. 
sacristies: s. sacristan. 

SAD. adj. Sorrowful ; glocgny ; se- 
rious, v. sadden; pr. par. sadden- 
ing' past, saddened: adv. sadly. 
s. sadness. 

SAD'DLE. s. The seat which is put 
upon a hor&e, for the accommoda- 
tion of the rider, v. saddle; pr. 
par. saddling; past, saddled: s. 
saddler. 

SAD'DUCEE. s. One of the most 
ancient sects amongst the Jews. 

SAFE. adj. Free from danger- free 
from hurt. adv. safely: s. safe- 
ness, safety, pi. safeties. 

SAFECON'DUCT. s. Convoy ; guard; 
through an enemy's country; pass.j 

SAFE'GUARD. s. Defence, protec-j 
tion, convoy. 

SAF'FLOWER. s. A species of 

* plant. 

SAFFRON. s. A kind of plant. 

SAGACIOUS, adj. Of quick scent; 
of quick thought, adv. sagacious- 
ly: s. sagacity, pi. sagacities. 

SAGE. s. A species of plant. 

SAGE. adj. Wise, grave, prudent, 
adv. sagely : s. sage, sageness. 

SAGITTAL, adj. Belonging to an 
arrow. 

SAGITTARIUS, s. One of the signs 
of the zodiac. 

SA'GO. s. The granulated juice of 
an East-India plant. 

SAID. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to say: adj. aforesaid, declared, 
shown. 

SAIL. 5. The expanded sheet which 
catches the wind, and propels a 
vessel on the water, v. sail; pr.j 
par. sailing; past, sailed. 

SAIL'ER, SAIL'OR. s. A seaman; 1 
one who practises or understands 
navigation. 

SAIN'FOIN, SAINT'FOIN. s. A kind 
of herb. 

SAINT, s. A person eminent for 
piety and virtue, v. saint ; pr. par. 
sainting ; past, sainted adj saint- 
Jy, saintlike. ! 



SAK— SAL 

jSAKE. „ Final cause, end; pur* 

pose; account. 
SAL. s. Salt. 
SAL' AD. s. Food of raw herbs; a 

kind of vegetable. 
SALAMAN'DER. s. An animal sup- 
posed to live in the fire. 
SAL'ARY. 5. Stated hire ; annual or 

periodical payment, pi. s<ila?-ies. 
SALE. s. The act of selling; vent; 

market, adj. saleable: s. saleable' 

ness: adv. saleably. 
SALESMAN, s. One who sells, pi. 

salesmen. 
SAL'IENT. adj. Leaping, bounding. 
SALIQUE'. adj. Belonging to the 

law, by virtue of which males only 

inherit. 
SAL1 NE. adj. Consisting of salt ; 

constituting salt. 
SALl'VA. > The juice which is 

separatea b) the salival glands. 

adj. salivous. 
SAL'IVATE. v. To purge by the 

salival glands, pr. par. salivaiing f 

past, salivated: s. salivation. 
SAL'LOW. s. A tree of the genus 

of willow. 
SAL'LOW. adj. Sickly, yellow, s. 

sallowness. 
SAL'LY. s. Eruption ; issue from 

a place besieged ; quick egress. 

pi. sallies: v. saily; pr. par. sally 

ing; past, sallied. 
SAL'LYPORT. s. A gate from which 

sallies are made. 
SALMAGUNDI, s. A mixture of 

chopped meats. 
SALM'ON. s. A species of fish. 
SALOON', s. A spacious hall or 

room ; a sort of state-room. 
SALT. s. A substance used to pre- 
serve meat, fish, and other things 

from corrupting, v. salt; pr. par. 

salting; past, salted: adj. salt, salt 

ish: s. saltness. 
SAL'TANT. adj. Jumping, danc- 

ing. s. saltation. 
SALTCELLAR, s. A vessel of salt, 

set on the table. 
SALU'BRIOUS adj. Wholesome, 
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SAL— SAN 

healthful, promoting health, s. sa- 
lubrity. 

SAL'UTARY. adj. Wholesome, 
healthful, safe, advantageous, s. 
salutariness. 

SALUTE, v. To greet, to hail, to ad- 
dress, pr. par. saluting; past, sa- 
luted: s. salute, salutation, saluta- 
tory, pi. salutatories. 

SALUTIF'EROUS. adj. Healthy, 
bringing health. 

SALVABLE. adj. Possible to be 
saved. 

SALVAGE, s. Recompense allow- 
ed by the law, for saving goods 
from a wreck. 

SALVATION, s. Act of saving ; 
preservation from eternal death ; 
reception to the happiness of 
heaven. 

SALVE, s. A glutinous matter, ap- 
plied to wounds and hurts; help; 
remedy, v. salve; pr. par. salving; 
past, salved. 

SALTER, s. A plate on which any 
thing is presented. 

SAL'VO. s. An exception ; a reser- 
vation ; an excuse, pi. salvoes. 

SAME. adj. Not different; identi- 
cal ; not another, s. sameness. 

SAMPHIRE, s. A plant preserved 
in pickle. 

SAMPLE, s. A specimen, an ex- 
ample. 

SAMPLER, s. A pattern of work, 
a specimen. 

SAN'ABLE. adj. Curable; suscep- 
tive of remedv; remediable. 

SAN'ATIVE. adj. Powerful to cure ; 
healing, s. sanativeness. 

SANCTIFY, v. To make holy; to 
free from the power of sin for the 
time to come. pr. par. sanctifying; 
past, sanctified: s. sanciification, 
sanctifier. 

SANCTIMO'NIOUS. adj. Saintly; 
having the appearance of sancti- 
ty, adv. sanctimoniously: s. sancti- 
moniousness, sanctimony, pi. sanc- 
timonies. 

SANCTION, s. The act of confir- 
mation, which gives to any thing 



SAN-SAR 

its obligatory power; ratnication. 
v. sanction; pr. par. sanctioning, 
past, sanctioned. 

SANCTITY, s. Holiness; the state 
of being holy. pi. sanctities. 

SANCTUARY, s. A holy place; a 
sacred asylum, pi. sanctuaries. 

SAND. s. Particles of stone not con- 
joined, or stone broken to powder. 
v. sand; pr. par. sanding; past, 
sanded: s. sandiness : adj. sandy. 

SAN'DAL. s. A loose shoe. 

SAND'BLIND. adj. Having a defect 
in the eyes, by which small par- 
ticles appear to fly before them. 

SANE. adj. Sound, healthy. 

SANG. Pret. of the v. to sing. 

SAN'GUINE. adj. Red ; having the 
colour of blood ; warm ; ardent ; 
confident, adj. sanguineous: s. san- 
guineness, sanguinity. 

SANG'UINARY. adj. Cruel, bloody 
murderous. 

SANHEDRIM, s. The chief coun- 
cil among the Jews. 

SAN'ITY. 5. Soundness of mind. pi. 
sanities. 

SANK. Pret of the v. to sink. 

SAP. s. The vital juice of plants; 
the juice that circulates in trees 
and herbs, adj. sapless, sappy: s. 
sappiness. 

SAP. v. To undermine; to enter 
under ground, pr. par. sapping 
past, sapped: s. sap, sapper. 

SA'PIENCE. s. Wisdom, sageness, 
knowledge, adj. sapient. 

SAP'LING. s. A young tree; a young 
plant. 

SAPONA'CEOUS. adj. Soapy; re 
sembling soap; having the quali 
ties of soap. 

SAPPHIC, adj. Denoting a kind of 
verse, after the manner of Sap- 
pho. 

SAP'PHIRE. s. A precious stone, of 
a blue colour. 

SAR'CASM. s. A keen reproach; a 
taunt; a gibe. adj. sarcastic, sar 
castical: adv. sarcastically. 

SAR'CENET. s. Fine, thin, woveu 
silk. 

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SAR— SAT 

SARCOPH'AGUS..s. A sort of stone 
coifin or grave, in which the an- 
cients laid those bodies which 
were not to be burned. Latin pi. 
sarcophagi. 

SARDONIC, adj. Forced or feigned, 
as applied to laughter, smiles, or 
grins. 

SAR'DONYX. s. A kind of precious 
stone, pi. sardonyxes. 

SARSAPARIL'LA. s. A kind of tree; 
a kind of herb. 

SASH. s. A belt, worn by way of 
distinction ; a ribbon worn round 
the waist, by ladies; a window, 
so formed as to let up and down, 
by pulleys. 

SASSAFRAS, s. A kind of tree. 

SAT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to sit. 

SA'TAN. s. The devil, adj. satanic, 
satanical: adv. satatiically. 

SATCH'EL. s. A little bag; com- 
monly a bag used by school-boys. 

SATE. v. To satiate, to glut, to pall. 
pr. par. sating; past, sated. 

SATELLITE, s. A small planet, re- 
volving round a larger. 

SA'TIATE. v. To satisfy, to fill, to 
glut, to pall. pr. par. satiating 
past, satiated: s. satiety. 

SATIN, s. A soft, close, and shin 
ing silk. 

SATINET, s. A sort of slight satin. 

SATIRE, s. A poem, in which wick 
edness or folly is censured, adj 
satirical: adv. satirically: s. satir- 
ist: v. satirize; pr. par. satirizing; 
past, satirized. 

SATISFACTION, s. The act of 
satisfying; the state of being 
pleased; gratification; amends: 
atonement for a crime, adj. satis- 
factory: adv. satisfactorily: s. sat- 
is factonness. 

SATISFY, v. To content; to please 
to such a degree, that nothing 
more is desired, pr. par. satisfy- 
ing; past, satisfied: s. satisjier. 

SATRAP, s. In Persia, a governor 
of a district ; a kind of viceroy 
1 nobleman in power. 



SAT— SAV 

SATURATE, v. To impregnate till 

no more can be received or im- 
bibed, pr. par. saturating; past, 

saturated: s. saturation. 
SATURDAY, s. The last day of the 

week. 
SATURN, s. A remote planet of 

the solar system. 
SATURNA'LIAN. adj. Sportive, 

loose; like the feasts of Saturn. 
SATUR'NIAN. adj. Happy, golden. 
SATUR'NINE. adj. Gloomy, grave, 

melancholy. 
SATYR, s. A sylvan god. 
SAUCE, s. Something eaten with 

food, to improve its taste. 
SAUCE'PAN. s. A small skillet, with 

a long handle, in which sauce 01 

small things are boiled. 
SAU'CER. s. A small pan or platter, 

in which sauce is set on a table; 

a piece of china, into which a tea 

cup is set. 
SAU'CY. adj. Pert, petulant, inso- 
lent, impudent, adv. saucily: x. 

sauciness. 
SAUNTER, v. To wander about 

idly; to loiter; to linger, pr. p.'ir. 

sauntering; past, sauntered: s. 

saunter er. 
SAUS'AGE! s. A roll or ball of meit, 

minced very small, and sometimes 

stuffed into skins. 
SAVAGE, adj. Wild, uncultivated, 

untamed, barbarous, s. savage- 

adv. savagely: s. savageness. 
SAVAN'NA. 5. An open meadow, 

without a wood. 
SAVE. v. To preserve from danger 

or destruction ; not to spend or 

lose. pr. par. saving; past, saved. 

s. saver, saving, savingness: adv. 

savingly. 
SAVE. prep. Except, not including. 
SAVE'ALL. s. A small pan, insert- 
ed into a candlestick, to save the 

ends of candles. 
SAVIN, s. A species of plant. 
SA'VIOUR. s. The Redeemer; 

Christ. 
SA'VORY. s. A kind of plant, pi 

savories, 

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SAV— SCA 

SA'VOUR. 5. A scent, odour, taste. 
v. savour; pr. par. savouring; past, 
savoured: adj. savoury : s. savour - 
iness. 

SAVOY', s. A sort of cole wort. 

SAW. Pret. of the v. to see. 

SAW. 5. A dentated instrument, by 
the attrition of which, wood or 
metal is cut. v. saw; pr. par. saw- 
ing ; -past, sawed: s. sawer, sawyer. 

SAWDUST, s. Dust made by the 
attrition of a saw. 

SAW'PIT. 5. A pit, over which tim- 
ber is laid to be sawed. 

SAX'ON. s. One of the people who 
inhabited the northern part of Ger- 
many, adj. Saxon. 

SAY. v. To speak; to utter in words; 
to tell. pr. par. saying; past, said: 
s. say, saying. 

SCAB. 5. An incrustation, formed 
over a sore, by dried matter, adj. 
scabbed, scabby, scabious: s. scab- 
bedness, scabbiness. 

SCAB'BARD. s. The sheath of a 
sword. 

SCAB'ROUS. adj. Rough; rugged; 
pointed on the surface; harsh, s. 
scabrousness. 

SCAF'FOLD. 5. A temporary gal- 
lery or stage, raised either for 
shows or spectators ; the gallery 
raised for the execution of great 
malefactors; frames of timber 
erected on the side of a building, 
for the workmen, v. scaffold; pr. 
par. scaffolding; past, scaffolded: 
s. scaffolding. 

SCALA'DE. 5. The act of storming 
a place, by raising ladders against 
the walls. 

SCALD, v. To burn with hot liquid. 
pr. par. scalding, past, scalded : s. 
scald. 

SCALE, s. A balance; a vessel sus- 
pended by a beam, against another' 
vessel ; the small shells or crusts,! 
which, lying over another, make> 
the coats of fishes, v. scale; pr. I 
par. scaling; past, scaled: adjJ 
scaled, scaly: s. scaliness. 

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SCA— SCA 

SCAL'LION. s. A kind of onion 

SCAL'LOP. s. A fish with a hollow, 
pectinated shell. 

SCAL'LOP. v. To mark on the edge 
with segments of circles, pr par. 
scalloping; past, scalloped. 

SCALP, s. The skull ; the cranium; 
the bone that encloses the brain, 
v. scalp; pr. par. scalping, past, 
scalped. 

SCAM'PER. v. To fly with speed 
and trepidation, pr. par. scamper- 
ing; past, scampered. 

SCAN. v. To examine a verse by 
counting the feet; to examine 
nicely, pr. par. scanning; past, 
scanned. 

SCAN'DAL. 5. Offence given by the 
faults of others ; reproachful as- 
persion ; opprobrious censure ; in 
famv. v. scandalize; pr. par. scan- 
dalizing; past, scandalized: adj. 
scandalous: adv. scandalously: s. 
scandalousness. 

SCANT, v. To limit, to straiten, 
pr. par. scanting; past, scanted: 
adj. scant, scanty: adv. scantily^ 
scantly : s. scantiness, scantness. 

SCANT'LING. s. A quantity cut for 
a particular purpose; a certain 
proportion. 

SCAPE'GOAT. s. The goat set at 
liberty by the Jews, on the day of 
solemn expiation. 

SCAPE'MENT. s. A general term 
for the manner of communicating 
the impulse of the wheels to the 
pendulum. 

SCAP'ULARY. s. Part of the habit 
of a friar, consisting of two narrow 
slips of cloth, covering the back 
and the breast, pi. scapularies. 

SCAR. 5. A mark made by a hurt or 
fire; a cicatrix, v.scar; pr. par. 
scarring; past, scarred. 

SCAR'AMOUCH. s. A buffoon in 
motlev dress. 

SCARCE, adj. Not plentiful; rare; 
not common, adv. scarcely: s. 
scarceness, scarcity, pi. scarcities. 

SCARE, v. To frighten, to terrify, 
pr. par. scaring; past, scared. 
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SCA-SCH 

SCARE CROW. 5. An image or clap- 
per, set up to frighten birds. 

SCARF, s. Any thing that hangs 
loose upon the shoulders or dress. 

SCARF'SKIN. s. The cuticle; the 
epidermis ; the outer scaly integ- 
uments of the body. 

SCAR'iFY. v. To let blood by the 
incisions of the skin, commonly 
after the application of cupping- 
glasses, pr. par. scarifying ; past, 
scarified: s. scarification, scarifi- 
cator, scarifier. 

SCAR'LET. s. A colour compound- 
ed of red and yellow, adj. scarlet. 

SCARP. 5. The slope on that side 
of a ditch which is» next to a for- 
tified place, and looks towards the 
fields. 

SCATE. s. A kind of wooden shoe, 
with a steel plate underneath, used 
to slide on the ice. v. scate; pr. par. 
seating; past, seated. 

SCATE. s. A fish of the species of 
thornback. 

SCATTER, v. To throw loosely 
about ; to sprinkle ; to disperse ; 
to spread thinly, pr. par. scattering; 
past, scattered: adv. scatteringly . 

SCAVENGER. 5. A person whose 
province is to keep the streets 
clean, more commonly employed 
to remove the dirt. 

SCENE, s. The stage ; the general 
appearance of any action ; a dis- 
play ; part of a play. s. scenery: 
pi. sceneries: adj. scenic. 

SCENT, s. The power of smelling; 
the smell ; odour, good or bad. v. 
scent; pr. par. scenting; past, 
scented: adj. scentless. 

SCEPTIC. 5. See Skeptic 

SCEPTRE, s. The ensign of royalty, 
borne in the hand. adj. sceptered. 

SCHEDULE, s. A writing, addi- 
tional o~ appendant; a small scroll; 
a little inventory. 

SCHEME. 5. Apian; a combination 
of various things in one view; a 
project ; a contrivance, v. scheme; 
pr. par. scheming; past, schemed 
s schemer 



SCH— SCL 

SCHISM, s. A separation or division 
in the church of God. s. schismatic. 
adj. schismatical: adv. schismatic 
colly: v. schismatize ; pr. par 
schismatizing ; past, schismatized. 

SCHOL'AR. s. Onewholearnsofa 
master; a disciple ; a man of let- 
ters, adj. scholastic, scholashcal: 
adv. scholastically. 

SCHO'LIAST. s. A writer of ex- 
planatorv notes. 

SCHO'LIUM. s. A note ; an explan- 
atory observation. 

SCHOOL, s. A house of discipline 
and instruction ; a place of literary 
education, v. school; pr. pai. 
schooling; past, schooled: s. school 
ing. 

SCHOOL'FELLOW. s. One bred at 
the same school. 

SCHOOL'MAN. 5. One versed in the 
niceties and subtleties of academi- 
cal disputation, pi. schoolmen. 

SCHOOL/MASTER, s. A man whs 
presides and teaches in a school. 

SCHOOLMISTRESS, s. A woman 
who governs a school, pi. school 
mistresses. 

SCHOON'ER. s. A small vessel with 
two masts. 

SCl'ENCE. s. Knowledge ; certainty 
grounded on demonstration; any 
art or species of knowledge, adj. 
scientific. 

SCIENTIFIC, SCIENTIFIC A L 
adj. Producing demonstrative 
knowledge; producing certainty. 

SCIMITAR, s. A short sword, with 
a convex edge. 

SCINTILLATE, v. To sparkle; tc 
emit sparks, pr. par. scintillating 
past, scintillated: adj. scintillant 
s. scintillation. 

SCI'OLISM. 5. Superficial know 
ledge ; not sound knowledge, a 
sciolist. 

SCFON. s. A small twig, takei 
from one tree, to be engrafted in 
to another. 

SCIS'SORS.s. A small pair of shears, 
or blades moving on a pivot. 

SCLAVONIC, SCLAVO'NIAN. adj 
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SCO— SCO 

Relating to the language or man- 
ners of the Sclavi, or people of 
Sclavonia. 

SCOFF, v. To treat with insolent 
ridicule, or contumelious language. 
pr. par. scoffing ; past, scoffed: s. 
scoff, scoffer; adv. scoffingly. 

SCOLD, v. To quarrel clamorously 
and rudely, pr. par. scolding; past, 
scolded: s. scold, scolder, scolding: 
adv. scolding ly. 

SCOL'LOP. s. A pectinated shell- 
fish. 

SCONCE. s. A fort ; a bulwark ; the 
head; a pensile candlestick, gen- 
erally with a mirror to reflect the 
light, v. sconce; pr. par. sconcing; 
past, sconced. 

SCOOP, s. A kind of large ladle ; 
a vessel with a long handle, used 
to throw out liquor; a sweep; a 
irtroke. v. scoop; pr. par. scooping; 
oast, scooped: s. scooper. 

SCOPE, s. Aim, intention, drift, 
room, space, libertv, license. 

SCOPULOUS. adj. Full of rocks. 

SCORBUTIC, SCORBU'TICAL. 
udj. Diseased with the scurvy, adv. 
icorbvtically. 

SCORCH, v. To burn superficially. 
pr. par. scorching; past, scorched: 
e. scorch. 

SCORE, s. A notch or long incision ; 
i line drawn ; an epoch; an era; 
debt imputed ; sake ; twenty, v. 
score; pr. par. scoring; past, 
scored. 

SCO'RIA. 5. Dross, recrement, adj. 
scorious. 

SCORN, v. To despise, to slight, to 
revile, to contemn, pr. par. scorn- 
ing; past, scorned: s. scorn, scorner.-, 
adj. scornful: adv. scornfully. 

SCORTION. s. A reptile w'ith a ven-' 
omous sting; one of the signs of 
the zodiac. 

SCOT. s. Shot, payment, parish pay- 
ments. 

SCOT. 5. A native of Scotland, adj. 
Scotch, Scottish: s. Scotticism. 

SCOT'-FREE. adj. Without pay-j 
ment, untaxed, unhurt. 



SCO— SCR 

SCOUN'DREL. s. A mean rascal 
a low, petty villain. 

SCOUR, v. To rub hard with any 
thing rough, in order to clean the 
surface ; to cleanse; to whiten ; to 
rove; to range, pr. par. scouring, 
past, scoured: s. scourer. 

SCOURGE. 5. A whip, a lash, a 
punishment, v. scourge; pr. par. 
scourging; past, scourged: s. 
scourger. 

SCOUT, s. One who rs sent privily 
to observe the motions of an en- 
emy, v. scout; pr. par. scouting , 
past, scouted. 

SCOW. 5. A large flat boat. 

SCOWL, v. To frown; to look an- 
gry, sour, or sullen. p.r. par. scold- 
ing; past, scolded: s. scowl: adv. 
scowlingly 

SCRAB'BLE. v. To make unmean- 
ing or idle marks, pr. par. scrab- 
bling; past, scrabbled. 

SCRAG. 5. Any thing thin or lean ; 
the small end of the neck. adj. 
scraggy: s. scraggedness, scrag- 
giness. 

SCRAM'BLE. v. To catch at any 
thing, eagerly and tjumultuously, 
with the hands; to catch with 
haste, pr. par. scrambling ; past, 
scrambled: s. scramble, scrambler. 

SCRAP, s. A small particle ; a little 
piece; a fragment; crumb. 

SCRAPE, v. To deprive of the sur- 
face, by the light action of a sharp 
instrument ; to erase, pr. par. 
scraping ; past, scraped : s. scrape, 
scraper. 

SCRATCH, v. To tear or mirk with 
slight incisions; to tear with the 
nails, pr. par. scratching ; past, 
scratched: s. scratch, scralcher 

SCRATCHES. 5. Cracked ulcers or 
scabs, in a horse's foot 

SCRAWL, v. To draw or mark 
irregularly or clumsiiv. pr. par. 
scrawling; past, scrawled: s. scrawl, 
scrawl er. 

SCREAK, v. To make a shrill oi 
loud noise, pr. par. scrcuking; pasl, 
screaked. 

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SCREAM, v. To cry out shrilly, as'| tinies: v. scrutinize; pr. par. sent 
in agony or terror, pr. par. scream- \ tinizing; past, scrutinized, 
trig; past, screamed: s. scream, SCRUTOi'RE. s. A case of drawers 
screamer. \ for writing. 

SCREECH, i?. To cry out as in ter- SCUD. v. To flee; to run away with 



ror or anguish, pr. par. screechin, 
past, screeched : s. screech, pi. 
screeches. 

SCREEN, s. Any thing that affords 
shelter or concealment, v. screen; 
pr. par. screening; past, screened. 

SCREW, s. One of the mechanical 
powers, v. screw ; pr. par. screw- 
ing; past, screwed. 

SCRIB'BLE. v. To 511 with artless 
or worthless writing; to write with- 
out use or elegance, pr. par. scrib- 
bling; past, scribbled: s. scribble, 
scribbler. 

SCRIBE. 5. A writer; a public no- 
tary; a Jewish teacher or doctor 
of the law. 

SCRIMP, adj. Short, scanty. 

SCRIP, s. A small bag; a satchel. 

SCRIPTURE, s. Writing; sacred 
writing; the Bible, adj. scriptural. 

SCRIVENER, s. One who draws 
contracts; one who engrosses 
writings first drawn by a lawyer. 

SCROF'ULA. s. A depravation of 
the humours of the body, which 
breaks out in sores, commonly 
called the king's evil. 

SCROLL, s. A writing wrapped up. 

SCRUB, v. To rub hard with some- 
thing coarse and rough, pr. par. 
scrubbing ; past, scrubbed. 

SCRUB. 5. A mean fellow; any- 
thing mean or despicable; a worn- 
out broom, adj. scrubby. 

SCRUF. s. The same with scurf. 

SCRU'PLE. s. Doubt; difficulty of 
determination; perplexity; twenty 
grains, v. scruple; pr. par. scru- 
pling; past, scrupled: s. scrupler. 

SCRUPULOUS, adj. Nicely doubt- 
ful ; hard to satisfy in determina- 
tions of conscience ; captious, s. 
scrupulosity. 

SCRUTINY, s. Inquiry, search, ex- 
amination witii nicety, pi. scru- 



precipitation. pr. par. scudding, 
past, scudded. 

SCUD. 5. A cloud swiftly driven by 
the wind. 

SCUF'FLE. s. A confused quarrel 
a tumultuous broil, v. scujfle ; pr 
par. scuffling; past, scuffled,: s 
scuffler. 

SCULK. v. To lurk in hiding places; 
to lie close, pr. par. sculking: past, 
sculked: s. sculker. 

SCULL, s. The bone which incases 
and defends the head; the arched 
bone of the head. 

SCULL, v. To propel a boat by 
means of a single oar, at the stern, 
pr. par. sculling; past, sculled. 

SCULL'CAP. s. A head-piece; a 
night-cap. 

SCUL'LER. s. A cock-boat ; a boat 

| in which there is but one rower; 

| one that rows a cock-boat. 

SCUL'LERY. s. The place where 
common utensils, as kettles or 
dishes, are cleaned and kept. pi. 
sculleries. 

SCUL'LJON. s. The lowest domes- 
tic servant. 

SCULPTOR, s. A carver; one who 
cuts wood or stone into images. 

SCULPTURE, s. The art of carving 
wood, or hewing stone, into im- 
ages; carved work. v. sculpture , 
pr. par. sculpturing ; past, scul) 
hired. 

SCUM. s. That which rises to tie 
top of any liquor ; the dross; the 
refuse, v. scum; pr. par. scum 
ming ; past, scummed : s. scummer 

SCUP'PLR. ,s. In a ship, a smaP 
hole in the side, above the deck, 
bv which water is discharged. 

SCURF, s. A kind of dry, miliary 
scab; any thing sticking on the 
surface, adj. scurfy: s. scurjiness. 

SCUR'RILOUS. adj. Grossly oppro- 
brious ; lewdlv jocular , vile: low 
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SOU—SEA 

&dv scurrilously . s. scurrility, pi. 
scut -rilities. 
SCUR'VY. adj. Scabbed; covered 
with scabs ; diseased with the 
scurvy; vile; bad. s. scurvy, pi. 

SCUTCH'EON. s. The shield repre- 
sented in heraldry; the ensigns 
armorial of a family. See Escutch- 
eon. 

SCUT I FORM. adj. Shaped like a 
shield. 

SCUTTLE. 5. A wide, shallow bas- 
ket; a small grate; a quick pace. 

SCUTTLE, v. To cut holes in the 
deck or sides of a ship, for the 
purpose of sinking her. pr. par. 
scuttling; past, scuttled. 

SCYTHE, s. An instrument for cut- 
ting grass. 

SEA. s. The ocean ; the water ; a 
collection of water. 

SEA'BOARD. s. The land near the 
sea. 

SEA'BOAT. s. A vessel capable of 
resisting a rough sea. 

SEABREEZE, s. Wind blowing 
from the sea. 

SEA'CALF. s. The seal. pi. sea- 
calves. 

SEA'COAL. 5. Coal, so called, not 
because found in the sea, but be- 
cause brought to London by sea ; 
pitcoal. 

SEA COAST, s. Shore; edge of the 
sea. 

SEA'-COMPASS. s. The card and 
needle of mariners, pi. sea-com- 
passes. 

SEA'FARING. adj. Travelling by 
sea. 

SEAGIRT, adj. Girded or encircled 
bv the sea. 

SEA'GREEN. adj. Resembling the 
^olourof the distant sea; cerulean. 

SEA'GULL. s. A bird common on 
the sen -coasts. 

SEA'HORSE. s. A kind of fish. 

SEA 'MAN. s. A sailor, a navigator, 
a mariner, pi. seamen: s. seamanship. 

SEA'MEW. s. A fowl that frequents 
the sea. 

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SEA— SEA 

SEA'PIECE. s. A picture represent 
ing any thing at sea. 

SEA'PORT. s. A harbour. 

SEA'ROOM. s. Open sea; spacious 
main. 

SEA'ROVER. s. A pirate. 

SEA'SERVICE. s. Service at sea. 

SEA'-SHORE. s. The coast of the 
sea. 

SEA'SICK. adj. Sick, as new voj 
agers on the sea. 

SEA'-SIDE. s. The edge of the sea. 

SEA'-TERM. s. A word of art used 
by the seamen. 

SEA'WORTHY. adj. Fit to go to 
sea ; applied to a ship. s. seawor- 
thiness. 

SEAL. s. The sea-calf. 

SEAL. s. A stamp engraved with a 
particular impression ; the impres 
sion made in wax. v. seal; pr. pa/ 
sealing; past, sealed; s. sealer. 

SEAL'ING-WAX. s. Hard wax, used 
to seal letters. 

SEAM. s. The suture where the 
two edges of cloth are sewed to- 
gether ; a cicatrix ; a scar. v. seam; 
pr. par. seaming; past, seamed. 
adj. seamless. 

SEAMSTRESS, s. A woman whose 
occupation is to sew. pi. seams- 
tresses. 

SEATOY. s. See Sf.poy. 

SEAR. v. To burn, to cauterize, 
pr. par. searing; past, seared. 

SEARCH, v. To examine, to ex- 
plore, to inquire, pr. par. search- 
ing; past, searched: s. search, pi 
searches, searcher. 

SEA'SON. s. One of the four parts 
of the year; a fit time. adj. sea- 
sonable: adv. seasonably, s. sea- 
sonableness. 

SEA'SON. v. To mix with food any 
thingf that gives a high relish ; to 
qualifv bv admixture of another 
ingredient ; to inure to another 
climate, pr. p^r. seasoning; past. 
seasoned: s. seasoning. 

SEAT. s. A chair; any thing oii 
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SEC— SED 

which one may sit. v. seat; pr. 
par. seating ; past, seated. 

SECE'DE. v. To withdraw from; to 
leave, pr. par. seceding ; past, se- 
ceded: s. seceder, secession. 

SECLU'DE. v. To confine from ; to 
shut up apart, pr. par. sec luding ; 
past, secluded : s. seclusion. 

SECOND, adj. The next in order to 
the first; next in order or dignity. 
adj. secondary : adv. secondly, sec- 
ondarily. 

SECOND. 5. One who accompanies 
another in a duel; one who sup- 
ports or maintains; the sixtieth 
part of a minute, v. second; pr. 
par. seconding ; past, seconded. 

SE'CRET. adj. Hidden, not reveal 
ed, concealed, retired, s. secrecy, 
secret: adv. secretly. 

SECRETARY, s. One intrusted with 
the management of business; one 
who writes for another, pi. secre- 
taries. 

SECRETE, v. To hide ; to conceal ; 
to separate, pr. par. secreting; past, 
secreted: s. secretion: adj. secretory. 

SECT. s. Men united in certain te- 
nets, s. sectary, pi. sectaries. 

SECTA'RIAN. adj. Belonging to 
sectaries, s. sectarian, sectarianism. 

SECTION, s. The act of cutting or 
dividing; a part divided from the 
rest. adj. sectional. 

SECTOR, s. A geometrical instru- 
ment. 

SECULAR, adj. Not spiritual ; re- 
lating to the affairs of the present 
World, s. seculariiy, secularization: 
v. secularize; pr. par. secularizing; 
past, secularized: adv. secularly. 

SECU'RE. adj. Free from fear ; ex- 
empt from terror; confidential; 
safe. v. secure; pr. par. securing; 
past, secured: adv. securely, s. 
security, p\. securities. 

SEDAN' s. A kind of portable coach; 
a chair. 

SEDATE, adj. Calm, quiet, unruf- 
fled, adv. sedately: s. sedateness : 
adj. sedative. 

SED'ENTARY. adj. Wanting mo- 



SED— SEG 

tion or action; inactive, s. seden- 
tariness. 

SEDGE, s. A growth of narrow flags, 
a narrow flag. adj. sedgy. 

SED'IMENT. s. That which settles 
at the bottom. 

SEDITION, s. A tumult, an insur- 
rection, adj. seditious: adv. sedx 
tiously : s. seditionary, pi. sedition* 
aries, seditiousness. 

SEDU'CE. v. To draw aside from 
the right ; to tempt ; to corrupt, 
pr. par. seducing; past, seduced: 
s. seducer, seduction : adj. seductive. 

SED'ULOL/S. adj. Assiduous, indus- 
trious, diligent, adv. sedulously: 
s. sedulousness. 

SEE. s. The diocese of a bishop. 

SEE. v. To perceive by the eye; to 
observe, pr. par. seeing; past, seen. 

SEED. s. The organized particle 
produced by plants and animals, 
from which new plants and ani- 
mals are generated, v. seed; pr. par. 
seeding; past, seeded: s. seedling^ 
seed-plot. 

SEED'PEARL. s. Small grains of 
pearl. 

SEEDS'MAN. s. One who sells seed. 
pi. seedsmen. 

SEEK. v. To search for ; to solicit, 
pr. par. seeking; past, sought: s. 
seeker. 

SEEM. v. To appear ; to make a 
show ; to have semblance, pr. par. 
seeming; past, seemed: adv. seem- 
ingly : s. seemingness. 

SEEM'LY. adj. Decent, becoming, 
fit. adv. seemly: s. seemliness. 

SEER. s. A prophet; one who fore- 
sees future events. 

SEE'SAW. s. A reciprocating mo- 
tion, v. seesaiv; pr. par. seesauymg , 
past, seesawed. 

SEETHE, v To boil; to be Hit. 
pr. f>zr. seeming; past, seethed. 

SEGAR', CIGAR'. 5. A little roll of 
tobacco, smoked without a pipe. 

SEG'MENT. s. A figure contained 
between a chord and an arc of a 
circle, or so much of a circle as is 
cut off by that chord. 

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SEG— SEM 

SEGREGATE, v. To set apart ; to 
separate, pr. par. segregating 
past, segregated: s. segregation. 

SEI'GNIOR. s. A lord ; the title of 
honour given bv Italians. 

SEIGNIOR Y. s. A lordship, a terri 
tory. pi. seigniories. 

SEINE. 5. A large net, used in fish- 
ing. 

SEIZE, v. To take hold of; to grasp 
to take by force, pr. par. seizing 
past, seized : s. seizure. 

SEL'DOM. adv. Rarely, not often. 

SELECT', v. To choose in prefer- 
ence to others rejected, pr. par. 
selecting; past, selected; adj. select: 
s. selection, selectness. 

SELENOGRAPHY, s. A description 
of the moon. 

SELF. One of the pronouns, pi. 
selves: adj. selfsame. 

SELFISH, adj. Attentive only to 
one's own interest, adv. selfishly: 
s. selfishness. 

SELL. v. To give for a price ; to 
vend. pr. par. selling; past, sold 
s. seller 

SEL'VAGE, SEL'VEDGE. s. The 
edge of cloth, &c. adj. selvedged. 

SEMBLANCE. 5. Likeness, resem- 
blance. 

SEM'l. s. A word which, used in 
composition, signifies half. 

SEM'IBREVE. s. A note in music, 
containing half the quantity of a 
breve. 

SEM'ICIRCLE. s. Half a circle. 
ad), semicircular. 

SEMICOLON. .9. Half a colon (;). 

SEMIDIAM'ETER. s. Half aciame- 
ter. 

SEM'IMETAL. s. A half metal; an 
imperfect metal. 

SEM'INAL. adj. Belonging to seed; 
"contained in the seed. 

SEMINARY, s. A seed plot ; a place 
of educition. pi. seminaries. 

SEMIQUAVER. 5. A note in mu- 
sic, containing half the quantity of 
a quaver 

SEM ITONE. s. In music, half a tone. 



SEM— SEN 

SEMIVOWEL. 5. A consonant which 
makes an imperfect sound they 
are six in number, f, 1, rn, n, r, s. 

SEN'ATE. s. An assembly of coun- 
sellors, who share in the govern 
ment ; a parliament, s. senator : 
adj. senatorial. 

SEND. v. To despatch, to commis- 
sion, &,c. pr. par. sending ; past, 

SENESCENCE, s. The state of 
growing old ; decay. 

SENESCHAL. *. The judge of a 
certain court of justice. 

SE'xNILE. adj. Relating or belonging 
to old age. s. senility. 

SE'NTOR. s. One older than another, 
s. seniority, pi. seniorities, seniory, 
pi. senior ies. 

SEN'NA. s. A kind of medicinal tree. 

SENNIGHT, s. The space of seven 
nights and days ; a week. 

SENSATION, s. Perception by the 
senses. 

SENSE, s. Faculty of perceiving; 
perception by the senses; under- 
standing, meaning, import, adj. 
sensible: s. sensibility ; adv. sensi- 
bly: adj. senseless: adv. senseless- 
ly: s. senselessness. 

SENSITIVE, adj. Having sense or 
perception, but not reason ; easily 
affected, adv. sensitively. 

SENSO'RIUM. s. The part where 
the senses transmit their percep- 
tions to the mind; the seat of sense. 

SEN'SUAL. adj. Pleasing to the 
senses ; carnal, s. sensualist, sen- 
suality : adv. sensually. 

SENTENCE, s. Determination or 
decision, as of a judge ; doom ; a 
maxim ; a short paragraph, v. sen 
tence ; pr. par. sentencing; past 
sentenced. 

SENTENTIOUS, adj. Short ami 
energetic, adv. senteniiously : &. 
sententiov mess. 

SENTIENT, adj. Perceiving, hav- 
ing perception. 

SENTIMENT, s. Thought, notion, 
opinion, sensibility, adj. sentimen- 
tal: s. sentimentality, sentimentalist 
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SEN— SER 

SENTINEL, SENTRY, s. One who 
watches or keeps guard to prevent 
surprise, pi. sentinels, sentries. 

SEPARABLE, adj. Susceptive of 
disunion, s. separability. 

SEPARATE, v. To divide into parts; 
to disunite, pr. par. separating ; 
past, separated: adj. separate: adv. 
separately: s. separation, separator. 

SE'POY. s. An Indian native, who 
is a soldier in the infantry of the 
East India Company. 

SEPTAN'GULAR. adj. Having sev- 
en corners or angles. 

SEPTEMBER. 5. The ninth month 
©f the vear. 

SEPTEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting seven 
years ; happening once in seven 
years. 

SEPTENTRIO'NAL. adj. Northern. 
s. septentrionality. 

SEPTIC, adj. Having the power to 
promote putrefaction. 

SEPTILATERAL, adj. Having sev- 
en sides. 

SEPTUAGEN'ARY. adj. Consisting 
o r seventv. 

SEPTUAGES'IMA. s. The third 
Sundav before Lent. 

SEPTUAGINT. 5. The ancient 
Greek version of the Old Testa- 
ment. 

SEPTUPLE, adj. Seven times as 
much. 

SEPULCHRE, s. A grave; a tomb, 
adj. sepulchral. 

5EP"'ULTURE. 5. Interment, burial. 

SEQUA'CIOUS. adj. Following; at- 
tendant, s. sequaciousness. 

SE'QUEL. s. Succeeding part; con- 
sequence ; event. 

SEQUESTER, v. To separate from 
others, for the sake of privacy , to 
put aside : to remove. p~. par. se- 
questering; past, sequestered. 

SEQUESTRATE, v. To sequester; 
to sepa rate ; to take away. pr. par. 
sequestrating ; past, sequestrated: 
3. sequestration. 

SERA'GLIO. 5. In the east, a housr 
*br concubines, pronounced se- 
ralio. 



SER— SET 

SER'APH. s. One of the order of 
angels, pi. seraphim: adj. seraphic 

SERENADE. 5. Music or songs with 
which ladies are entertained, by 
their lovers, in the night, v. sira 
nade; pr. par. serenading; past, 
strcnaded. 

SERE'NE. adj. Calm, placid, quieU 
s. serene, serenity : adv. serenely. 

SERF. s. A slave ; one bound to the 
soil. 

SERGE, s. A kind of woollen cloth. 

SER'JEANT. s. A degree in law, 
next below a judge ; a petty offi 
cer in the army, &,e. s. sergeantry 

SE'RIES. 5. Sequence, order, sue 
cession. 

SE'RIOUS. adj. Grave, solemn, im 
portant. adv. seriously: s. serious 
ness. 

SERMON, s. A discourse pronounc- 
ed bv a divine. 

SE'ROUS. adj. Thin, watery, s. se> 
rosity. 

SERPENT, s. A kind of venomous 
animal. 

SERPENTINE, adj. Winding like a 
serpent ; curvilinear. 

SERRATED, adj. Formed with in 
dentures like the edge of a saw 
s. serration. 

SERVE, v. To work for ; to attend 
at command ; to assist, pr. par. 
serving; past, served: s. servant^ 
service, servitude: adj. serviceable . 
adv. serviceably. 

SER'YILE. adj. Slavish, mean, fawn- 
ing, adv. servilely : s. servility. 

SESQUIPE'DAL, SESQUIPEDA'- 
LIAN. adj. Containing a foot and 
a half. 

SESS. 5. Rate; cess charged; tax- 
pi. sesses. 

SES'SION. s. The act of sitting; the 
space during which an assembly 
sits. 

SET. v. To place; to put in any 
situation or place, &c. pr. par. set- 
ting; pnsUset : adj. set: s. set, setter, 

SETA'CEOUS. adj. Bristly. 

SET'-OFF, s. An v counterbalance; 
a recommendation , a decoration 
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SET-SHA 

SE'TON. s. An issue ; a rowel. 
SETTEE', s. A long seat, with a 

back. 
SETTLE, v. To place in any cer- 
tain state; to establish ; to fix. 

pr. par. settling; past, settled: s. 

settledness, settlement, settler. 
SEVEN, adj. Four and three, ordi- 
nal adj. seventh: adv. seventhly: 

adj. sevenfold. 
SEVENTEEN, adj. Seven and ten. 

ordinal adj. seventeenth. 
SEVENTY, adj. Seven times ten. 

ordinal adj. seventieth. 
SEVER, v. To part by violence , to 

force asunder, pr. par. severing; 

past, severed : s. severance. 
SEVERAL, adj. Different; distinct 

from one another ; divers, adv 

severally: s. severalty. 
SEVE'RE. adj. Sharp, censorious, 

rigorous, adv. severely: s. severity, 

pi. severities. 
SEW. v. To join by the use of a 

needle, pr. par. sewing ; past, sew- 
ed: s. sewer. 
SEWER, s. A passage for water. 
SEX. s. The property by which any! 

animal is male or female, pi. sexes:\ 

adj. sexual. 
SrXAGEN'ARY. adj. Threescore. 
SEXAGKS'IMA. s. The second Sun- 

dav before Lent. adj. sexagesimal 
SEXAN'GULAR. adj. Having six 

corners or angles. 
SEXEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting six years; 

happening once in six years. 
SEX'TANT. s. The sixth part of a 

circle; an astronomical instrument. 
SEX TON. s. An under officer of a 

church. 
SEX'TUPLE. adj. Sixfold. 
SHAB'BY. adj. Mean, paltry, adv. 

shabbily: s. shabbiness. 
SHACK'LE. v. To chain, to fetter, 

to bind. pr. par. shackling; past, 

shackled: s. shackle. 
SHAD. s. A kind of fish. 
SHADE, s. The cloud or opacity 

made by interception of the light: 

darkness; obscurity, v. shade; pr. 



SHA— SHA 

par. shading ; past, shaded : s 
shadiness : adj. shady. 

SHAD'DOCK. 5. A kind of orange. 

SHAD'OW. s. The representation 
of a body by which the light ; a 
intercepted ; opacity ; shade, v. 
shadow; pr. par. shadowing ; past, 
shadowed: adj. shadowy. 

SHAFT, s. An arrow; the handle 
of a weapon ; the pole of a car- 
riage, &c. adj. shafted. 

SHAG. s. Rough hair ; a kind of 
cloth, adj. shaggy: s. shaggedness. 

SHA'GREEN. s. The skin of a kind 
of fish. 

SHAKE, v. To put into a vibrating 
motion , *o agitate, pr. par. shak- 
ing; past, shaken: s. shake, shaker. 

SHALL, v. A defective verb. 

SHALLOON', s. A slight woollen 
stuff. 

SHAL'LOP. 5. A small boat. 

SHALLOT, s. See Eschalot. 

SHAL'LOW. adj. Not deep. s. shal r 
lowness. 

SHAM. v. To trick ; to cheat , to 
delude with false pretences, pr. 
par. shammi?ig ; past, shammed- 
s. sham: adj. sham. 

SHAM'BLES. 5. The place where 
butchers kill or sell their meat. 

SHAM'BLING. adj. Moving awk- 
wardly and irregularly. 

SHAME, s. The passion felt when 
reputation is supposed to be lost; 
ignominy; disgrace, v. shame; pr. 
par. shaming; past, shamed: adj 
shameful, shameless: adv. shame 
fully, shamelessly: adj. shamefaced. 

SHAM'ROCK. s. A three-leaved 
clover. 

SHANK, s. The middle joint of the 
leg ; the handle. 

SHAN'TY. adj. Showv, gav. 

SHAPE, v. To form, to mould, pr 
par. shaping; pnst, shaped: s. shape.* 
shapeliness: adj. shapeless, shapely 

SHARE, v. To divide, to part, to 
partake, pr. par. sharing; past, 
shared: s. share, sharer. 

SHARK, s. A kind of fish. 

SHARP, adj. Keen, piercing, cut 
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SHA— SHE 

ting. /. sharp; pr. par. sharping; 
past, sharped: s. sharper, sharp- 
ness: adv. sharply. 

SHARPEN, i?. To make keen; to 
point; to edge. pr. par. sharpen- 
ing; past, sharpened. 

SHARP'-SiOHTED. adj. Having 
quick sight. 

SHARP-WITTED, adj. Having an 
acute mind. 

SHATTER, v. To break into pieces; 
to impair, pr. par. shattering; past, 
shattered. 

SHAVE, v. To pare off with a ra- 
zor ; to pare close to the surface, 
pr. par. shaving; past, shaved: s. 
shaveling, shaver, shaving. 

SHAWL, s. A part of modern fe- 
male dress. 

SHE. The female pron. personal. 

SHEAF, s. A bundle of stalks of 
corn bound together, pi. sheaves. 

SHEAR, v. To clip or cut. pr. par. 
shearing; past, sheared, shorn: s. 
shears, shearer. 

SHEATH, s. The case of any thing; 
the scabbard, v. sheath, sheathe; 
pr. par. sheathing; past, sheathed. 

SHED. s. A shelter made of boards. 

SHED. v. To pour out ; to spill, pr. 
par. shedding; past, shed: s. shed- 
der. 

SHEEP, s. A species of animal, adj. 
sheepish: adv. sheepishly: s. sheep- 
ishness, sheepcot, sheep/old, sheep- 
walk. 

SHEER, adj. Pure, clear, unmineled. 

SHEET, s. Any thing broad and 
thin, such as linen or paper, v. 
sheet; pr. par. sheeting; past, sheet- 
ed: s. sheeting. 

SHEET- ANCHOR. 5. The largest 
anchor. 

SHEK'EL. 5. An ancient Jewish 
coin. 

SHELF. .« A board fixed against a 
wall, Slc. to place things on ; a 
sand-bank or rock in the sea. pi. 
shelves- adj. shelvy. 

SHELL. 5. The external crust, v. 
shell; pr. par. shelling; past, shell- 
ed: adj shelly: s. shellfish. 



SHE— SHi 

: SHELL BARK. 5. A kind of hickory 

j nut. 

jSHEL'TER. 5. A cover from injury 

I protecting, v. shelter; pr. par. shel 
tering; past, sheltered: adj . sheltery 

ISHELTIE. s. A Scotch pony. 

SHELVE, v. To place on shelves; 
to furnish with shelves; to slope, 
pr. par. shelving; past, shelved? 
adj. shelving, shelvy. 

SHEPHERD, s. One who tend* 
sheep, fern, shepherdess, pi. shep- 
herdesses. 

SHERBET', s. A kind of drink. 

SHERIFF, s. An officer to whom 
is intrusted, in each county, the 
execution of the laws. s. shriev' 
alty,thc office or jurisdiction of a 
sheriff. 

SHER'RY. s. A kind of Spanish 
wine. 

SHIELD, s. A buckler; defence; pro- 
tection, v. shield; pr. par. shield- 
ing; past, shielded. 

SHIFT, v. To change place; tc 
change; to find some expedient 
pr. par. shifting; past, shifted: s 
shift, shifter t adj. shiftless. 

SHIL'LING. s. A coin, equal to fe 
pence. 

SHIN. 5. The fore-part of the leg. 

SHINE, v. To glitter, to glisten 
pr. par. shining; past, shone. 

SHLVGLE. 5. A thin board, to cover 
houses, v. shingle; pr. par. shin- 
gling; past, shingled. 

SHIP. 5. A large vessel of burden, 
with sails, v. ship; pr. par. ship- 
ping; past, shipped: s. shipping, 
shipwreck, shipwright. 

SHIP'BOARD. adv. In a ship. 

SHIRE, s. A division of a kingdon.; 
a county. 

SHIRK, v. To practise mean oi art 
ful tricks, pr. par. shirking; past, 
shirked. 

SHIRT. 5. The under garment of a 
man. v. shirt; pr. par. shirting; 
past, shirted. 

SHIVER, v. To break at once into 
many parts ; to quake ; to tremble, 
pr. par. shivering; past, shivered. 
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SHO— SHO 

SHOAL. s. A great multitude ; a 
throng; a shallow place, adj. skoal. 

SHOCK, s. Conflict; concussion; 
offence ; a pile of sheaves of corn. 
v. shock; pr. par. shocking; past, 
shocked: adv. shockingly. 

SHOD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to shoe. 

SHOE. s. The outer cover of the 
foot. v. shoe; pr. par. shoeing; 
past, snod: s. shoer, shoeblack, 
shoemaker. 

SHONE. Fret, and past par. of the 
v. to shine. 

SHOOK. Pret. of the v. to shake. 

SHOOT, v. To discharge any thing, 
so as to make it fly with speed or 
violbnce ; to strike with any thing 
shot. pr. par. shooting; past, shot: 
s. shoot, shooter. 

SHOP. s. A place in which goods 
are sold by retail; a place for work. 
v. shop; pr. par. shopping; past, 
shopped: s. shopper, shop board, 
shopkeeper, shopman, pi. shopmen. 

SHOPLIFTER, s. One who, under 
pretence of buying, steals goods 
out of a shop. 

SHORE. Pret. of the v. to shear. 
past par. shorn. 

SHORE, s. The coast of the sea ; 
the bank of a river; a drain : the 
support of a building, v. shore ; 
pr. par. shoring ; past, shored. 

SHORT, adj. Not long ; defective : 
scanty, v. shorten; pr. par. sho?'t- 
ening; past, shortened: adv. short- 
ly: s. shortness: adj. shortlived, 
shortsighted. 

SHORTHAND. 5. A method of 
writing in compendious charac- 
ters ; stenography. 

SHOT. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to shoot. 

SHOT. s. The act of shooting; the 
missile weapon emitted by any in- 
strument. 

SHOULD. Pret. of the v. shall. 

SHOUL'DER. s. The joint which 
connects the arm to the body. v. 
shoulder; pr. par. shouldering; past, 
thouldered. 



SHO— SHR 

SHOUT, s. A loud cry of triumph 
or exultation, &-e. v. shout: pr. 
par. shouting; past, shouted: s. 
shout cr. 

SHOVE, v. To push. pr. par. shov- 
ing; past, shoved: s. shove. 

SHOVEL, s. An instrument for lift- 
ing earth, dec. v. shovel; pr. par. 
shoveling; past, shoveled. 

SHOW. v. To exhibit to view; to 
prove, pr. par. showing; past, 
shown: s. show: adj. showy. 

SHOWER. 5. A fall of rain ; a 
storm of any thing, falling thick. 
v. shower; pr. par. showering, 
past, showered : adj. showery. 

SHRED, v. To tear into small pieces, 
pr. par. shredding ; past, shredded' 
s. shred. 

SHREW, s. A peevish, malignant t 
clamorous woman, adj. shrewish: 
adv. shrewishly : s. shrewishness 

SHREWD, adj. Cunning, smart, 
adv. shrewdly : s. shrewdness. 

SHRIEK, v. To scream, pr. pa . 
shrieking; past, shrieked: s. shriek. 

SHRIEVALTY, s. The office of a 
sheriff, pi. shrievalties. 

SHRILL, adj. Sounding with a pierc- 
ing, tremulous, or vibratory sound. 
s. shrillness: adv. shrilly. 

SHRIMP. 5. A small fish. 

SHRINE, s. A case in which some 
thing sacred is deposited. 

SHRINK, v. To contract ; to shrivel 
pr. par. shrinking; past, shrunk. 

SHRIVEL, v. To contract into wrin 
kles. pr. par. sh7*iveling ; past, 
shriveled 

SHROUD, s. A dress for the dead ; 
a shelter : the ropes which sup- 
port a mast. v. shroud; pr. par. 
shrouding ; past, shrouded. 

SHROVETIDE, SHROVE-TUES'- 
DAY. s. The day before Ash-Wed- 
nesday, or Lent. 

SHRL T B. s. A bush; a small tree; a 
kind of drink, s. shrubbery, p.. 
shrubberies. 

SHRUG, v. To express horror or 
dissatisfaction bv motion of the 
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SHR— SIE 

shoulders, pr. par. shrugging ;\ 
past, shrugged : s. shrug. 

SHRUNK. Fret, and past par. of the 
v. to shrink. 

SHUD'DER. v. To quake with fear, 
or aversion, pr. par. shuddering ; 
past, shuddered: s. shudder. 

SHUF'FLE. v. To throw into disor- 
der; to play mean tricks: to evade, 
pr. par. shuffling ; past, shuffled: 
s. shuffle, shuffler. 

SHUN." v. To avoid ; to endeavour 
to escape, pr. par. shunning,' past, 
shunned. 

SHUT. v. To close; to confine; to 
exclude, pr. par. shutting; past, 
shut . s. shutter. 

SHUT'TLE. s. An instrument used 
in weaving. 

SHUT'TLECOCK. s. A cork stuck 
with feathers, and beaten back- 
ward and forward. 

SHY. adj. Wary, cautious, reserved, 
adv. shyly : s. shyness. 

SIBILANT, adj. Hissing, s. sibila- 
tion. 

SIB'YL. s. A prophetess amongst 
the pagans, adj. sibylline. 

STCCA'TION. s. The act of drying. 

SICK. adj. Afflicted with disease ; 
disgusted, v. sicken ; pr. par. sick- 
ening; past, sickened: s. sickliness, 
sickness: adv. and adj. sickly. 

SICK'LE. s. A reaping-hook. 

SIDE. s. The parts of animals for- J 
tified by the ribs; edge; party; 
faction, adj. side: v. side; pr. par. 
siding ; past, sided. 

SIDE'BOARD. s. The side-table on 
which conveniences are placed. 

SIDELONG, adj. Lateral, oblique, 
adv. sidelong. 

SI'DERAL, SIDE'REAL. adj. Star- 
ry, astral. 

SIDESADDLE, s. A woman's saddle. 

SIDEWAYS, SIDE WISE. adv. Lat- 
erallv; on one side. 

Sl'DLE. v. To go with the side fore- 
most pr. par. sidling; past, sidled. 

SIEGE, s The act of besetting a 
'brtified piace. 



SIE— SIL 

SIEVE. 5 A bolter ; hair, &c. strain- 
ed upon a hoop, to sift through. 

SIFT. v. To separate by a sieve, 
pr.par. sifting; past, sifted: s. sifter. 

SIGH. v. To emit the breath audi* 
bly, as in grief, pr. par. sighing; 
past, sighed: s. sigh. 

SIGHT, s. Perception by the eye; 
view, &,c. adj. sightless, sightly: 
s. sightliness. 

SIGN. s. A token; that by which 
any thing is shown; a constellation, 
v. sign; pr. par. signing; past, 
signed: s. signer. 

SIG'NAL. 5. Notice given by a sign. 

! a sign that gives notice, adj. signal. 

SIG'NAL. adj. Eminent; remarkable, 
v. signalize; pr. par. signalizing 

I past, signalized .- adv. signally. 

.SIGNATURE. 5. A sign or mark, 
amongst printers, a letter or num- 
ber, to distinguish diiferent sheets 

SIG'NET. s. A seal. 

|SIGNIF'ICANT. adj. Expressive, 
betokening, important, adv. sig* 

I nifcantly : s. significance. 

SIG'NTFY. v. To declare by some 
sign or token ; to mean ; to ex- 
press, pr. par. signifying ; pa t, 
signified: s. signification: adj sig- 
nificative. 

SI'GNIOR. s. A title of homui 
amongst the Italians; with 11 e 
Turks, the grand signior is I lie 
emperor. 

Si'LENCE. s. Stillness, taciturnity, 
secrecy, v. silence; pr. par. silenc- 
ing; past, silenced: adj. silent: aav. 
silently. 

SILI'CIOUS. adj. Partaking of the 
nature of flint. 

SILK. s. The thread of a certain 
worm ; the cloth made from the 
thread, adj. silken, silky : s* silki- 
ness, silkworm. 

SILK'MERCER. 5. A dealer in silk. 

SILL. s. The foot of a door-case, &a 

SIL'LABUB. s. A liquor made of 
milk and wine, or cider and susrar- 

SIL'LY. adj. Foolish, simple, wc lk 

i adv sillily s. silliness. 

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SIL— SIN 

SH/VAN adj. Woody: full of woods- 
belonging to a wood. 

SIL'VER. s. One of the metals, v. sil- 
ver; pr. par. silvering; past, sil- 
vered: adj. silvery: s. silversmith. 

SIMILAR adj. Resembling, s. sim- 
ilarity, pi. similarities : adv. simi- 
larly. 

SIM'ILE. 5. A comparison by which 
any thing is illustrated, pronounc- 
ed sim'-H-e. 

SIMILITUDE, s. Likeness, resem- 
blance, comparison. 

SIM'MER. v. To boil gently, pr. 
par. simmering ; past, simmered. 

SI'MONY. s. The crime of buying 
or selling church preferments, pi. 
simonies: adj. simoniacal: s. simo- 
niac : adv. simoniacally. 

SIM'PER. v. To smile foolishly, pr. 
par. simpering; past, simpered : s. 
simper: adv. simperingly. 

SIM'PLE. adj. Single, uncompound- 
ed, artless, harmless, silly, s. sim- 
ple, simplicity : adv. simply. 

SLM'PLETOX. s. A silly person. 

SIM'PLIFY. v. To render plain; to 
bring buck to simplicity, pr. par. 
simplifying; past, simplified: s. 
simplification. 

SIMTLATE. v. To feign: to coun- 
terfeit, pr. par. simumting ; past, 
simulated .* s. simulation. 

SIMULTANEOUS, adj. Acting to- 
gether; existing at the same time. 
adv. simultaneously. 

SIN. s. An act against the laws of 
God. v. sin; pr. par. sinning; past, 
sinned: adj. sinful: adv. sinfully: 
s. sinfulness, sinner. 

SINCE, conj. Because that, from the 
time that. prep, since. 

SINCE'RE. adj. Candid, honest, rni- 
corrupt. adv. sincerely: s. sincerity. 

SINE. s. A term in geometry. 

SI'NECURE. s. An office* which 
yields revenue, without any em 
plovment. 

SIN'EW. s. A tendon : the ligament 
by which the joints are moved 
adj. sinewed, sinewy. 

SING. v. To form the voice to mel- 
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SIN— SIT 

ody ; to articulate musically, pr. 
par. singing ; past, sung: s. singtr, 
singing. 
SINGE, v. To scorch, to burn slightly 
| or superficially, pr. par. singing , 
! past, singed: s. singe. 
SIN'GLE. adj. One; not double 
| particular; alone, v. single; pi 
par. singling ; past, singled : s 
! singleness : adv. singly. 
SING'SONG. s. A contemptuous ex 
j pression, for bad singing. 
SING'ULAR. adj. Single; not plural. 
! particular ; rare ; remarkable, s. 
' singularity, pi. singularities: adv. 

singularly. 
SINISTER, adj. Being on the left 
. hand; deceitl'ul ; bad. adj. sinis- 
! trous : adv. sinistrously. 
SINK. v. To fall gradually; to de- 
cline, pr. par. sinking ; past, su,ik. 
SINK. s. A drain; a place of filtl . 
SINTATE. v. To bend in and out. 
i pr. par. sinuating ; past, sinuatci. 
\ s. sinuation, sinuosity, pi. sinuai- 
I ities: adj. sinuous. 
SIP. v. To drink by small draughts 
i pr. par. sipping; past, sipped: s. 
\ sip. 

SI'PHON, SYTHON. s. A pipe 
I through which liquors are coil 
I veyed. 

SIR. s. A word of respect, to men, 
: a title applied to a knight. 
SIRE. s. A father; a title given to 
; a monarch. 

SI'REN. 5. A goddess who enticed 
| men bv singing. 
SIR'LOIN. s. The loin of beef. 
SIR'NAME. 5. The family name. 
SIROCCO, s. The south-east or Sy. 

rinn wind. 
SIR'RAH. s. An appellation of re 
i proach and insult. 
SIR'UP, SYR'UP. s. A vegetable 

juice, boiled with sugar. 
SIS'TER. s. A woman born of the 
same parents, adj. sisterly: s. sis- 
terhood. 
SISTER-IN-LAW. 5. A husband or 

wife's sister. 
SIT. v. To repose on a sect; to 
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SIT— SKI 

incubate, pr. par. sitting; past, 
sat. 

SITE. s. Situation; local position. 

SITUATION. 5. Position, condition, 
s'ate. 

SIX. adj. Twice three, ordinal adj. 
sixth: adv. sixthly. 

SIXTEEN', adj. Six and ten. ordinal 
adj. sixteenth. 

SIXTY, adj. Six times ten. ordinal 
adj. sixtieth. 

SIZE. 5. Bulk; comparative magni- 
tude ; any viscous or glutinous 
substance, v. size; pr. par. sizing; 
past, sized. 

SIZ'ER, SER'VITOR. 5. A certain 
rank of students in the university 
of Cambridge, and in some other 
colleges. 

SKATE, s. A sort of shoe armed 
with iron, for sliding on the ice. 
v. skate; pr. par. skating; past, 
skated : s. skater. 

SKATE, s. A flat fish. 

SKEIN, s. A knot of thread or silk, 
wound and doubled. 

SKEL'ETON. s. Bones preserved, as 
in their natural situation. 

SKEP. s. A little coniform house 
for bees. 

SKEPTIC, SCEPTIC, s. One who 
assents or believes only af'er see- 
ing unquestionable evidence, adj. 
skeptical: adv . skeptically : s. skep- 
ticism. 

SKETCH, v. To draw a plan, by 
tracing the outline, pr. par. sketch- 
ing ; past, sketched : s. sketch. 

SKEWER, s. A wooden or iron pin, 
used to keep meat in form. v. 
skewer; pr. par. skewering; past, 
skewered. 

SKIFF s. A small, light boat. 

SKILL, s. Knowledge of any prac- 
tice or art. adj. skilful, skilled: adv. 
skilfully: s. skVfulness. 

SKIL'LET. s. A small kettle or 
boiler. 

SKIM. v. To der.r off from the up- 
per part; to pjida a'ong. pr. par. 
skimming, pa A, shamed • s. skim- 
mer, scum. 



SKI— SLA 

SKIMxMILK'. s. Milk from which 
the cream has been taken. 

SKIN. s. The natural covering of the 
flesh; a hide; a pelt ; a husk, v 
skin ; pr. par. skinning; past, skin- 
ned: s. skinner, skinniness : adj. 
skinny. 

SKIN'FLINT. s. A niggardly per- 
son : a very low word. 

SKIP. v. To pass by quick leaps; to 
bound lightly and joyfully, pr. par. 
skipping; past, skipped: s. skip, 
skipper. 

SKIPPER. 5. The captain of a small 
vessel ; a kind of worm. 

SKIR'MISH. s. A slight fight; a con- 
test, v. skirmish; pr.par. skirmish- 
ing; past, skirmished: s. skir- 
misher. 

SKIRT, s. That part of a garment 
which hangs loose below the waist; 
edge; margin, v. skirt; pr.par 
skirting ; past, skirted,. 

SKITTISH, adj. Shy; easily fright- 
ened; volatile, adv. skittishly s. 
skittishness. 

SKITTLES, s. Ninepins. 

SKREEN. s. A riddle or coarse sieve; 
a shade; shelter or concealment, 
v. skreen; pr. par. skreening ; pa *t, 
skreened. 

SKULK, v. To hide; to lurk in fear 
or malice, pr. par. skulking; past, 
skulked. 

SKULL, s. The bone that encloses 
the head. 

SKULL'CAP. s. A headpiece. 

SKY. s. The region which appears 
to surround this earth beyond the 
atmosphere; the heavens, pi. skies. 
adj. sky coloured: s. skylark, sky- 
light, skyrocket. 

SLAB. 5. A plane of stone; the out- 
side piece of timber, when sawed 
into boards. 

SLAB'BER. v. To daub when sup- 
ping; to smear with spittle, pr. 
par. slabbering; past, slabbered 
s. slabberer. 

SLAB'BY. adj. Thick; viscous: wet. 

SLACK, adj. Not tense; relaxed, 
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SLA— SLE 

loose; remiss, v. slack, Slacken; 
pr. par. slacking, slackening; past, 
slacked, slackened: adv. slackly: s. 
slackness. 

SLACK, s. Coal broken into small 
parts. 

SLAIN. The past par. of the v. to 
slay. 

SLAKE, v. To quench; to extinguish. 
pr. par. slaking ; past, slaked. 

SLAM. v. To push violently ; to 
shut rudely, pr. par. slamming; 
past, slammed. 

SLAM'KiN, SHAM'MERKIN. s. A 
slatternly woman; a trollop. 

SLAN'DER v. To censure falsely ; 
to scandalize, pr. par. slandering; 
past, shmdered: s. slander, slan- 
derer, slander ousness : adj. slan- 
derous: adv. slanderously. 

SLANG. 4. Vulgar cant. 

SLANT, adj. Oblique; not perpen- 
dicular, v. slant; pr. par. slanting; 
past, slanted: adv. slantwise. 

SLAP. 5. A blow with the open hand. 
v. slap ; pr. par. slapping ; past, 
slapped: adv. slapdash. 

SLASH, v. To cut ; to lash ; to cut 
with long cuts. pr. par. slashing ; 
past, slashed: s. slash, slasher. 

SLATE, s. A kind of flat, fissile 
stone, v. slate; pr. par. slating; 
past, slated: s. slater. 

SLATTERN, s. A slovenly woman. 

SLAUGHTER. 5. Massacre; act 
of slaving, v. slaughter; pr. par. 
slaughtering; past, slaughtered: 
s. slaughterer, slaughter-house. 

SLAVE, s. One held to involuntary 
servitude, s. slavery, slavishness : 
adj. slavish : adv. slavishly. 

SLAVER, s. Spittle running from 
the mouth, v. slaver; pr. par. slav- 
ering; past, slavered: s. slaverer. 

SLAY. v. To kill ; to butcher, pr. 
oar. slaying: oast, stayed: s. slayer. 

SLED, SLEDGE, s. A carriage drawn 
without wheels. 

SLEDGE, s. A smith's large hammer. 

SLEEK, adj. Smooth, glossy, adv. 
sleekly: s. sleekness. 

SLEEP, v. To take rest, by suspen- 



SLE— SL1 

sion of the mental and coipora, 
powers ; to be motionless, pr. par. 
sleeping; past, slept: s. sleep, sleep- 
er, sleepiness, sleeplessness: adj. 
sleepless, sleepy. 

SLEET. 5. A kind of smooth, small 
hail or snow. v. sleet; pr. par. sleet 
ing ; past, sleeted: adj. sleety. 

SLEEVE. 5. The part of a garment 
that covers the arms. 

SLEIGHT, s. Artful trick ; dextrous 
practice. 

SLEN'DER. adj. Thin; small; not 
bulky; sparing, adv. slenderly: s. 
slendemess. 

SLEPT. Pret. and past par. of the v 
to sleep. 

SLEW. Pret. of the v. to slay. 

SLEY. s. The frame which contains 
a weaver's reed. 

SLICE, v. To cut into flat pieces, 
pr. par. slicing; past, sliced: s. slice. ■ 

SLIDE, v. To pass along smoothly ; 
to slip; to glide, pr. par. sliding, 
past, slid, slidden: s. slide, slider. 

SLIGHT, adj. Small, weak, worth 
less. s. slight ness: adv. slightly. 

SLIGHT, s. Neglect; contempt; 
act of scorn ; artifice, v. slight; pr. 
par. slighting; past, slighted: s 
slighter: adv. slightingly. 

SLIM. adj. Slender, weak, slight, s 
slimness. 

SLIME, s. Viscous mire; any glu 
tinous substance, s. slimmess: adj 
slimy. 

SLING, s. A missive weapon, made 
by a strap and two strings; a throw; 
a kind of hanging bandage, v. sling, 
pr. par. slinging; past, slung: s. 
stinger. 

SLINK, v. To steal ; to sneak out 
of the way. pr. par. slinking; past, 
slunk: adj. slink, produced befoie 
its time; unfed; applied to the 
young of a beast. 

SLIP. v. To slide; to glide; to sneak; 
to make a false step. pr. par. slip- 
ping: past, slipped: s. slip. 

SLIPPER, s. A loose shoe. adj. stop- 
pered. 

SLIPPERY, adj. Smooth, glib: no*. 
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affording firm footing, s. slipperi- 
ness. 

SLIPPY, adj. Slippery ; easily slid- 
ing, s. slippiness. 

SLIPSHOD, adj. Having the shoes 
not pulled up at the heels. 

SLIT. v. To cut longwise, pr. par. 
slitting; past, slit : s. slit. 

SLI'VER. s. A branch torn off. 

SLOATS. s. The under parts of a 
cart. 

SLOB'BER. v. To slaver; to spill 
upon ; to slabber, pr. par. slobber- 
ing; past, slobbered: s. slobberer : 
adj. slobbery. 

SLOE. s. The fruit of the black thorn. 

SLOOP, s. A small ship, commonly 
with one mast ; sloop of ivar, a 
small frigate, with three masts. 

SLOP. v. To drink grossly and gree- 
dily; to soil by spilling liquor, pr. 
par. slopping; past, slopped: s. slop: 
adj. sloppy. 

SLOP-SHOP. 5. A place where 
coarse, ready-made clothes are sold. 

SLOPE, s. An oblique direction; de- 
clivity, v. slope; pr. par. sloping; 
past, sloped: adv. slopingly. 

SLOTH, s. Slowness, laziness, idle- 
ness ; a kind of stupid animal, adj. 
slothful: adv. sloth fully : s. sloth- 
fulness. 

SLOUCH, s. An idle fellow ; an un- 
gainly, clownish gait or manner. 
v. slouch; pr. par. slouching; past, 
slouched. 

SLOUGH. 5. A deep miry place. 

SLOVEN. 5. One dirtilv or carelessly 
dressed, s. slovenliness: adj. and 
adv. slovenly. 

SLOW. adj. Not swift ; tardy, adv. 
slowly.- s. slowness. 

SLUDGE, s. Mire. 

SLUG. 5. A kind of snail ; a piece 
of shapeless metal, to shoot from 
a gun. adj. sluggish: adv. sluggish- 
ly- s. sluggishness. 

SLUICE, s. A water-gate. 

SLUM'BER. v. To sleep lightly; to 
sleep : to repose, pr. par. slumber- 
ing; past, slumbered: s. slumber, 
slumberer. 



SLU— SMI 

SLUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to sling. 

SLUNK. Pret. and past par. of 1 he 
v. to slink. 

SLUR. s. A faint reproach ; a spght 
disgrace; a slight: in musi ;, a 
mark denoting a connexion or ont 
note with another, v. slur; pi. par. 
slurring; past, slurred. 

SLUT. 5. A dirty woman, adj. slut' 
tish: adv. slutiishly: s. slultishness. 

SLY. adj. Meanly artful ; secretly 
insidious; cunning, adv. slyly: s 
slyness. 

SMACK, v. To have a taste, or sa- 
vour; to make a noise by separa- 
tion of the lips stroifgly pressed 
together, pr. par. smacking , past 
smacked: s. smack. 

SMACK, s. A kind of ship. 

SMALL, adj. Little, slender, minute 
s. smallness. 

SMALL'CRAFT. s. Vessels less than 
ships. 

SMALL'POX. s. A kind of eruptive 
distemper. 

SMALTS. 5. A blue substance, used 
by bleachers. 

SMART, adj. Pungent, quick, acute, 
brisk, v. smart; pr. par. smarting, 
past, smarted: s. smart, smartness. 
adv. smartly. 

SMAT'TER,' SMATTERING, s. 
Superficial knowledge. s.smattercr. 

SMEAR, v. To overspread with 
something viscous and adhesive ; 
to soil. pr. par. smearing; past, 
smeared: adj. smeary. 

SMELL, v. To perceive by the nose, 
pr. par. smelling; past, smelted : s 
smell, smeller. 

SMELT, v. To molt ore, so as to 
extract the metal, pr. par. smelt 
ing ; past, smelted: s. smelter. 

SMILE, v. To contract the face with, 
pleasure, pr. par. smiling; past, 
smiled: s. smile: adv. smilingly. 

SMIRK, v. To look affectedly soft 
or kind. pr. par. smirking; past, 
smirked. 

SMITE, v. To strike; to kill; to 
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SMI -SNA 

destroy; to blast, pr. par. smiling; 
past, ^mitten: s. smite, smiter. 
SMITH, s. One who works in met- 
als, s. smitkery, smithy. 

SMITTEN. Past par. of the v. to 
smite. 

SMOCK, s. The under garment of 
a woman ; a shift. 

SMOCK'FACED. adj. Beardless, 
maidenly, piiie. 

SMOKE, s. The visible effluvium, 
or sooty exhalation, from anything 
burning, v. smoke ; pr. par. smok- 
ing; past, smoked: s. smoker, 
smokiness: adj. smokeless, smoky- 

SMOOTH, adj. Even on the surface; 
level, v. smooth; pr. par. smooth- 
ing; past, smoothed: adv. smoothly: 
8. smoothness. 

SMOOTHFACED, adj. Mild look- 
ing; having a smooth air. 

SMOTE, v. Pret. of the v. to smite. 

SMOTH'ER. v. To suffocate, pr. par. 
smothering : past, smothered. 

SMOUL'DERING. par. adj. Burning 
and smoking without vent. 

SMUG. adj. Nice; spruce; dressed 
with affectation of niceness. s. 
smugness. 

SMUG'GLE. v. To import or export 
goods, without paying the cus- 
toms, pr. par. smuggling; past, 
smuggled: s. smuggler. 

SMUT. s. A spot made with soot 
or coal; obscenity, v. smut; pr. 
par. smutting ; past, smutted: adv. 
smuttily: s. smuttiness: adj. smutty. 

SNACK, s. A share ; a part taken 
by compact; a slight, hasty repast. 

SNAF'FLE. 5. A bridle which crosses 
the nose. 

SNAG. s. A jag, or short protuber- 
ance; in the United States, the 
trunk of a tree, lying in a river, 
with its top towards the stream. 

SNAIL. 5 A kind of slimy animal. 

SNAKE. .9. A species of serpent. 

SNAKF/ROOT. 5. A species of plant. 

SN ^P. v. T<> break at once ; to break 
short ; to bite suddenly, pr. par. 
snapping ; past, snapped: s. snap, 
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SI* A— SHU 

snapper, snappishness : adj. snap 
pish: adv. snappishly. 

SNAPDRAGON, s. A kind of plant. 

StNARE. s. A gin, a net, a trap, a 
noose, v. snare ; pr. par. snaring; 
past, snared: s. snarer. 

SNARL, v. To growl as an angry 
animal ; to gnarl ; to entangle, pr. 
par. snarling; past, snarled: s. 
snarler. 

SNATCH, v. To seize hastily ; to 
catch eagerly, pr. par. snatching, 
past, snatched : s. snatch, snatcher. 

SNEAK, v. To creep slyly ; to come 
or go as if afraid to be seen; to 
hide. pr. par. sneaking; past, sneak- 
ed: adj. sneaking : adv. sncakingly. 

SNECK. 5. The latch of a door. 

SNEER, v. To show contempt by 
looks; to insinuate contempt by 
covert expressions, pr. par. sneer- 
ing; past, sneered: s. sneer, sneerer: 
adv. sneer ingly. 

SNEEZE, v. To emit wind audibly 
by the nose. pr. par. sneezing; past, 
sneezed : s. sneeze. 

SNIP. v. To cut at once with scis- 
sors, pr. par. snipping ; past, snip- 
ped: s. snip, snipper. 

SNIPE, s. A small fowl of game. 

SNIVEL, v. To run at the nose; to 
cry as a child, pr. par. sniveling , 
past, sniveled : s. sniveler. 

SNORE, v. To breathe hard through 
the nose. pr. par. s7ioring ; past, 
snored: s. snore, snorer. 

SNORT, v. To blow through the 
nose, as a high-mettled horse, pr. 
par. snorting; past, snoritd: s 
snorter. 

SNOUT, s. The nose of a beast; the 
nosle- adj. snouted. 

SNOW. s. Small particles of water, 
frozen before they unite into drops, 
v. snow; pr. par. snowing; past, 
snowed: adj. snowy: s. snowball. 

SNOWDROP, s. An early flower. 

SNUB. s. A jag, a snag, a knot in 
wood. 

SNUB NOSED, adj. Having a flat 
or short nose. 

SNUFF. 5. The burnt wick of 2 
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SNU— SOF 

candle ; powdered tobacco, to be 

taken up the nose. v. snuff; pr. 

par. snuffing-; past, snuffed: s. 

snuffer, snuffers . adj. snuffy. 
SNUF'FLE. v. To speak or breathe 

hard through the nose. pr. par. 

sniffling; past, snuffled: s. snuffer. 
SNUG. adj. Close; free from any 

inconvenience, adv. snugly: s. 

snugness. 
SO. One of the adverbs. 
SOAK. v. To steep, to drench, pr. 

par. soaking; past, soaked. 
SOAP. s. A substance used in wash 

ing. adj. soapy: s. soapiness, soap 

boiler. 
SOAR. v. To fly aloft; to tower. 

pr. par. soaring; past, soared: s. 

soar. 
SOB. v. To sigh convulsively, in 

weeping, &,c. pr. par. sobbing; 

past, sobbed: s. sob. 
SCXBER. adj. Temperate; not drunk; 

serious; solemn, adv. soberly: s 

sobriety. 
SO'CIABLE. adj. Inclined to com- 
pany; friendly; familiar, s. socia- 
bility, pi. sociabilities, sociableness, 

adv. sociably. 
SO'CIAL. adj. Fit for society; com- 
panionable, s. sociality: adv. so- 
cially. - 
SOCl'ETY. s. Union of many in one 

general interest; community; com 

pany. pi. societies. 
SOCIN'IAN. s. A follower of the 

doctrines of Socinus. adj. socinian. 

s. socinianism. 
SOCK. 5. Something put between 

the foot and shoe ; the shoe of the 

ancient comic, actors. 
SOCKET. 5. Anv hollow pipe, that 

receives something inserted; the 

receptacle of the eve. 
SOCRATIC, SOCRAT'ICAL. adj. 

After the manner or doctrine of 

Socrates. 
SOD. s. A turf, a clod. 
SO'DA. s. A fixed alkali. 
SOD'DEN. Past par. ofthev. to seethe. 
SOEVER. One of the adverbs. 
SO'FA s. \ kind of seat. 



SOF— SOL 

SOFT. adj. Not hard ; ductile; sim- 
ple; gentle, v. soften; (pronounc- 
ed sof'-n;) pr. par. softening; past, 
softened: adv. softly: s. softener^ 
softness. 

SOHO'. int. A form of calling from 
a distant place. 

SOIL. v. To foul, to pollute, to sul- 
ly, pr. par. soiling; past, soiled 
s. soil. 

SOIL. s. Ground; earth, considered 
in relation to its vegetative quali 
ties. 

SOJOURN', v. To dwell any where 
for a time. pr. par. sojourning; 
past, sojourned: s. sojourn, so- 
journer. 

SOL'ACE. v. To comfort, to cheer 
pr. par. solacing ; past, solaced: s 
solace. 

SOL'ANDER. s. A disease in horses. 

SO'LAR. adj. Relating or belonging 
to the sun. 

SOLD. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to sell. 

SOLD'ER. v. To unite or fasten witli 
metallic cement, pronounced sod 
der. pr. par. soldering; past, sol- 
dered: s. solder, solderer. 

SOL'DIER. s. One who lights for pay, 
a warrior, adj. soldierlike, soldierly 
s. soldiery. 

SOLE. s. The bottom of the foot ; 
the bottom of the shoe ; a kind of 
fish, v.sole; pr. par. soling; past, 
soled. 

SOLE. adj. Single ; only. adv. solely. 

SO'LECISM. s. An impropriety in 
language. 

SOL'EMN. adj. Religiously grave, 
awful ; formal, s. solemnity, pi. sir - 
lemnities: adv. solemnly. 

SOL'EMNIZE. v. To dignify by par- 
ticular formalities; to celebrate, 
pr. par. solemnizmg: past, solem 
nized : s. solemnization 

SOLFCIT. v. To importune; to im- 
plore; to ask. pr. pr r. -nliciting, 
past, solicited: s. solicitation, soli- 
citor. 

SCLI'CITOUS. adj. Anxious, care- 
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SOL— SON 

ful, concerned, adv. solicitously : 
s. solicitude. 

SOL'ID. adj. Not fluid; compact; 
strong, s. solid, solidity, pi. solidi- 
ties: adv. solidly. 

SOLIDUNG'ULOUS. adj. Whole- 
hoofed. 

SOLIL'OQUY. s. A discourse made 
by one, in solitude, to himself, pi. 
soliloquies: v. soliloquize; pr. par. 
soliloquizing ; past, soliloquized. 

SOL'JPEDE. s. An animal whose feet 
are not cloven. 

SOL'JTARY. adj. Living alone ; re- 
tired ; single, adv. solitarily: s. 
solitude. 

SO'LO. s. A tune played or sung by 
one person. 

SOL'STICE. s. The tropical point 
of the sun. adj. solstitial. 

SOL'UBLE. adj. Capable of dissolu- 
tion or separation, s. solubility, pi. 
solubilities. 

SOLUTION, s. The act of solving; 
separation ; explanation, adj. so- 
lutive. 

SOLVE, v. To clear ; to explain, pr. 
par. solving; past, solved: adj. solv- 
able. 

SOL'VENT. adj. Having the power 
to cause solution ; able to pay 
debts contracted. 

SOM'BRE. adj. Dark, gloomy. 

SOME. adj. More or less ; noting an 
indeterminate quantity, or thing. 
s. somebody, something : adv. some- 
time, somewhere. 

SOM'ERSET. 5. A leap by which a 
jumper throws himself from a 
height, and turns over his head. 

SOMNAMBULIST, s. One who 
walks in his sleep, s. somnamou- 
lism. 

SOMNIFEROUS. aJ/.Causing sleep. 
adj. somnific. 

SOMTSOLENCE, SOM'NOLENCT. 
s. Sleepiness, inclination to sleep, 
adj. somnolent. 

SON. *. A male child ; a male de- 
scendant. 

SONATA s. A tune. 



SON— SOR 

SON'-IN-LA YV. s. A man manied to 

one's daughter. 

SONG. s. A poem to be modulated 
by the voice, s. songster, songstress^ 

\ pi. songstresses. 

SONIF'EROLS. adj. Giving or bring 
ing sound. 

SON'NET. s. A short poem. s. son 
netteer. 

SOPOROUS, adj. Loud-sounding, 
adv. sonorously: s. sonorousness: 
adj. sonorific. 

SOON. adv. Before long time be pass 
ed ; early. 

SOOT. s. Condensed or embodied 
smoke, s. sootiness: adj. sooty. 

SOOTH, s. Truth, reality. 

SOOTHE, v. To flatter, to calm, to 
soften, pr. par. soothing; past, 
soothed: s. soother: adv. soothingly. 

SOOTH'SAY. v. To predict, to fore- 
tel. pr. par. soothsaying; past, 
soothsaid: s. soothsayer. 

SOP. s. Any thing steeped in liquor, 
v. sop ; pr. par. sopping; past, sop- 
ped. 

SOTHIST. s. A professor of phil- 
osophy: a subtle, caviling disputer. 
s. sophism, sophister, sophistry: 
adj. sophistic, sophistical : adv. so- 
phistically. 

SOPHISTICATE, v. To adulterate; 
to debase, pr. par. sophisticating ; 
past, sophisticated: s. sophistication* 
sophisiicator. 

SOPORIF'EROUS,SOPORIFIC.ad/ 

j Causing sleep, narcotic. 

SORCERER, s. A conjurer, an en- 
chanter, a magician, fern, sorcer- 
ess, pi. sorceresses : s. sorcery, pi 
sorceries. 

SORDID, adj. Foul, gross, filthy, 
mean. adv. sordidly: s. sordidness. 

SORE. s. A place tender and pain- 
ful ; an ulcer, adj. sore: adv. sore- 
ly: s. soreness. 

SOROR'OCIDE. s. The murder of a 
sister ; one who commits the mur 
der. 

SOR'REL. s. A species of aci 1 plant- 
a reddish colour, adj. sorret. 
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SOR— SOU 

SOR'RILY. adv. Meanly, poorly, des- 
picably, s. sorriness. 

SOR'ROVV. v. To grieve; to be sad.j 
pr. par. sorrowing; past, sorrowed: 
s. sorrow, sorrowfulness: adj. sor- 
rowful : adv. sorrowfully. 

SOR'RY. adj. Grieved for something 
past; melancholy; vile. 

SORT. s. A kind ; a species, v. sort; 
pr. par. sorting; past, sorted. 

SOT. s. A drunkard; a dolt; a wretch 
stupified by drinking, adj. sottish: 
adv. sottishly : s. sottishness. 

SOUCHONG', s. A kind of tea. 

SOUGHT. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to seek. 

SOUL. s. The immaterial and im- 
mortal spirit of man. adj. soulless. 

SOUND, adj. Healthy; 'salutary; 
stout; unbroken, adv. soundly: 
s. soundness. 

SOUND. 5. A shallow sea, such as 
maybe sounded, v. sound; pr. par. 
sounding; past, sounded. 

SOUND, s. Any thing audible; a 
noise, v. sound ; pr. par. sounding; 
past, sounded. 

SOUND'BOARD. s. The board which 
propagates the sound in organs, 
&c. 

SOUP. s. Strong decoction of flesh. 

SOUR. adj. Acid, austere, v. sour; 
pr. par. souring; past, soured: adj. 
sourish: adv. sourly: s. sourness. 

SOURCE. s. Spring, fountain, ori- 
ginal. 

SOUS. s. A French penny, pro- 
nounced soo. 

SOUSE, s. Pickle made of salt and 
water, v. souse; pr. par. sousing; 
past, soused. 

SOUSE, v. To fall with violence, 
pr. par. sousing; past, sjused: adv. 
souse. 

SOUTH, s. One of the four cardinal 
poinds, opposite the north, adj. 
souths southerly i southern, south- 
ernmost: adv. southward. 

SOUTHEAST, s. The point mid- 
way between the east and south. 

SOUTHWEST' s. The point mid- 
way between the south and west. 



SOV— SPA 

SOVEREIGN, adj. Supreme in pow 
er. s. sovereign, sovereignty, pi 
sovereignties. 

SOW. s. A female pig. 

SOW 7 , v. To scatter seed. pr. par 
solving; past, so-wed, sown: s. sower 

SOW'INS. s. Flummery. 

SPACE, s. Room; local extension, 
quantity of time. 

SPA'CIOUS. adj. Wide, extensive, 
roomy, adv. spaciously: s. spa 
ciousness. 

SPADE, s. An instrument for dig 
ging. 

SPAN. s. Nine inches; any short 
duration, v. span; pr. par. span- 
ning; past, spanned. 

SPAN'GLE. 5. A small plate of shin- 
ing metal, v. spangle; pr. par. 
spangling; past, spangled. 

SPAN'IEL. s. A kind of dog. 

SPANISH, s. The language or peo- 
ple of Spain. 

SPANK, v. To strike with the open 
hand. pr. par. spanking; past, 
spanked. 

SPANK'ER. s. A person that takes 
long steps with agility. 

SPAR. 5. A small beam; a sparkling 
mineral. 

SPAR. v. To fight for amusement, 
pr. par. sparring; past, sparred. 

SPAR'ABLE. 5. A small nail. 

SPARE, v. To use frugally ; not to 
waste; to have unemployed; to do 
without, pr. par. sparing; past, 
spared: adj. spare: adv. sparely, 
sparingly : s. spareness. 

SPARE'RIB. s. Ribs having spare or 
little flesh. 

SPARGEF ACTION, s. The act of 
sprinkling. 

SPARK, s. A small particle of fire 
v. spark; pr. par. sparking; past, 
sparked. 

SPARKLE, v. To emit sparks; to 
issue in sparks; to shine, pr. par, 
sparkling ; past, sparkled - s. spar- 
kle, sparkler, sparklingness : alv» 
sparkhngly. 

SPAR'ROW. s. A small bird. 
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SPA— SPE 

SPAR'ROWHAWK. s. A kind of 

email hawk. 
SPARSE, adj. Scattered ; far apart. 

adv. sparsely. 
SPASM, s. Convulsion; violent and 

involuntary contraction, adj. spas- 
modic. 
SPATTER, v. To sprinkle with' 

dirt, or any thing offensive, pr. 

par. spattering ; past, spattered. j 
SPATTERDASHES, s. Coverings! 

for the legs. 
SPAVIN, s. A disease in the limbs ; 

of horses, adj. spavined. 
SPAW. s. A mineral water; the 

place famous for mineral water. ] 
SPAWN. 5. The eggs offish or frogs. 

v. spawn; pr. par. spawning ; past,; 

spairned : s. spawner. 
SPEAK, v. To utter articulate sounds; ' 

to express thoughts by words. pr. ! 

par. speaking; past, spoken: s.j 

speaker. 
SPEAR. 5. A long pointed weapon;! 

a lance, v. spear; pr. par. spear- 1 

ing : past, speared. 
SPEAR'GRASS. s. Long, stiff grass.! 
SPEAR'MINT. s. A species of mint., 
SPE'CIAL. adj. Noting a sort or 

species; peculiar; designed for a 

particular purpose, s. speciality, 

specialty ; adv. specially. 
SI'E'CIES. s. A sort ; a single order 

of beings. 
SPECIFIC, SPECIF ICAL. adj. 

That which distinguishes one sort 

from another ; appropriated to the 

cure of some particular distemper. 

s. specific, adv. specifically. 
SPE'CIFY. v. To particularize; toj 

show bv some particular marks of: 

distinction, pr. par. specifying ;i 

past, specified: s. specification. 
SPECIMEN, s. A sample. 
SPE'CIOUS. adj. Showy; plausible, 

false, adv. speciously : s. specious- 

ness. 
SPECK. 5. A small discoloration ; a 

spot. v. speckle ; pr. pr. r speckling; 

past, speckled: s. speckle, speck- 

ledness. 
SPECTACLE. 5. A show ; any thing 



SPE— SPI 

exhibited as eminently remarkable, 
adj. spectacular. 

SPECTACLES, s. Glasses to assist 
the sight, adj. spectacled. 

SPECTATOR. 5. A looker-mi ; a 
beholder. 

SPECTRE, s. An apparition. 

SPECTRUM, s. An image; a visi- 
ble form. Latin pi. spectra. 

SPECULATE, v. To meditate; to 
contemplate: to look forward, pr. 
par. speculating ; past, speculated: 
s. speculation, speculator : adj. spec- 
ulative : adv. speculatively. 

SPECULUM. 5. A mirror; a look- 
ing-glass ; a surgical instrument. 
Latin pi. specula : adj. specular. 

SPED. Fret, and past par. of the v. 
to speed. 

SPEECH, s. Articulate utterance ; 
talk. pi. speeches : adj. speechless. 

SPEED, v. To make haste ; to have 
good success ; to aid, &c. pr. par 
speeding; past, sped : s. speed, speed- 
iness : adv. speedily : adj. speedy. 

SPELL, s. A charm ; a turn of work. 

SPELL, v. To form words of letters, 
pr. par. spelling; past, spelled. 

SPELTER. 5. A kind of semi-metal. 

SI EN'CER. 5. A coat without skirts. 

SPEND, v. To consume, to exhaust, 
to waste, pr. par. spending; past, 
spent: s. spender, spendtlirift. 

SPERM, s. Seed. adj. spermatic. 

SPERMACETI, s. A particular sort 
of whale oil. 

SPERMOL'OGIST. s. One who gatL- 
ers or treats of seeds. 

SPEW. v. To vomit: to eject, pr. 
par. spewing; past, spewed. 

SPHERE, s. A globe; an orb: cir 
cuit. adj. spherical: adv . spherically. 

SPHE'ROID. s. A body oblong or 
oblate, approaching to the form of 
a sphere, adj. spheroidal. 

SPHINX. .9. A famous monster in 
Egvpt, having the face of a virgin, 
and the body of a lion. pi. sphinxes. 

SPICE. 5. An aromatic substance, 
such as the nutmeg, <fcc. v. spice , 
pr. par. spicing; past, spiced s 
spicery: adj. spicy. 

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SP1-SPI 

SPI'DEK. s A kind of insect. 

SPIG'OT. s. A pin or peg, put into a 
faucet. 

SPIKE. 5. An ear of corn ; a long 
nail of metal, v. spike; pr. par. 
spiking; past, spiked. 

SPIKE'NARD. 5. A species of bal- 
samic plant. 

SPILE, s. A peg or pin, to stop a 
hole in a cask. 

SPiLL. v. To shed •, to lose by shed- 
ding ; to waste, pr. par. spilling ; 
past, spilled. 

SPJN. v. To draw out into a thread; 
to move quickly round, pr. par. 
spinning; past, spun: s. spinner. 

SPIN'ACH, SPIN'AGE. s. A species 
of plant. 

SPIN'DLE. s. The pin by which a 
thread is twisted; a long, slender 
stalk, v. spindle; pr. par. spindling; 
past, spindled. 

SPINE, s. The back-bone. 

SPINET', s. A small harpsichord. 

SPINOUS, SPI'NY. adj. Thorny; 
full of thorns, s. spinosity : adj. 
spiniferous. 

SPIN'STER. 5. A woman that spins; 
the legal term for a girl or maiden 
woman. 

SPIR'ACLE. s. A breathing-hole; a 
vent. 

SPIRE, s. A curve line ; any thing 
wreathed or contorted ; a steeple, 
adj. spiral: adv. spirally. 

SPIRIT, s. Breath; nn immaterial 
substance ; the soul ; an appari- 
tion ; temper; ardour; sentiment. 
v. spirit; pr. par. spiriting; pas'., 
spirited: adv. spiritedly: s. spirit- 
edness : ad], spiritless. 

SPIRITUAL. ^'.Distinct from mat- 
ter; immaterial: incorporeal; not 
temporal, s. spirituality/ , pi. spirit- 
ualities: v. spiritualize; pr. par. 
spiritualizing ; past, spiritualized: 
adv. spiritually. 

SPIRITUOUS, adj. Having the qual- 
itv of a vinous spirit. 

SPIRT, v. To spring out in a sud- 
den stream ; to stream out by in- 



SPI— SPO 

tervals. A ,r. par. spirting; past, 

spirted: s. spirt 
SPIS'SITUDE. s. Grossness, thick 

ness. 
SPIT. s. A long prong for roasting 

meat. v. spit; pr. par. spitting t 

past, spitted. 
SPIT. v. To eject from the mouth. 

pr. par. spitting; past, spit: s. 

spitter, spittle. 
SPITE, s. Malice ; rancour ; malev- 
olence, v. spite ; pr. par. spiting , 

past, spited: adj. sjnteful: adv. spite- 
fully : s. spitefulness. 
SPLASH, v. To daub with water or 

tilth, pr. par. splashing; past, 

splashed: s. splash: adj. splashy. 
SPLEEN, s. The milt; spite; ill- 
humour, adj. splenetic. 
SPLEN'DID. adj. Showy, magnifi- 
cent, sumptuous, adv. splendidly: 

s. splendour. 
SPLICE, v. To join the two ends 

of a rope, without a knot. pr. par. 

splicing; past, spliced. 
SPLINT, s. A thin piece of wood, 

used by surgeons. 
SPLINTER, s. A fragment, broken 

with violence; a thin piece of wood. 

v. splinter; pr.par. splintering; past, 

splintered. 
SPLIT, v. To cleave, to divide, to 

burst asunder, pr. par. splitting, 

past, split : s. splitter. 
SPLUTTER, s. Bustle, tumult, v. 

splutter; pr. par. spluttering; past, 

spluttered. 
SPOIL, v. To rob; to plunder; to 

corrupt; to make useless, pr. par. 

spoiling; past, spoiled: s. spoil, 

spoiler. 
SPOKE, s. The bar of a wheel. 
SPOKE. Pret. of the v, to speak: past 

par. spoken. 
SPOKESMAN, s. One who speaks 

for another, pi. spokesmen. 
SPOLIATION, s. The act of robbe- 

rv or privation. 
SPON'DEE. s. A metrical foot of two 

long svllables. 
SPONGE, s. A so ft , porou s substance, 

remarkable for absorbing water, v. 
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SPO— SPR 

sponge; pr. par. sponging; past, 

sponged : s. sponger , sponginess : 
^ adj. spongy. 
SPON'SOR. 5. A surety; one who 

makes a promise, or gives security 

for another. 
SPONTANEOUS, adj. Voluntary, 

not compelled, adv. spontaneously: 

s. spontaneousness. 
SPONTOON'. s. A kind of pike or 

halberd. 
SPOOL, s. A weaver's quill. 
SPOON, s. A vessel used in eating 

liquids. 
SPOON, v. To scud before the wind 

in a storm, pr. par. spooning; past 

spooned. 
SPORT, s. Play, diversion, game, v 

spoi-t; pr. par. sporting; past, sport- 
ed: s. sporter, sportfulness, sport- 

iveness: ad], sportful, sportive: adv. 

sportfully, sportingly, sportively. 
SPORTS'MAN. s. One who pursues 

the recreations of the field, pi. 

sportsmen. 
SPOT. s. A blot; a taint; a disgrace; 

a certain place, v. spot; pr. par. 

spotting; past, spotted: adj. spotless: 

s. spotlessncss, spottiness. 
SPOUSE, s. A husband or wife. 
SPOUT, s. A wooden gutter ; a pipe; 

a cataract, v. spout; pr. par. spout- 
ing; past, spouted 
SPRAIN, v. To stretch the ligaments 

of a joint, without dislocation of 

the bone. pr. par. spraining; past, 

sprained : s. sprain. 
SPRANG. Pret. of the v. to spring. 
SPRAT. 5. A small sea-fish. 
SPRAWL, v. To struggle as in the 

convulsions of death ; to tumble; 

to creep, pr. par. sprawling; past, 

sprawled. 
SPRAY. s.The extremity of a branch; 

flvirig foam of the sea. 
SPREAD, i . To extend, to expand, 

to cover by extension, pr. par. 

spreading; past, spread: s. spread, 

spreader. 
SPRIG s. A small branch , a brad 

or nail without a head. v. sprig ; 

pr. par. sprigging; past, sprigged. 



SPR— SPU 

SPRIGHT. s. See Sprite. 
SPRIGHTLY, adj. Lively, brisk, 

g a y- 

SPRING, v. To grow by vegetative 

power; to arise; to bound; to 

start ; to fire a mine. pr. par, 

springing; past, sprung. 
SPRING, s. A season of the year; 

elastic force; bound; fountain, &c. 
SPRINGE. 5. A gin, a noose. 
SPRINGTIDE. 5. The high tide at 

the new moon. 
SPRINK'LE. v. To disperse in small 

masses ; to scatter in drops, pr. 

par. sprinkling; past, sprinkled. 
SPRITE, s. A spirit ; an incorporeal 

agent. 
SPRIT'SAIL. s. The sail on a ship's 

bowsprit. 
SPROUT, v. To shoot by vegeta- 
tion; to germinate, pr. par. sprout- 
j ing i past, sprouted: s. sprout. 
SPRUCE, adj. Nice; trim; nea, 

without elegance, adv. sprucely : 

s. spruceness. 
SPRUCE, s. A species of fir. 
SPRUNG. Pret. and past par. of th<* 

v. to spring. 
SPUME, s. Foam, froth, v. spume, 

pr. par. spuming; past, spumed: 

adj. spumous, spumy. 
SPUN. Pret. and past par. of the r. 

to spin. 
SPUNGE. 5. See Sponge. 
SPUN'GING-HOUSE. s. A house to 

which debtors are taken, betoie 

commitment to prison. 
SPUNK, s. Touchwood; rotten wood 

spirit ; courage, adj. spunky: adv. 
z spunkily. 
SPUR. s. A sharp point fixed to the 

heel; stimulus; incitement, v. 
| spur; pr. par. spurring; past, spur' 

ted. 
SPU'RIOUS. adj. Not genuine, coun- 
terfeit, adv. spuriously: s. spu- 

riousness. 
SPURN, v. To kick, 10 reject, to 

scorn, pr. par. spurning; past, 

spurned . s. spurn, spurner. 
SPUR'RIER.s.Onewhomakesspurs. 
, SPURT, v. To flv out with a quick 
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SPU— SQU 

struam. pr, par. spurting; past, 
spurted. 

SPUTTER, v. To spit much; to 
speak hastily and thickly, pr. par. 
sputtering; p;ist, sputtered: s. sput- 
ter, sputterer. 

SPY. s. One sent to watch the con- 
duct or motions of others, pi. spies: 
v. spy; pr. par. spying; past, spied. 

SPY'GLASS. s. A small telescope, 
pi. spyglasses. 

SQUAB, adj. Unfeathered; thick 
and short s. squab: adj. squabbisk. 

SQUAB'BLE. v. To quarrel; to de- 
bate peevishly, pr. par. squabbling; 
past, squabbled : s. squabble, squab- 
bler. 

SQUAD. 5. A' company of armed 
men : generally applied to awk- 
ward soldiers. 

SQUAD'RON. s. A part of an army 
or Meet. 

SQUAL'ID. adj. Foul, nasty, filthy. 
s. squalidily, squalidness. 

SQUALL, s. A sudden gust of wind, 
adj. squall i/. 

SQUALL, v. To scream, pr. par. 
squalling; past, squalled : s. squall, 
squaller. 

SQUA'MOUS. adj. Scaly; rough. 

SQUAN'DER. v. To spend profusely; 
to waste, pr. par. squandering; 
past, squandered : s. squanderer. 

SQUARE, adj. Having right angles: 
cornered; equal; honest; fair. s. 
square, squareness : v. square; pr. 
par. squaring ; past, squared. 

SQUASH, s. A kind of plant, pi. 
squashes. 

SQUAT, v. To sit cowering; to sit 
close to the ground, pr. par. squat- 
ting ; past, squatted: s. squatter, 
one who settles upon land without 
a title,. 

SQUAT, adj. Cowering down; thick 
and short. 

SQUAW, s. The Indian name for 
woman. 

SQUEAK, v. To set up a sudden 
dolorous cry. pr. par. squeaking; 
past, squeaked: s. squeak, squeaker. 

SQUEAL, v To cry with a shrill, 



SQU- ST A 

sharp voice, pr. par. squealing 
past, squealed. 

SQUEA'MISH. adj. Having a weak 
stomach ; fastidious ; easily dis* 
gusted. adv. squeamishly: s. squeam- 
ishness. 

SQUEEZE, v. To press; to crush 
bet ween two bodies, pr. par. squeez- 
ing ; past, squeezed: s. squeeze. 

SQU IB. 5. A small pipe of paper, 
filled with combustible matter; 
any sudden flash, a lampoon. 

SQUILL, s. A kind of plant. 
ISQULNT. s. An oblique look- v. 
squint; pr. par. squinting; past, 
squinted: adv. squintingiy. 

SQUIRE, s. A gentleman next in 
rank to a knight ; an attendant on 
a knight, v. squire; pr. par. squir- 
ing ; past, squired. 

SQUIR'REL. 5. A kind of small quad- 
ruped. 

SQUIRT, v. To throw out in a quuk 
stream, pr. par. squirting; past, 
squirted: s. squirt, squirter. 

STAB. v. To pierce with a pointed 
weapon, pr. par. stabbing; past, 
stabbed: s. stab, stabber. 

STA'BLE. adj. Fixed; able to stand; 
steady ; constant, s. stability, pi 
stabilities. 

STA'BLE. 5. A house for beasts, v, 
stable; pr. par. stabling; past, sta- 
bled. 

STACK, s. A large heap of hay, 
corn, &c. v. stack ; pr. par. stack- 
ing ; pnst, stacked. 

STADT'HOLDER. s. Formerly the 
chief magistrate of the United 
Provinces. 

STAFF. 5. A support in walking; 
a prop; an ensign of office, pi 
staves. 

STAG. s. A male deer. 

STAGE, s. A raised floor, on which 
any show is exhibited; a place in 
which rest is taken on a journey. 
s. stagecoach, pi. stagecoaches. 

STAG'GER. v. To reel ; not to stand 
or walk steadily ; to hesitate, pr. 
par. staggemng ; past, staggered- 
s. staggers, a disease of horses. 
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STAG'NATF. v. To lie motionless; 
to have no course or stream, pr. 
par. stagnating; past, stagnated: 
adj. stagnaid; s. stagnation. 

STAID, adj. Sober, grave, composed, 
s. siaidness. 

STAIN, v. To blot, to spot, to tinge. 
pr. par. staining; past, stained: s. 
stain, stainer: adj. stainless. 

STAIR, s. A succession of flat steps, 
to ascend a building, &c. s. stair- 
case. 

STAKE, s. A post, wager, pledge, 
hazard, v. stake ; pr. par. staking; 
past, staked. 

STALACTITES, s. Spar in the 
shape of an icicle, adj. stalactical. 

STALE, adj. Old ; long kept; nearly 
obsolete, s. stateness. 

STALK, v. To walk stately, pr. par. 
stalking; past, stalked: s. stalk, 
stalker. 

STALK, s. A stem. 

STALK'INGHORSE. s. A horse, 
real or fictitious, by which a fowler 
shelters himself from the sight* of 
the game ; a mask ; a pretence. 

STALL. 5. A crib for horses, &c. 
a booth, adj. stallfed. 

STAL'LION. s. A horse not cas- 
trated. 

STAMINA, s. The first principles 
of any thing; the solids of a hu- 
man body ; the fine threads which 
grow within the flowers of plants, 
adj. stamineous. 

STAMMER, v. To stutter; to fal- 
ter, pr. par. stammering; past, 
stammered: s. stammerer: adv. 
stammeringly. 

STAMP, v. To strike, by pressing 
the foot hastily downwards; to 
pound ; to impress, pr. par. stamp- 
ing; past, stamped: s. stamp, 
stamper. 

STANCH, STAUNCH, adj. Sound, 
firm, tight, trusty. 

STANCH, STAUi\CH. v. To stop 
blood, &c. from running, pr. par. 
stanching; past, stanched: adj. 
stanch: s. stancher. 

STANCHION, s. A prop, a support. 
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STAND, v. To be upon the feet; to 
remain erect; to stop; to halt; to 
endure; to await, pr. par. stand- 
ing; past, stood: s. stand, standing. 

STAiYDARD. s. An ensign in war; 
undoubted authority; a settlea 
rate ; a measure. 

STAN'DISH. s. A case for pens and 
ink. pi. standishes. 

STAN'NARY. s. A tin mine, pi 
stannaries. 

STAN'ZA. s. A subdivision of a 
poem. 

STATLE. 5. A settled mart; mate 
rial; chief article of commerce; a 
loop of iron. adj. staple. 

STA'PLER. s. A dealer,— as a wool 
stapler. 

STAR. s. One of the luminous bo- 
dies of the heavens, adj. starlesi 
starred, starry: s. star gazer. 

STAR'BOARD. s. The right side of 
a ship, when one stands with one's 
face towards the bow. 

STARCH. .<?. A kind of viscous ma - 
ter, made of flour or potatoes, v. 
starch; pr. par. starching; pabt, 
starched: s. starchedness. 

STARE, v. To look with wonder 
&/C pr. par. staring ; past, stand. 
s. stare, starer. 

STARK, adv. A word used to airg 
ment the signification of anothe 
word ; — as stark, mad. * 

STAR'LING. s. A kind of bird. 

START, v. To rise or move sud 
denly; to alarm ; to propose, pr 
par. starting; past, started: s. start. 

STARTING-POST. s. The barrier 
from which a race begins. 

STARTLE, v. To move, on feeling 
a sudden impression of alarm or 
terror; to fright, pr. par. startling, 
past, startled: s startle. 

STARVE, v. To kill with hunger 
or cold. pr. par. starving; past, 
starved. 

STARVELING, s. An animal thin 
and weak for want of nourishment. 

STATE, s. Condition; circumstances 
of nature or fortune ; a kingdom j 
a commonwealth ; pomp ; dignity 
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STATE, v. To settle ; to represent 
to narrate, pr. par. stating; past, 
stated: adv. statedly: s. statement. 

STATESMAN. 5. One versed in the 
arts of government, pi. statesmen. 

STATICS, s. The science which 
considers the weight of bodies 
adj. static, statical. 

STATION, s. The act of standing; 
post assigned; situation ; rank. v. 
station; pr. par. stationing ; past, 
stationed: adj stationary. 

STATIONER, s. A bookseller; 
seller of paper, &c. s. stationary. 

STATIST, s. A statesman, a poli- 
tician. 

STATISTICS, s. That part "of mu- 
nicipal philosophy, which states 
and defines the situation, strength, 
and resources of a nation, adj. sta- 
tistic, statistical. 

STATUARY. 5. The art of carving 
images or representations of life ; 
one that practises the art of mak- 
ing statues, pi. statuaries. 

STAT'UE. s. An image; a solid 

representation of any living being. 
STAT'URE. s. The height of any 

animal. 
STATUTE. 5. A law; an edict of 

a legislator, adj. statutable, statu- 
tory. 
STAUNCH, v. See Stanch. 
STAVE, s. One of the pieces which 

form a barrel or tub ; a metrical 

portion. 
STAVE, v. To break into staves; to 

wreck, pr. par. staving; past, 

staved or stove. 
STAY. v. To continue in a place ; 

to stop; to prop. pr. par. staying; 

past, stayed: s. stay. 
STAYS. 5. Bodice for women ; ropesj 

in a ship to support the mast. s. 

staymaker. 
STEAD s. Place, room, use, help, 

frame. 
STEAD'FAST. adj. Fast in place; 

firm; fixed; constant, adv. steadA 
Justly: s. steadfastness. I 



STE-STE 

STEADY, adj Firm ; not tottering 

constant, v. steady; pr. par. steady 

ing; past, steadied: adv. steadily 

s. steadiness. 
STEAK, s. A slice of flesh. 
STEAL, v. To take by theft; to pas% 

silently, pr. par. stealing; past, 

stolen: s. stealer: adv. stealingly. 
STEALTH, s. The act of stealing; 

, secret act. adj. stealthy. 
STEAM, s. The vapour of hot liquor. 

v. steam; pr. par. steaming; past, 

steamed: s. steamer. 
STEAM'ER. s. A vessel driven by 

steam. 
STEED, s. A horse for state or war 
STEEL, s. Iron, refined and hard- 
ened, v. steel; pr. par. steeling^ 

past, steeled. 
STEEL'YARD. s. A kind of balance. 
STEEP, adj. Rising or descending 

with great inclination; precij.it 

ous. s. steep, steepness. 
STEEP, v. To soak in liquor, pr. 

par. steeping; past, steeped. 
STEE'PLE. 5. A turret of a ohurch 

a spire, adj. steepled. 
STEER, s. A young bullock. 
STEER, v. To guide a ship. pr. par. 

steering; past, steered: s. steers- 

man, pi. steersmen. 
STEER'AGE. s. The act or practice 

of steering ; the stern or hindei 

part of a ship. 
STEGANOG'RAPHY. 5. The art of 

secret writing. 
STEL'LATE. adj. Pointed as a star 
STEM. s. The stalk. 
STEM. v. To oppose or stop; to 

pass cross or forward, notwith- 
standing the stream, pr. par. stem 

ming; past, stemmed. 
STENCH, s. A bad smell. 
STENOG'RAPHY. s. The art 01 

writing in short-hand. 
STENTO'RIAN. adj. Loud; uncom- 

monly loud. 
STEP. v. To move with the feet,- 

to walk. pr. par. stepping past, 

stepped : s. step, stepper. 
STEP. adj. Prefixed to a term of i e- 



STE— STI 

lation, signifies one who is related 
only by marriage. 

STOPPING-STONE. 5. A stone laid 
for the foot to step on. 

STERCORA'CEOUS. adj. Belong- 
ing or relating to dung. s. stereo- 
ration. 

STEREOGRAPHY, s. The art of 
drawing the forms of solids upon 
a plane, adj. stereographic. 

STEREOM'ETRY. s. The art of 
measuring solid bodies. 

STEREOTYPE, s. Stereotype print- 
ing is by types cast together, in a 
solid plate ; not by types, each of 
which can be separated from the 
others, v. stereotype; pr. par. ste- 
reotyping; past, stereotyped. 

STERILE, adj. Barren, unfruitful, 
s. sterility, pi. sterilities: v. sterilize, 
pr. par. sterilizing; past, steiilized. 

STERLING, adj. An epithet by 
which genuine English money is 
discriminated; genuine, s. sterling. 

STERN, adj. Of severe countenance 
or manners; harsh; unrelenting, 
adv. sternly: s. sternness. 

STERN. 5. The hind part of a ship, 

STEW. v. To seethe in a slow, 
moist heat. pr. par. stewing; past, 
stewed: s. stew. 

STEWARD, s. One who manages 
the affairs of another. 

STEW'PAN. s. A pan used for stew- 
ing. 

S TICK. 5. A piece of wood, small 
and long; a thrust ; a stab. 

STICK, v. To fasten ; to adhere ; to 
remain; to stab. pr. par sticking; 
past, stuck: s. stick, stickiness: adj. 
sticky. 

STICK'LE. v. To take part with one 
side or other; to contest, pr. par. 
stickling; past, stickled : s. stickler. 

STIFF, adj. Rigid, inflexible, for- 
mal, v. stiffen; pr. par. stiffening; 
past, stiffened: adv. stiffly: s. stijff- 

STIFF'NECKEO. adj. Stubborn, ob- 
stinate. 

STI'FLE. v. To suffocate; to sup- 
press, pr. par. stifling; past, stifled. 



STI— STI 

STIG'MA. s. A brand ; a mark of 
infamy, adj. stigrt.atic: v. stigma* 
tize ; pr. par. stigmatizing; past 
stigmatized. 

STILE, s. A set of steps to pass 
from one enclosure to another, 
the pin of a sun-dial. 

STILETTO, s. A small dagger. 

STILL, v. To silence; to quiet; to 
appease, pr. par. stilling; past 
stilled: adj. still: s. stillness. 

STILL, adv. To this time ; till now, 
nevertheless ; notwithstanding. 

STILL, s. A vessel for distillation ; 
an alembic. 

STILL LITE. s. Things that have 
only vegetable life. 

STILL'BORN. adj. Born lifeless. 

STILTS, s. Supports on which boys 
raise themselves when they walk. 

STIM'ULATE. v. To prick; to prick 
forward ; to excite, pr. par. stimu- 
lating; past, stimulated: adj. stim- 
ulant, stimulative: s. stimulant, 
stimulation, stimulator. 

STING, v. To pierce or wound with 
a point darted out as that of a 
scorpion, or bee ; to pain acutely, 
pr. par. stinging; past, slung: s. 
sting, stinger. 

STIN'GO. s. Old beer. 

STIN'G Y. adj. Niggardlv, avaricious, 
adv. stingily: s. stinginess. 

STINK, v. To emit an offensive 
smell, pr. par. stinking; past, 
stunk: s. stink. 

STINT, v. To bound, to limit, to 
confine, pr. par. stinting; past, 
stinted: s. stint. 

STI'PEND. 5. Wages; settled pay. 
adj. and s. stipendiary, pi. stipendi- 
aries. 

STIP'TIC. s. See Styptic 

STIPULATE, v. To contract; to 
bargain ; to settle terms, pr. par. 
stipulating; past, stipulated: s. 
stipulation, stipulator. 
STIR. v. To move, to agitate, to in 
cite. pr. par. stirring; past, stir 
red: s. stir, stirrer. 
STIRK. s. A young ox or heifer. 
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STIR'RUP. s. An iron for a horse- 
man's k>ot. 

STITCH, v. To sew with a needle; 
to join. pr. par. stitching,- past, 
stitched: s. stitch. 

STITCH. 5. A sharp pain in the side, 
&c. pi. stitches. 

STI VER. 5. A Dutch coin. 

STOCCA'DE. s. An enclosure or 
fence, made with pointed stakes 

STOCK, s. The trunk; the body 
of a plant; a breed; a quantity, 
&c. v. stock; pr. par. stocking; 
past, stocked. 

STOCKBROKER, s. One who deals 
in stock, or the public funds, s, 
stockjobber. 

STOCKDOVE, s. A ringdove. 

STOCKFISH, s. Dried cod. 

STOCKING, s. A covering for the 
leg. 

STOCKS, s. An instrument to con- 
fine the legs; wooden-work upon 
which ships are built. 

STOCKSTILL'. adj. Motionless as 
logs. 

STC1C. s. A disciple of the sect of 
Zeno. adj. stoic, stoical: adv. stoi- 
cally : s. stoicism. 

STOLE, s. A long vest. 

STOLE. Pret. of the v. to steal, past 
par. stolen. 

STOM'ACH. s. The ventricle in 
which food is digested, adj. sto- 
machic. 

STOM'ACHER. s. An ornamental 
covering worn by women on the 
breast. 

STONE, s. A kind of mineral, &c. 
v. stone; pr. par. stoning; past, 
stoned: s. stonecutter, sionecast, 
stonethrow, stonework. 

STOOD. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to stand. 

STOOK. s. A shock of corn, contain- 
ing twelve sheaves, v. stook; pr. 
par. stooking; past, stooked. 

STOOL, s. A seat without a back. 

STOOP v. To bend down; to bend 
forward, pr. par. stooping; past, 
stooped: s. stoop: adv. stoopingly. 

STOP. v. To hinder from progres- 



STO— STK 

sive motion; to intercept; to 
staunch, pr. par. stopping; past, 
stopped: s. stop, stopper, stopcock^ 
stopgap, stopple, stopper. 

STORE, s. A large quantity; a stock 
accumulated; a warehouse, v. 
store; pr. par. storing; past, stored. 
s. storehouse. 

STORK, s. A kind of bird. 

STORM, s. A tempest ; an assault 
against a fortified place, v. storm, 
pr. par. storming; past, stormed 
s. storminess: adj. stormy. 

STO'RY. s. History; account of 
things past; a short tale. pi. stories-. 
adj. storied. 

STO'RY. 5. A floor; a flight of rooms. 
pi. stories. 

STOUT, adj. Strong, lusty, brave, 
bold., adv. stoutly : s. stoutness. 

STOVE, s. A hot-house; a thing in 
which fire is made. v. stove; pi 
par. stoving; past, stoved. 

STOW. v. To lay up in order, and 
close, pr. par. stowing ; past, stow- 
ed .- s. stowage. 

STRAD'DLE. v. To stand or walk 
with the feet astride, pr. par. 
straddling; past, straddled. 

STRAG'GLE. v. to wander; to stray: 
to rove. pr. par. straggling; pist, 
straggled : s. straggler. 

STRAIGHT, adj. Not crooked; 
right; direct, adv. straightstraight- 
ly : v. straighten ; pr. par. straight- 
ening ; past, straightened: s. 
straightness. 

STRAIN, v. To purify by filtration; 
to sprain , to force, .pr. par. strain' 
ing; past, strained: s. strain, 
strainer. 

STRAIT, adj. Narrow, close, strict, 
s. strait, straitness : v. straiten t 
pr. par. straitening, past, straiten- 
ed: adv. straitly. 

STRAIT'LACED. adj. Griped with 
stays; stilf; constrainea. 

STRAKE s. A long mask ; a streak. 

STRAMINE'OUS. adj. Strawy; con- 
sisting of straw; light. 

STRAND, s. The beach o' the sea^ 
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tt of any water ; a ply. v. strand, 
•jr. par. stranding; past, stranded. 

STRANGE, adj. Foreign; of an- 
other country ; singular; wonder- 
ful, idv. strangely: s. strangeness, 
stranger, 

STRANG'LE. v. To choke, to suf- 
focate, pr. par. strangling; past, 
strangled: s. strangler, strangula- 
tion. 

STRANG'LES. s. Swellings in a 
hprse's throat. 

STRANG! RY. s. A difficulty of 
urine, with pain. 

STRAP. 5. A narrow, long slip of 
cloth or leather, v. strap; pr. par. 
stropping ; past, strapped. 

STRAPPING, adj. Large; well 
grown. 

STRATAGEM, s. An artifice in war; 
a trick. 

STRATTFY. v. To range in beds 
or layers, pr. par. stratifying; past, 
stratified: s. stratification. 

STRATOG'RAPHY. s. Description 
of whoever relates to an army. 

STRATUM. 5. A layer of earth, 
&c. pi. strata. 

STRAW, s. The stalk on w r hich corn 
grows. 

STRAWBERRY. 5. A species of 
fruit, pi. strawberries. 

STRAY, v. To wander; to range 
oeyond the proper limits, pr. par. 
straying; past, strayed: s. stray. 

STREAK, s. A line of colour differ- 
ent from that of the ground, v. 
streak; pr. par. streaking; past, 
streaked. 

STREAM, s. A running water; a 
current, v. stream; pr.par. stream- 
ing; past, streamed. 

STREAMER, s. An ensign ; a flag. 

STREAMLET, s. A small stream. 

STREET. 5. A paved way, between 
two rows of nouses, &c. 

STRENGTH, s. Force; vigour; 
powf-r of the body; firmness, v. 
strengthen; pr. par. strengthening ; 
past, strengthened: s. strengthener, 
strengthner. 

STRENUOUS, adj. Active; zealous; 
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ardently laborious, adv. strenuous 
ly : s. strenuousnesr 

STRESS, s. Importance; importau' 
part ; weight ; force. 

STRETCH, v. To extend ; to spread 
out; to expand, pr. par. stretching, 
past, stretched: s. stretch, stretcher. 

STREW, v. To scatter lousely. pr. 
par. strewing ; past, strewed. 

STRI'iE. s. Small channels in cockle 
shells, &c adj. striate, striated. 

STRICK'EN. The ancient past par. 
of the v. to strike. 

STRICK'LE. s. That which strikes 
the corn in a measure, to level it; 
an instrument used to whet 
scythes. 

STRICT, adj. Exact, rigorous, se- 
vere, confined, adv. strictly ; s. 
strictness. 

STRICTURE, s. A contraction ; * 
critical comment. 

STRIDE, s. A long step ; a step ta- 
ken with great violence, v. stride; 
pr. par. striding; past, stridden. 

STRIFE, s. Contention, discord, 
adj. strifcful. 

STRIKE, v. To hit with a blow ; to 
impress; to stamp; to lower, as 
an ensign, pr. par. striking ; past, 
struck: adv. strikingly: s. striking- 
ness. 

STRING. 5. A slender rope ; a small 
cord. v. string; pr. par. stringing; 
past, strung : adj. stringy. 

STRIN'GENT. adj. Binding, con- 
tracting 

STRING'HALT. s. A sudden twitch- 
ing and snatching up of the hinder 
legs of a horse. 

STRIP, v. To make naked; to de 
prive of covering ; to divest ; to 
take the last milk from a cow. pr. 
par. stripping; past, stripped: s. 
strip, stinpper, strippings. 

STRIPE, v. To variegate with lines; 
to beat. pr. par. striping; past, 
striped: s. stripe. 

STRIPLING, s. A youth. 

STRIVE, v. To struggle ; to make 
an effort, pr. par. striving; past, 
striven: s. striver. 

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STROKE, s. A blow ; a knock ; the 
touch of a pencil ; a masterly or 
eminent effort, v. stroke; pr. par. 
stroking; past, stroked: s. stroker. 

STROLL, v. To ramble, to rove, 
pr. par. strolling; past" strolled : s. 
stroll, stroller. 

STRONG, adj. Vigorous, forceful, 
powerful, adv. strongly. 

STROP, s. See Strap. 

STROPHE, s. A stanza. 

STROVE. Pret. of the v. to strive. 

S TRUCK. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to strike. 

STRUG'GLE. v. To labour; to be 
embarrassed; to strive, pr. par. 
struggling; past, struggled: s. 
struggle, strug^ler. 

STRUM' PET. s. A prostitute. 

bTRUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to string. 

STRUT, v. To walk with affected 
dignity, pr. par. strutting; past, 
strutted: s. strut, strutter.' adv 
struttingly. 

STUB. s. A thick, short stock, left 
when the rest is cut ofF. v. stub 
pr. pur. stubbing; past, stubbed. 

STUB'BLE. s. The stalks of corn 
left in the field by the reaper. 

STUB'BORN. adj. Obstinate, inflex 
lble, contumacious, adv. stubborn- 
ly: s. stubbornness. 

SfUB'NAIL. s. A nail broken off 
a short, thick nail. 

STUCCO, s. A kind of fine plaster, 
for walls, v. stucco; pr. par. stuc- 
coing; past, stuccoed. 

STUCK. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to stick. 

STUD. s. A stock of breeding mares; 
a nail with a large head, driven 
for ornament, v. stud; pr. par. stud- 
ding ; past, studded. 

STU'DENT. s. One who studies ; a 
scholar. 

STU'DIOUS. adj. Diligent ; contem- 
plative, adv. studiously: s.studious- 
ness. 

STUDY, s. Amplication of mind to 
books and teaming; deep cogita- 
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STU-^STY 

studies, pi. studies: v. study, pi. 
par. studying ; past, studied. 

STUFF, s. Any matter or body; ma- 
terials out of which any thing m 
made. 

STUFF, v. To fill very full. pr. par. 
stuffing; past, stuffed: s. stuffing. 

STULTIFY, v. To make stupid or 
foolish, pr. par. stultifying; past, 
stultified. 

STUM'BLE. v. To trip in walking, 
pr. par. stumbling; past, stumbled. 
s. stumble, siumbler: adv. stum- 
blingly: s. stumbling-block. 

STUMP, s. The part of any solid 
body remaining after the rest is 
taken away. v. stump; pr. par. 
stumping; past, stumped: adj. 
stumpy. 

STUMP, v. To walk about heavily 
or clumsily, pr. par. stumping 
past, stumped. 

STUN. v. To confound or make diz- 
zy with noise, pr. par. stunning, 
past, stunned. 

STUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to sting. 

STUNT, v. To hinder from growth, 
pr. par. stunting; past, stunted. 

STUPE. 5. Warm medicaments foi 
a sore. v. stupe; pr. par. stuping, 
past, stuped. 

STUPENDOUS, adj. Prodigious, 
amazing, astonishing, adv. stupen- 
dously: s. stupendousness. 

STU'PID. adj. Dull; wanting sensi- 
bilitv. s. stupidity, pi. stupidities: 
ndv. stupidly: s. stupor. 

STU'PiFY. v. To make stupid, pr. 
par. stupifying ; past, stupifed: s, 
sbipifier, stupefaction. 

STUR'DY. adj. Hardv, stout, obsti- 
nate. adv. sturdily: 6. sturdiness. 

STUR'GEON s. A kind of fish. 

STURK, STIRK. s. A young ox or 
hei^r. 

STUT TER. v. To speak with hesi- 
tation ; to stammer, pr. par. stut- 
tering ; past, stuttered: s. stutter- 
: adv. stntteringly. 

STY. s. A cabin for hogs ; a humouf 
in the eyelid, pi. sties. 

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STY'GIAN. adj. Hellish, infernal. 

STYLE, s. A pointed iron, used an- 
ciently in writing on tables of wax; 
manner of writing, with regard to 
language; title, &c. adj. styled, 
stylish: adv. stylishly. 

STYPTIC, ST YPTiCAL. adj. Hav- 
ing the power to stop blood, s. 
styptic, stypticity. 

SUA'SIVE. adj. Having the power 
to persuade. 

SUAVITY, s. Sweetness to the 
senses, or to the mind. pi. suavities. 

SUBA'CID. adj. Sour in a small de- 
gree. 

SUBAC'RID. adj. Sharp and pun- 
gent in a small degree. 

SUBAL'TERN. adj. Inferior; sub- 
ordinate, s. subaltern. 

SUBAQUEOUS, adj. Lying under 
water. 

SUBDIVI'DE. v. To divide a part 
into yet more parts, pr. par. sub- 
dividing' ; past, subdivided : s. sub- 
division. 

SUBDU'CE, SUBDUCT, v. To with- 
draw ; to take away. pr. par. sub- 
ducing, subducting ; past, subduc- 
ed, subducted: s. subduction. 

SUBDUE', v. To crush, to oppress, 
to conquer, pr. par. subduing; 
past, subdued: s. subduer. 

SUBJA'CENT. adj. Lying under. 

SUBJECT', v. To put'under: tore- 
dace to submission ; to expose. 
pr. par. subjecting; past, subjected: 
adj. subject, subjective: s. subject, 
subjection. 

SUBJOIN', v. To add at the end ; to 
ado afterwards, pr. par. subjoin- 
ing ; past, subjoined. 

SUBJUGATE, v. To conquer, to 
subdue, pr. par. subjugating; past, 
subjugated : s. subjugation. 

SUBJUNC'TION. s. The state of 
being subjoined ; the act of sub- 
join in sr- adj. subjunctive. 

SUB'LIMATE. v. To raise by the 
force of chvmical fire; to exalt 
pr. pnr. sublimating ; prist, subli- 
mated: s. sublimate, sublimation- 
adj. sublimate. 



SUB— SUB 

SUBLI'ME. adj. High in place ; ex- 
alted ; lofty ; grand, s. sublime^ 
sublimity, pi. sublimities: v. sublime, 
pr. par. subliming; past, sublimed, 
adv. sublimely. 

SULING'UAL. adj. Placed under the 
tongue. 

SUBLU'NAR, SUBLU'NARY. adj. 
Situated beneath the moon; earth- 
ly ; terrestrial. 

SUBMARINE, adj. Lying or acting 
under the sea. 

SUBMERGE', v. To put under wa- 
ter, pr. par. submerging; \>&&t, sub- 
merged. 

SUBMERSE', v. To put under water. 
pr. par. submersing; past, sub- 
mersed: s. submersion. 

SUBMISSION, s. Act of submit 
ting; acknowledgment of inferior- 
ity or dependence; resignation, 
adj. submissive: adv. submissively. 
s. submissiveness. 

SUBMIT', v. To yield ; to refer ; to 
subject; to resign without resist- 
ance, pr. par. submitting; past, 
submitted. 

SUBORDINATE, adj. Inferior in 
order; subject, s. subordinate, sub- 
ordination: v. subordinate; pr. par. 
subordinating; past, subordinated: 
adv. subordinately. 

SUBORN', v. To procure by indirect 
and illegal means, pr. par. suborn-, 
ingl past, suborned: s. suborna- 
tion, suborner. 

SUBPGE'NA. 5. A writ commanding 
attendance in a court, under a pen- 
alty, v. subpoma; pr. par. subpoe- 
naing; past, subpoenaed. 

SUBSCRI'BE. y. To underwrite the 
name ; to promise or engage in 
writing, pr. par. subscribing: past, 
subscribed: s. subscriber, subscrip- 
tion. 

SUBSECTION, s. A subdivision o' 
a larger section. 

SUBSEQUENT, adj. Following in 
train ; not preceding, adv. subse- 
quently : s. subsequence. 

SUBSERVE', v. To serve in gubor 
dination. pr. par. subserving; past, 
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SUB—SUB 

subserved : s. subservience, subser- 
viency : adj. subservient. 

&UBSFDE. v. To sink; to tend 
downwards, pr. par. subsiding; 
past, subsided: s. subsidence. 

SUB'SIDY. s. Aid, commonly such 
as is given in money, pi. subsidies: 
adv. subsidiarily : adj. subsidiary 
s. subsidiary : v. subsidize ; pr. par. 
subsidizing ; past, subsidized. 

SUBSIST', v. To be; to have ex- 
istence; to continue; to be sus- 
tained, pr. par. subsisting; past, 
subsisted : s. subsistence : adj. sub- 
sisted. 

SUBSTANCE, s. Something exist- 
ing ; sometl jig real ; the essen- 
tial part. 

SUBSTANTIAL, adj. Real; ac- 
tually existing; solid; firm. s. 
substantiality, substantials : adv. 
substantially. 

SUBSTANTIATE, v. To make to 
exist; to prove by evidence, pr. 
par. substantiating; past, substan- 
tiated. 

SUB'STANTIVE. s. A noun; the 
name of any thing that exists, adj. 
substantive : adv. substantively. 

SUBSTITUTE, v. To put in the 
place of pr. par. substituting; 
past, substituted: s. substitute, sub- 
stitution. 

SUBSTRATUM, s. A layer of earth, 
or any other substance lying un- 
der another, pi. substrata. 

SUBSTRUCTURE.*. A foundation. 

SUBTEND', v. To be extended un- 
der, pr. par. subtending; past, sub- 
tended. 

SUBTENSE', s. The chord of an arch. 

SUBTERFLU'ENT,SUBTER'FLU- 
OUS. adj. Flowing under. 

SUBTERFUGE. 5. A shift, an eva- 
sion, a trick. 

SUBTERRA'NEAN, SUBTERRA'- 
NEOUS. adj. Lying under the 
earth ; under ground. 

SUBTILE, adj. Thin, cunning, art- 
ful, adv. subtilely : s. subtiiiy, pi. 
tubtilties. 

SUBTILIZE, v. To make thin; to 



SUB-SUC 

I volatilize ; to refine, pr. par. sub- 
tilizing ; past, subtilized : s. subti» 

I lization. 

SUBTLE, adj. Sly, artful, cunning. 

I pronounced sut-tle. s. subiltty, pi 

! subtleties: adv. subtly. 

SUBTRACT', v. To take a part. 

j from the rest. pr. par. subtracting; 

I past, subtracted: s. subtraction. 

iSUB'URBS. s. Buildings, &c. be- 
longing to a city, but without the 

i walls, adj. suburban. 

ISUBVENTION. s. The act of com- 
ing under; the act of supporting. 

SUBVERT', v. To overthrow, to 
overturn, pr. par. subverting; past, 
subverted: s. subversion, subverter: 
adj. subversive. 

SUCCEDA'NEUM. s. That which is 
put to serve for something else, 
adj. succeedaneous. 

SUCCEED', v. To follow in order; 
to prosper, pr. par. succeeding; 
past, succeeded: s. succession, suc- 
cessor: adj. successive: adv. suc- 
cessively. 

SUCCESS', s. Happy termination 
of any affair, pi. successes: adj. 
successful • adv. successfully. 

SUCCINCT', adj. Short, concise, 
brief adv. succinctly: s. succinct- 
ness. 

SUCCORY, s. A species of plant- 
pi. succories. 

SUCCOTASH. 5. A mixture of green 
or unripe maize and beans, boiled. 

SUCCOUR, v. To help, to relieve, 
pr. par. succouring; past, succour- 
ed: s. succour, succourer. 

SUCCULENT, adj. Juicy, moist. 
!. succulence. 

SUCCUMB', v. To yield ; to' sink 
under difficulty, pr. par. succumb- 
ing; past, succumbed. 

SUCH. adj. Of that kind ; of the 
like kind. 

SUCK. v. To draw in ; to imbibe , 
to extract, pr. par. sucking; past, 
sucked: s. suck, sucker, suction. 

SUCK'LE. v. To nurse at the breast 
pr par. suckling; past, suckled: s. 
suckling. 

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SUD— SU1 

SUDATION. s. Sweating, adj. su- 
datory. 

SUD'DEN. adj. Without notice-; 
hasty, s. sudden, suddenness: adv. 
suddenly. 

SUDORIFIC, adj. Provoking or 
causing sweat, s. sudorific. 

SUDS. s. A lixivium of soap and 
water. 

SUE v. To prosecute by law; to 
entreat, pr. par. suing; past, sued. 

SUET. s. Hard fat; particularly 
ab3ut the kidnevs. 

SUF'FER. v. To bear, to undergo, 
to endure, to allow, pr. par. suf- 
fering; past, suffered: adj. suffer ■- 
able: adv. suffer ably : s. suffer- 
ance, sufferer, suffering. 

SUl^Fl'CE. v. To be sufficient, pr. 
par. sufficing; past, sufficed: s. 
sufficiency: adj. sufficient: adv. 
sufficiently. 

SUFFOCATE, v. To choke by ex-| 
elusion or interception of air. pr. 
par. suffocating ; past, suffocated: 
s. suffocation. 

SUFFRAGAN, s. A bishop, con- 
sidered as subject to his metro- 
politan, adj. and s. suffragant. 

SUF'FRAGE. s. Vote, voice, ap- 
probation. 

SUFFU'SE. v. To spread over. pr.[ 
par. suffusing; past, suffused: s.j 
suffusion: 

SU'GAR. s. The salt of the sugar- 
cane, v. sugar; pr. par. sugar- 
ing; past, sugared: s. sugarcandy. 

SUGGEST', v. To hint, to intimate, 
to propose, pr. par. suggesting ; 
past, suggested : s. suggester, sug- 
gestion. 

SUICIDE, s. Self-murder; a self- 
murderer. 

SUIT. s. A petition; courtship; pro- 
cess ; a set ; a number of things 
correspondent one to another ; a 
retinue, v. suit; pr. par. suiting; 
past, suited: adj. suitable: adv. ! 
suitably. 

SUITE. 5. Consecution; series; reg- 
ular order; retinue, pronounced 
sweet. [ 



SU1-SUN 

SUITER, SUITOR,*. One thai sues; 
a petitioner; a wooer, fern, suitress^ 
pi. suitresses. 

SUL'CATED. adj. Furrowed. 

SULK. v. To be sluggishly discon 
tented; to be silently sullen, pr, 
par. sulking; past, sulked: adv. 
sulkily: s. sulkiness : adj. sulky. 

SUL'LEN. adj. Gloomy, dismal, ob 
stinate. adv . sullenly : s. sullenness, 

SUL'LY. v. To soil; to tarnish, pr. 
par. sullying; past, sullied. 

SUL'PHATE, SUL'PHUR. s. Brim 
stone, adj. sulphureous, sulphur 
ous. 

SUL'PHURET. s. A term in chym- 
istrv. 

SUL'TAN. s. The Turkish emperor. 
fern, sultana, sultaness. 

SULTRY, adj. Hot without venti- 
lation, s. sultriness. 

SUM. s. The whole ; compendium ; 
the amount, v. sum ; pr. par. sum- 
ming; past, summed. 

SU'MACH. s. A species of plant. 

SUM'MARY. adj. Short, brief, com- 
pendious. adv. summarily : a. sum- 
mary, pi. summaries. 

SUM'MER. s. The second season. 

SUM'MERSET. s. A leap, heels over 
head. 

SUM'MIT. s. The top ; the utmost 
height. 

SUM'MON. v. To call with author- 
ity; to cite. pr. par. summoning, 
past, summoned: s. summons, pi. 
summonses. 

SUMPTER. s. A horse that carries 
clothes or furniture. 

SUMPTUARY, adj. Relating to ex- 
pense. 

SUMPTUOUS, adj. Costly, expen- 
sive, splendid, adv. sumptuously: 
s. sumptuousness. 

SUN. s. The luminary that makes 
the day. v. sun ; pr. par. sunning, 
past, sunned: adj. sunny: s. sun- 
beam: adj. sunburned, sunburnt; 
s. sunflower, sunrise, sunset, sun- 
shine. 

SUN'DAY. s. The first day of the 
week. 

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SUN— SUP 

SUN'DER. v. To part ; to separate, 
pr. par. sundering; past, sundered. 

SUN'DIAL. s. A marked plate, on 
which the shadow points the hour. 

SUN'DRY. adj. Several; more than 
one. s. sundries. 

SUNG. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to sing. 

SUNK. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to sink. 

SUP. v. To eat by mouthfuls; to 
drink by little at a time ; to eat 
the evening meal. pr. par. sup- 
ping; past, supped: s. sup, supper. 

SU'PER. s. In composition, notes 
either more than another, or more 
than enough, or on the top. 

SU'PERABLE. adj. Conquerable, 
adv. superably. 

SUPERABOUND'. v. To be exube- 
rant, pr. par. super abounding; past, 
sup er abounded : s. superabun- 
dance: adj. superabundant: adv. 
superabundantly. 

SUPERADD', v. To ac.'d over and 
above, pr. par. superadding ; past, 
superadded: s. super addition. 

SUPERANNUATE, v. To impair 
or disqualify by age or length of 
time. pr. par. superannuating; 
past, superannuated: s. superan- 
nuation. 

SUPERB', adj. Grand, pompous, 
magnificent, adv. superbly. 

SUPERCARGO. 5. An officer in a 
ship, whose business is to manage 
the trade, pi. supercargoes. 

SUPERCILIOUS. adj. Proud, 
haughty, dogmatical, adv. super- 
ciliously: s. superciliousness. 

SUPEREM'INENT. adj. Eminent 
in a high degree, adv. superemi- 
nently : s. supereminence. 

SUPEREROGATE. v. To do more 
than duty requires, pr. par. super- 
erogating; past, supei-erogaied : s. 
supererogation: adj. supereroga- 
tory. 

SUPERFICE, SUPERFI'CIES. s. 
Outside, surface. 

SUPERFICIAL, adj. Lying on the 
surface; not reaching below the 



SUP— SUP 

surface, s. superficiality: adv. su 

perjicially. 
SUPERFl'NE. adj. Eminently fine. 
SUPERFLUOUS, adj. Exuberant; 

more than enough; unnecessary. 

s. superfluity, pi. superfluities. 

SUPERHU'MAN. adj. Above the 
nature or power of man. 

SUPERINCUM'BENT. adj. Lying 
on the top of something else. 

SUPERINDU'CE. v. To bring in as 
an addition, pr. par. superinducing; 
past, superinduced : s. superinduce 
Hon. 

SUPERINTEND, v. To oversee; 
to overlook, pr. par. superintend- 
ing; past, superintended: s. su. 
perintendence : adj. artels, superin- 
tendent 

SUPERIOR, adj. Higher; greater 
in dignity or excellence, s. supe- 
rior, superiority, pi. superiorities. 

SUPERLATIVE, adj. Implying or 
expressing the highest degree, 
adv. superlatively : s. superlative- 

SUPERNAL, adj. Having a higher 

position ; celestial. 
SUPERNATANT, adj. Swimming 

above, s. supernatation. 
SUPERNAT'URAL.at/j.Beingabove 

the powers of nature, adv. super- 

naturally. 
SUPERNUMERARY, adj. Above 

a stated number. 
SUPERSCRI'BE. v. To write upon 

the top or outside, pr. par. super- 
scribing; past, superscribed: s 

superscription. 
SUPERSE'DE. v. To make void; to 

suspend, pr. par. superseding; past> 

superseded. 
SUPERSTITION, s. False devotion 

or religion, adj. superstitious: adv. 

super siitiously. 
SUPERSTRUCT'. v. lo build upon 

any thing, pr. par. superstructing T 

past, superstructed: s. superstruc- 

tion, superstructure. 
SUPERVE'NE. v. To come as an 

extraneous addition, pr. par. su 
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SUP— SUP 

pervening; past, supervened : adj. 
supervenient : s supervention. 

SUPERVISE, v. To overlook, to 
oversee, pr. par. supervising; past, 
supervised: a. supervision, super- 
visor. 

SUPI'NE. adj. Lying with the face 
upward ; negligent, careless, indo- 
lent, adv. supinely: s. supineness. 

SU'PINE. s. A particular kind of 
verbal noun. 

SUFPER. s. The last meal of the 
day. adj. supperless. 

SUPPLANT', v. To displace by strat- 
agem ; to turn out. pr. par. sup- 
planting; past, supplanted : s. sup- 
planter. 

SUPPLE, adj. Yielding, soft, not 
obstinate, v. supple; pr. par. sup- 
pling; past, suppled: s. suppleness. 

SUPPLEMENT, s. Addition to any 
thing by which its defects are sup- 
plied, adj. supplemental, supple- 
mentary. 

SUP'PLETORY. adj. Brought in to 
fill up deficiencies, s. suppletory. 

SUPPLIANT, adj. Entreating ; be- 
seeching, s. suppliant: adv. sup- 
pliantly. 

SUPPLICATE, v. To implore, to 
entreat, pr. par. supplicating; past, 
supplicated: adj. supplicatory: s. 
supplicant. 

SUPPLY', v. To fill up, as any defi- 
ciencies happen; to furnish, pr.par. 
supplying; past, supplied: s. sup- 
ply, pi. supplies. 

SUPPORT', v. To sustain, to prop, 
pr. par. supporting ; past, support- 
ed: s. support, supporter: adj. sup- 
. portable. 

SUPPO'SE. v. To lay down without 
proof; to imagine, pr. par. sup- 
posing; past, supposed: s. sup- 
poser, supposition : adj. suppositive: 
adv. supposilively. 

SUPPRESS', v. To crush, to over- 
power, to overwhelm, to conceal, 
pr. par. suppressing; past, sup- 
pressed : s. suppression, suppressor: 
adj. suppressive. 

SUPPURATE, v. To generate pus 



SUP— SUR 

or matter, pr. par. suppurating, 
past, suppurated: s. suppuration 
adj. suppurative. 

SUPRE'ME. adj. Highest in dignity 
or authority, adv. supremely: s. su 
premacy, pi. supremacies. 

SUR'BASE. s. A kind of skirt, bor- 
der, or moulding, above the base 
adj. sur based. 

SURCHARGE', v. To overload, to 
overcharge, pr. par. surcharging 
past, surcharged: s. sur' charge. 

SUR'CINGLE. s. A girth which is 
put over the saddle. 

SURE. adj. Certain, infallible, adv. 
sure, surely : s. sureness. 

SUREFOOTED, adj. Treading firm- 
ly; not apt to stumble. 

SU ; RETY. s. Certainty, security, 
bail. pi. sureties. 

SURF. s. The swell or dashing of 
the sea. 

SUR'FACE. 5. Superficies, outside. 

SUR'FEIT. v. To feed with meat 
or drink to satiety and sickness, 
pr. par. surfeiting; past, surfeited. 
s. surfeit. 

SURGE, s. A swelling sea. v. surge, 
pr. par; surging; past, surged. 
adj. surgy. 

SUR'GEON. s. One who cures by 
manual operation, s surgery: adj. 
surgical: adv. surgically. 

SUR'LY. adj. Morose, rough, un 
civil, adv. surlily: s. surliness. 

SURMI'SE. v. To suspect; to im- 
agine imperfectly, pr. par. sur- 
mising; past, surmised: s. sur- 
misal, surmise, surmiser. 

SURMOUNT', v. To rise above ; to 
overcome, pr. par. su.rmounting ; 
past, surmounted : adj. surmount- 
able. 

SUR'NAME, SIR'NAME. s. The 
name of the family, v. surname : 
pr. par. sumaming; past, sur- 
named. 

SURPASS', v. To excel ; to exceed, 
pr. par. surpassing; past, surpass- 
ed: adj. surpassabie : adv. surpass- 
inHy. 

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SUR— SUS 

SURTL1CE. s. Aclergyman v swhite 
garment. 

SUR'PLUS. s. A supernumerary 
part; overplus, s. surplusage. 

SURPRISE, v. To take unawares ; 
to fall upon unexpectedly, pr. par. 
surprising; past, surprised : s. sur- 
prisal, surprise: adv. surprisingly. 

SURRENDER, v. To yield; to de- 
liver, pr. par. surrendering; past, 
surrendered: s. surrender. 

SURREPTITIOUS, adj. Done by 
stealth; gotten or produced fraud- 
ulently, adv. surreptitiously: s. 
surreption. 

SURROGATE, s. A deputy; the 
deputy of an ecclesiastical judge. 

SURROUNiy. v. To environ; to 
encompass, pr. par. surrounding; 
past, surrounded. 

SURTOUT'. s. A large upper coat. 

SURVEY', v. To overlook; to view ; 
to measure land or buildings, pr. 
par. surveying; past, surveyed: s. 
sur'vey, surveyor. 

SURVI'VE. v. To live after the 
death of another, pr. par. surviv- 
ing; past, survived: s. survival, 
survivor. 

SUSCEPTIBLE, adj. Capable of 
admitting; disposed to admit, s. 
susceptibility, pi. susceptibilities : 
adj. susceptive. 

SUSPECT', v. To imagine guilty 
without proof; to doubt, pr. par. 
suspecting; past, suspected. 

SUSPEND', v. To hang, to interrupt, 
to delay, pr. par. suspending; past, 
suspended: s. suspender, suspen- 
sion. 

SUSPENSE'. s. Uncertainty; delay 
of certainty or determination, adj. 
suspensive. 

SUSPI'CION. s. The act of sus- 
pecting; surmise of guilt, adj. sus- 
picicus: adv. suspiciously: s. sus- 
piciousness. 

SUSTAIN', v. To bear, to prop, to 
support, pr. par. sustaining; pas', 
sustained: adj. sustainable: s. sus- 
tained sustenance, sustentation. 



SUT— SWE 

SUTLER, s. A man that sells pro- 
visions and liquor, in a camp. 

SWAB. s. A kind of mop, to clean 
floors, v. swab ; pr. par. swabbing, 
past, swabbed, s. swabber. 

SWAD'DLE. v. To swathe; to bind 
in clothes, pr.par. swaddling; past, 
swaddled. 

SWAG. v. To sink down by its 
weight ; to hang heavy, pr.- par. 
swagging; past, swagged. 

SWAG'GER. v. To bluster, to bully, 
pr. par. swaggering; past, swag- 
gered: s. swaggerer. 

SWAIN, s. A young man ; a pastoral 
youth. 

SWAL'LOW. s. A kind of migratory 

SWAL'LOW. v. To take down tSe 
throat, pr. par. swallowing; patt, 
swallowed : s. swallow. 

SW AM. Pret. of the v. to swim. 

SWAMP, s. A marsh, a bog. v. 
swamp; pr. par. swamping; past, 
sivamped: adj. swampy. 

SWAN. s. A kind of water-fowl, 

SWAN'SKIN. s. A kind of soft flan- 
nel. 

SWAP. v. To exchange, pr. par. 
swapping; past, swapped. 

SWARD, s. A green turf. 

SWARM, s. A great body or num- 
ber of bees, &c. ; a crowd, v. 
swarm; pr. par. swarming; past, 
swarmed. 

SWARTHT. adj. Of dark complex- 
ion ; tawny, s. swarthiness. 

SWATHE, v. To bind, to confine, 
pr. par. swathing; past, swathed. 

SWAY. v. To wave in the hand; 
to bias ; to govern, pr. par. sway- 
ing ; past, swayed : s. sway. 

SWEAR, v. To obtest some supe- 
rior power ; to utter an oath. pr. 
ppr. swearing; past, sworn: s. 
swearer. 

SWEAT, s. The matter evacuated 

pt the pores, by heat or labour. 

. sweat; pr. par. sweating; pait, 

sweated: s. sweater, sweatiness 

adj. sweaty. 

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SWE'DISH. adj. Belonging or re- 
lating to Sweden. 

SWEEP, v. To clean with a besom; 
to drive or carry off with celerity 
and violence, pr. par. sweeping; 
past, swept: s. sweep, sweeper, 



SWEEF^TAKE. s. One who wins 
all that is staked. 

fcWEET. adj. Luscious to the taste: 
mild; soft; not stale, s. sweet, 
sweetness, sweetener: v. sweeten; 
pr. par. sweetening ; past, sweeten- 
ed: adj. sweetish: adv. sweetly: s. 
sioeetbriar, sweetheart, sweetmeat. 

SWEETBREAD, s. The pancreas 
of the calf. 

SWEETxMAR'JORAM. 5. See Mar- 
joram. 

SWEETWIL'LIAM. s. A species 
of plant. 

SWELL, v. To grow bigger; to ex- 
tend the parts, pr. par. swelling; 
past, swelled: s. swell, swelling. 

SWEL'TER. v. To be pained with 
heat. pr. par. sweltering ; past, 
svjeltered: adj. sweltry. 

SWEPT. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to szceep. 

SWERVE, v. To wander, to rove, 
to deviate, pr. par. swerving; past, 
swerved. 

SWIFT, adj. Quick, fleet, rapid, adv. 
swiftly: s. swiftness. 

SWIG. v. To drink by large draughts, 
pr. par. siuigging ; past, swigged: 
8. swig. 

SWILL, v. To drink luxuriously and 
grosslv. pr. par. swilling; past,| 
swilled: s. swill, swiller. 

SWIM. v. To float; to glide along.! 
pr. par. swimming ; past, swum: s. 
swim, swimmer: adv. swimmingly. 

SWIN'DLE. v. To cheat, pr. par. 
sioindling; past, swindled: s. swin- 
dler. 

SWINE, s. A hog, a pig pi. swine: 
adj. swinish. 

SWING, v. To wave to and fro. pr. 
par. swinging, past, swung: s. 
swing. 

SWIN'GING adj. Great, huge, pro- 
's H 



SWI— SYM 

nounced swin-jing: adv. siring 

ingly. 
SWISS, SWIT'ZER. s. A native or 

Switzerland. 
SWITCH, s. A small, flexible twig. 

pi. switches: v. switch; pr. par. 

switching ; past, switched. 
SWIVEL, s. Something fixed in 

another body, so as to turn round 

in it. 
SWOB'BER. 5. A sweeper of a ship's 

deck ; a term in a game of cards. 
SWOL'LEN, SWOLN. Past par. of 

the v. to swell. 
SWOON, v. £o suffer a suspension 

of thought and sensation, pr. pai 

swooning; past, swooned: s. swoon, 
SWOOP, s. The fall of a bird of 

prey upon his quarry. 
SWOP. v. To exchange, pr. par. 

swopping; past, swopped: s. swop. 
SWORD, s. A sharp pointed weapon. 

s. swordfish, swordknot. 
SWORE. Pret. of the v. to swear. 
SWUNG. Pret. and past par. of the 

v. to swing. 
SYCAMORE, s. A kind of tree. 
SYCOPHANT, s. A parasite; a 

flatterer, s. sycophancy : adj. syco- 
phantic. 
SYL'LABLE. s. As much of a word 

as is uttered by the help of one 

vowel, or one articulation, adj 

syllabic, syllabical: adv. syllabi' 

caUy. 

SYL'LABUB. 5. Milk and acids. 

SYL'LABUS. s. An abstract ; a com- 
pendium containing the heads o/ 
a discourse, pi. syllabuses. 

SYL'LOGISM. s. An argument com- 
posed of three propositions, adj. 
syllogistic, syllogistical: adv.syllo 
gistically: s. syllogization, syllo- 
gizer: v. syllogize; pr. par. syllo- 
gizing; past, syllogized. 

SYLPH. 5. A fabled being of the air. 

SYL'VAN. adj. Woody; relating 
or belonging to a wood. 

SYM'BOL. s. A type; a figurative 
representation, adj. symbolical: 
adv. symbolically ; s. symbolizatiom 
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SYM— SYN 

v. symbolize; pr. par. symbolizing ; 
past, symbolized. 

S YM'METRY. 5. Adaptation of parts 
to each other; proportion; har- 
mony, pi. symmetries: adj. sym- 
metrical. 

SYM'PATHY. s. Fellow-feeling; 
mutual sensibility, pi. sympathies: 
adj. sympathetic, sympathetical : 
adv. sympathetically: v. sympa- 
thize; pr. par. sympathizing; past, 
sympathized. 

SYM'PHONY. s. A harmony of min- 
gled sounds, pi. symphonies : adj. 
symphonious. 

SYMPTOM, s. A sign, a token, an 
indication, adj. symptomatic. 

SYN'AGOGUE. s. An assembly of 
the Jews, to worship, adj. syna- 
gogical. 

SYN'COPE. s. Fainting fit; contrac- 
tion of a word, by cutting off a 
part in the middle, pronounced 
sin'-cope. 

SYN'DIC. s. A kind of chief magis- 
trate; a curator. 

SYNECDOCHE, s. A figure, by 
which a part is substituted for the 
whole, or the whole for a part, 
pronounced si-nek '-do-ke. 

SY'NOD. s. An assembly, particu- 
larly of ecclesiastics, adj. synodal, 
synodic, synodical: adv. synodi- 
cally. 

SYN'ONYME. s. A word of the same 



SYN— SYS 

1 meaning as some other word. adj. 
synonymous: adv. synonymously. 

SYNOPSIS. 5. A general view ; all 
the parts brought under one view, 
pi. synopses: adj. synoptical : adv. 
synopiically. 

[SYNTAX, s. A system; that part 
of grammar which teaches the 
construction of words, pi. syn- 
taxes : adj. Syntactical. 

SYNTHESIS, s. The act of joining, 
opposed to analysis, pi. syntheses: 
adj. synthetic, synthetical: adv. syn- 
thetically. 

SY'PHON. s. A tube, a pipe. 

SY'REN. s. See Siren. 

SYR'IAC. s. The Syriac language 
adj. syriac. 

SYRINGE. 5. A pipe through which 
a liquid is squirted, v. syring*. ; 
pr. par. syringing; past, syring at 

SY T RTIS. s. A quicksand ; a bog. 
pi. syrtes. 

SYR'UP. 5. The juice of vegetables, 
boiled with sugar. 

SYSTEM, s. Combination of many 
things acting together; scheme; 
mode. adj. systematic, systematical: 
adv. systematically: v. systematise : 
pr. par. systematizing ; past, sys- 
tematized. 

SYSTOLE, s. In anatomy, the con- 
traction of the heart ; in gramm j r, 
the shortening of a long syllable 
pronounced sis'-to-le. 



TAB— TAB 
TAB'BY. s. A kind of waved silk. 
TAB BY. adj. Brindled ; varied with 

different colours. 
TAB'ERNACLE. s. A temporary 

habitation ; a sacred place ; a 

place of worship. 
TAB'ID. adj. Wasted by disease, s. 

tabidness. 
TAB'LATURE. s. In painting, a 

single piece, comprehended in one 

▼lew, and formed according to one 



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TAB— TAB 



single intelligence, meaning, 01 

design. 
TA'BLE. s. A flat or level surface; 

an index, &c. s. tablecloth, table 

talk. 
TAB'LET. s. A small table a sur- 
face written on, or painted. 
TA'BOUR. 5. A small drum, gene 

rally beaten with one stick, s. to* 

bourei, a small tabour. 
TAB'ULAR. adj. Set down in the 
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TAC— TAL 

form of tables or synopses ; form- 
ed in laminae ; set in squares. 

TA'CIT. adj. Silent ; implied, not 
expressed, adv. tacitly. 

TA'CITURN. adj. Silent; uttering 
little, s. taciturnity. 

TACK. v. To fasten; to join; to 
stitch together; to turn a ship, 
pr. par. tacking; past, tacked; s. 
tack. 

TACK'LE. s. Weapons ; the ropes, 
&.c. of a ship. v. tackle: pr. par. 
tackling; past, tackled: s. tackling. 

TACT. s. Touch ; technical char- 
acter ; something winch marks a 
particular trade or profession, s 
taction. 
> TACTIC, TACTICAL, adj. Re 
lating to the art of ranging men 
in the field of battle, s. tactics, tac- 
tician. 

TADTOLE. a. A young shapeless 
frog. 

TAFFETA, s. A thin silk. 

TAF'FEREL. 5. The upper part of 
the stern of a ship. 

TAG. s. A point of metal, put to 
the end of a string ; any thing 
paltry and mean. pr. par. tagging; 
past, tagged. 

TAIL. s. That which terminates an 
animal behind; the lower part; 
toy thing hanging long. 

TAIL'OR. s. One whose business is 
to make clothes, fern, tailoress, 
pi. tailoresses : v. tailor; pr. par. 
tailortng ; past, tailored. 

TAINT, v. To imbue or impreg- 
nate ; to stain; to sully; to infect; 
to corrupt, pr. par. tainting; past, 
tainted: s. taint. 

TAKE. v. To receive ; to seize ; to 
captivate with pleasure, &c. pr. 
par. taking; past, taken. 

TALE. s. A narrative ; a story; reck- 
oning. 

TAL'ENT. s. A certain weight or 
sum of money; faculty; power; 
quality. 

TAL'ISMAN. 5. A magical char- 
acter, adj. talismanic. 

TALK. v. To speak in conversation;] 



TAL-TAN 

to prattle, pr. par. talking , past, 
talked: s. talk, talker: adj. talka- 
tive: s. talkativeness. 

TALL. adj. High in stature ; lofty 
s. tallness. 

TAL'LOW. s. The grease or fat oi 
an animal. 

TAL'LY. 5. A stick notched ana 
cut in conformity with another 
stick, and used for keeping ac- 
count; any thing made to suit 
another, pi. tallies: v. tally; pr.par. 
tallying; past, tallied. 

TAL'MUD. 5. The book containing 
the Jewish traditions, the rabini- 
cai constitutions, and explications 
of the law. 

TAL'ON. s. The claw of a bird of 
prey. 

TAMARIND, s. A species of tree, 
and also its fruit. 

TAM'ARISK. s. A species of flow- 
ering tree. 

TAM'BOUR. s. A tambourine; a 
frame on which embroidery is 
worked, pr. par. tambouring; past. 
tamboured. 

TAMBOURI'NE. s. A kind of drum. 

TAME. adj. Not wild ; domestic • 
subdued ; spiritless, pr. par. tam- 
ing; past, tamed: adj. tameable 
adv. tamely: s. lameness, tamer. 

TAM'PER. v. To meddle; to deal 
to practise upon secretly- pr. par. 
tampering; past, tampered: s. tarn- 
perer. 

TAN. v. To impregnate and imbue 
with bark ; to irnbrown by the sun 
pr. par. tanning; past, tanned: a, 
tan, tanner, tanpit. 

TAN'GENT. s. A term in geometry 

TAN'GIBLE. adj. Perceptible by 
the touch; capable of being touch 
ed. s. tangibility. 

TANGLE, v. To implicate ; to knit 
together; to ravel, pr. par. tang- 
ling ; past, tangled. 

TAN'IST. s. A kind of captain or 
governor, s. tanistry, a successiou 
made up of inheiitance and elec- 
tion. 
TANK. s. A large cistern or basia 
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TAN— TAR 

, TANK'ARD. s. A kind of drinking 

cup. 
TAN'SY. 5. A kind of odorous plant. 
, TANTALIZE, v. To torment by the 

show of pleasures which cannot 
^ be reached, pr. par. tantalizing; 

past, tantalized: s. tantalization, 

tantalizer. 

• TANTAMOUNT, adj. Equivalent. 
- TANTIVY, adv. A hunting cry. 

pi. tantivies. 

TAP. v. To touch lightly; to pierce 
a vessel, pr. par. tapping; past, 
tapped: s. tap. 

TAPE. 5. A narrow fillet of linen 
or cotton. 

TA'PER. s. A wax candle ; a light. 

TA'PER. adj. Regularly narrowed 
from the bottom to the top ; pyr- 
amidical. v. taper; pr. par. taper- 
ing; past, tapered. 

TAPESTRY, s. Cloth woven in 
regular figures. 

TAPROOT, s. The principal stem 
of the root. 

• TAP'STER. s. One whose business 

is to draw beer, in an alehouse. 
TAR. s. Liquid pitch, v. tar; pr. 
par. tarring; past, tarred: adj. 
tarry. 
) TAR'DY. adj. Slow; sluggish, adv. 
tardily.- s. tardiness. 

• TARE. s. A weed that grows amongst 

corn; the common vetch; the 
weight of a package in which any 
commodity is contained. 
- TAR'GET. s. A kind of shield ; a 
circular board to shoot at. 

TAR'IFF. s. A cartel of commerce; 
a scale of custom duties. 

TARNISH, v. To sully; to make 
not bright ; to lose brightness, pr. 
par. tarnishing: past, tarnished. 

TARPAWL'ING.' 5. Hempen cloth 
smeared with tar. 

TAR'RY. v. To stay; to loiter; to 
wait. pr. par. tarrying ; past, tar- 
ried: s. iarrier. 

TART. adj. Sour ; sharp ; severe, 
adj. tartish: adv. tartly: s. tart, 
tartness. 
, TAR TAN. 5. Tne plaid of Scotland. 



TAR— TAX 

TARTAR, s. A species of vinous 
salt. adj. tartar ous. 

TARTA'REAN. adj. Hellish. 

TASK. 5. Work imposed by another 
employment, v.task; pr. par. task- 
ing ; past, tasked: s. tasker, task- 
master. 

TAS'SEL. 5. An ornamental bunch - 
of silk, or glittering substances, 
adj. tasseled. 

TASTE, v. To perceive and distin- 
guish by the palate; to have a 
smack ; to try the relish, pr. par. 
tasting; past, tasted: s. taste, 
taster: adj. tasteless, tasty. 

TATTER, s. A rag; a fluttering . 
rag. adj^tattered. 

TATTERDEMAL'ION. s. A ragged . 
fellow. 

TATTLE, v. To prate; to talk 
idly. pr. par. tattling; past, tattled;. 
s. tattle, tattler. 

TATTOO', s. The beat of drum, ♦ 
by which soldiers are warned to 
their quarters. 

TATTOO', v. To mark the skin, as * 
Indians, pr. par. tattooing; past, 
tattooed. 

TAUGHT. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to teach. 

TAUNT, v. To reproach ; to insult; * 
to ridicule, pr. par. taunting; past, 
taunted: s. taunt, iaunter: adv. 
tauntingly. 

TAU'RUS. s. The bull; the second 
sign in the zodiac. 

TAUTOL'OGY. s. Repetition of the ' 
same words, or of the same sense 
in different words, pi. tautologies: 
adv. tautological: s. tautologist: 
v. tautologize; pr. par. tautologi- 
zing: past, tautologized. 

TAUTOPH'ONY. s. A successive 
repetition of the same sound. 

TAVERN, s. A house where wine 
is sold, and drinkers entertained. 

TAW. s. A marble to play with. 

TAWDRY, adj. Meanly showy. * 
adv. taivdrily: s. tawdnness. * 

TAW'NY. adj. Yellow, like things 

tanned. 
iTAX. s. An impost, un excise; 
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TEA— TEE 

charge ; censure, pi. taxes: v. tax; 

pr. par. taxing; past, taxed; adj. 

taxable: s. taxation. 
TEA. s. A species of Chinese plant; 

the infusion of the plant. 
TEACH, v. To instruct; to inform. 

pr. par teaching; past, taught: s. 

teacher: adj. teachable. 
TEAL. 5. A wild fowl, of the duck ; 

kind. 
TEAM s. A number of horses or| 

oxen, drawing at once the same 

carriage. 
TEAR. s. The water which drops- 

from the eves. 
TEAR. v. To pull into pieces; to 

rend ; to take away by sudden vio- 
lence, &c. pr. par. tearing; past, 

torn: s. tear. 
TEASE, v. To comb or unravel wool 

or flax : to scratch cloth, in order 

to level the nap; to torment ; to 

vex. pr. par. teasing; past, teased; 

s. teaser. 
TEA'SEL. s. A plant used for teas-; 

ing. 
TEAT. s. A dug, a pap. 
TECHNICAL, adj. Belonging to 

arts; not in common or popular 

use. s. technicality, pi. technicali- 
ties • adv. technically. 
TECHNOLOGY, s. A description 1 

of, or a discourse upon arts. 
TECTONIC, adj. Pertaining to| 

building. 
TED. v. To spread new-mown grass. 

pr. par. tedding; past, tedded. 
TEDFyUM. s. A hymn of the 

church, so called from the two 

first words of the Latin. 
TE'DIOUS. adj. Wearisome by con- 
tinuance; irksome, adv. tediously: 

s. tediousness. 
TEEM. v. To bring young; to be 

pregnant ; to be full : to produce. 

pr. par. teeming; past, teemed. 
TEENS. 5. The years reckoned by 

the termination teen. 
TEETH. 5. The pint' tooth, v. teeth, 

to bring teeth: pr par. teething; 

past, teethed. 

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TEG— TEM 

TEG'UMENT. s. In anatomy, a 
cover. 

TEL'EGRAPH. s. An instrument 
which conveys intelligence by sig 
nals. v. telegraph; pr. par. tele- 
graphing; past, telegraphed. 

TELESCOPE, s. A long glass, by 
which distant objects are viewed, 
adj. telescopic. 

TELL. v. To utter; to express : to 
inform ; to betray, pr. par. telling; 
past, told: s. teller, one who n am- 
bers; one who pays out money, 
at a bank- 

TEMERITY. s. Rashness; unrea- 
sonable contempt of danger. 

TEM' PER. v. To mix, so as that 
one part qualifies the otner ; to 
modify; to soften; to calm; to 
form metals to a proper degree of 
hardness, pr. par. tempering; oast, 
tempered: s. temper, temperament, 
temperature. 

TEM'PERANCE. s. Moderation, op- 
posed to gluttony and drunken* 
ness ; calmness; moderation of 
passion, adj. temperate: adv. tern 
perately: s. temperateness. 

iTEM'PERATURE. s. Constitution 
of nature ; degree of any qualities*: 
due balance of contrarieties; de- 
gree of heat. 

TEM'PEST. s. The utmost violence 
of the wind ; commotion ; pertur- 
bation, adj. tempestuous: adv. tem- 
pestuously : s. tempestuousness. 

TEM'PLAR. s. A student of law, 
at the Temple in London; a knight 
of a certain order. 

TEM'FLE. s. A place appropriated 
to acts of religion ; the upper part 
of the sides of the head. 

TEMTORAL. adj. Measured by 
time; not eternal; secular; not 
ecclesiastical; not spiritual: placed 
at the temnles. s. temporality, pi. 
temporalities, temporally : adv. tern? 
p orally. 

TEM'PORARY. adj. Lasting only 
for a limited time. 

TEM'PORTZE. v. To procrastinate; 
to comply with the times or oc 
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TEM— TEN 

casions. pr. par. temporizing; past, 1 
temporized: s. temporizer. 

TEMPT, v. To solicit to ill ; to in- 
cite by offering some pleasure or 
advantage; to provoke, pr. par. 
tempting; past, tempted: s. tempta- 
tion, tempter: adv. temptingly. 

TEN. adj. Twice five. adj. tenfold. 

TEN'ABLE. adj. Capable of being 
held against an attack. 

TENA'CIOUS. adj. Grasping hard; 
inclined to hold fast; retentive; 
glutinous, adv . tenaciously : s. te- 
nacity, pi. tenacities. 

TEN'ANT. s. One who holds of 
another : correlative to landlord : 
one who resides in any place, s. 
tenancy: adj. ttnantable : s. ten- 
antry, pi. tenantries. 

TENCH, s. A kind of fish. 

TEND. v. To watch ; to guard ; to 
attend ; to move towards; to con- 
tribute, pr. par. tending; past, 
tended: s. tendance, tendence, ten- 
dency, pi. tendencies. 

TEN'DER. adj. Soft; sensible; easily 
pained; delicate; compassionate; 
gentle, adv. tenderly: s. tender- 
ness, tender-hearted. 

TEN'DER. v. To offer; to propose 
for acceptance, pr. par. tendering; 
past, tendered: s. tender. 

TEN'DINOUS. adj. Sinewy; con- 
taining tendons. 

TEN'DON. s. A sinew; a ligature 
by which the joints are moved. 

TEN'DRIL. s. The clasp of a vine, 
fee. 

TEN'EBROUS. adj. Dark, gloomy, 
s. tenebrosity. 

TEN'EMENT. s. Anything held by 
a tenant. 

TEN'ET. s. Position, principle, opin- 
ion. 

TEN'NIS. s. A play, at which a ball 
is driven with a racket. 

TENON. 5. The end of a timber, 
cut to be fitted into another tim- 
ber 

TEN'OR. s. Continuity of state; 
constant mode ; sense contained ; 
p sound in music. 



TEN— TER 

TENSE, s. A variation of the verb, 
to signify time. 

TENSE, adj. Stretched, stiff, s. tense- 
ness, tension: adj. tensile. 

TENT. s. A soldier's movable lodg- 
ing place, commonly made of can- 
vas, extended on poles ; a specieg 
of wine. adj. tented 

TEN'TER. 5. A hook on which things 
are stretched. 

TENTH, adj. Just after the ninth 
adv. tenihly. 

TENUITY, s. Thinness, smallness, • 
slenderness. adj. tenuous. 

TEN'URE. s. The manner whereby 
tenements are holden of theii 
lords. 

TEPEFAC'TION. s. The act of 
warming to a small degree. 

TEPID, adj. Lukewarm ; warm in 
a small degree, s. tepidity. 

TER'APIN. s. A kind of tortoise. 

TERGIVER'SATE. v. To change 
from one party or opinion, to the 
opposite, pr. par. tergiversating 
past, tergiversated: s. tergiversa- 
tion. 

TERM. s. Limit; boundary; the word 
by which a thing is expressed; 
stipulation; time during which 
any thing lasts, v. term ; pr. par. 
terming; past, termed. 

TER'MAGANT. adj. Quarrelsome; 
scolding; furious, s. termagant^ 
termagancy. 

TER'MINATE. v. To limit; to put 
an end to ; to cease, pr. par. ter- 
minating ; past, terminated adj. 
terminable: s. termination. 

TER'NARY. adj. Proceeding by 
threes; consisting of three. 

TER'RACE. s. A mount of earth, 
covered with grass or gravel. 

TERRAQUEOUS, adj. Composed 
of land and water. 

TERRE'NE. adj. Earthly, terres- 
trial. 

TERRES'TRIAL. adj. Earthlv. 

TERRIBLE, adj. Dreadful; forrm- 
dable; causing fear. adv. terribly. 

TER'RIER. 5. A dog that follows 
his game under ground. 

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TER— TET 

TER'RIFY. v. To fright; to make 
afraid, pr. par. terrifying,- past, 
terrified: adj. terrific. 
, TER'RITORY. s. Land, country, 
dominion, pi. territories: adj. ter- 
ritorial. 

TER'ROR. s. Fear communicated; 
fear received. 

TERSE, adj. Smooth ; cleanly writ- 
ten: neat. adv. tersely : s. terseness. 

TERTIAN, adj. Returning every 
third day. 

TES'SELATED. adj. Variegated by 
squares. 

TEST. s. Trial; means of trial; dis- 
criminative characteristic, v. test 
pr. par. testing; past, tested. 

TESTA'CEOUS. adj. Consisting of 
shells; having continuous, not 
jointed shells : opposed to crusta- 
ceous. 

TESTAMENT, s. A written will 
the name of each of the volumes 
of Scrinture. adj. testamentary. 

TESTATE, adj^ Having made 
will. 

TESTATOR, s. One who leaves a 
will. fem. testatrix, pi. testatrices. 

TESTER, s. The cover of a bed. 

TESTIFY, v. To witness ; to give 
evidence, pr. par. testifying ; past, 
testified: s. testifier, testification. 

TESTY, adj. Fretful ; peevish ; apt 
, to be angry, adv. testily : s. testi- 

TESTIMONY. s. Evidence, proof. 

pi. testimonies : s. testimonial. 
TESTU'DINOUS. adj. Resembling 

the shell of a tortoise. 
TETH'ER. s. A string by which 

cattle are restrained, at pasture. 

pr. par. tethering; past, tethered 
TETRAGONAL, adj. Square. 
TETRAM'ETER. adj. Having four 

metrical feet. 
TETRARCH. 5. A Roman governor 

of the fourth part of a province. 

s. tetrarchate. 
TETRASTIC. s. An epigram or 

stanza of four verses. 
TET'RASTYLE. .s. A building with 

four pillars in front. i 



TET-THE 

TETTER. 5. A scab, a ringworm. 

TEUTONIC, adj. Spoken by the 
Teutones, or ancient Germans. 

TEXT. s. That on which a com- 
ment is written ; a sentence of 
Scripture. 

TEXT'-HAND. s. A particular kind 
of large l>and-writing : so called 
because the text was always writ- 
ten in a large hand, and the com- 
ment in a small. 

TEXTILE, adj. Woven; capable 
of being woven. 

TEXTURE, s. The act of weaving, 
a thing woven ; combination of 
parts. 

THAN. One of the conjunctions. 

THANE, s. An old title of honour, 
equivalent to gentleman. 

THANK, v. To return acknowledg- 
ments for any favour or kindness 
pr. par. thanking; past, thanked: 
s. thanks: adj. thankful, thankless. 
adv. thankfully : s. thankfulness, 
thanksgiving. 

THAT. A word which sometimes 
performs the office of a pronoun, 
and sometimes of a conjunction. 

THATCH, s. A straw roof. v. thatch, 
pr. par. thatching; past, thatched. 
s. thatr.her. 

THAW. v. To grow liquid after con- 
gelation ; to melt. pr. par. thaw* 
ing; past, thawed: s. thaw. 

THE. The definite article. 

THE'ATRE. 5. A place in which 
shows are exhibited : a play-house, 
adj. theatrical: adv. theatrically. 

THEE. pron. The objective case of 
thou. 

THEFT. 5. The act of stealing; the 
thinjj stolen. 

THEIR. The pronoun possessive 
from they. 

THE'ISM. s. Deism; the at know 
ledgment of a God, as opposed to 
atheism, s. theist: adj. theistical. 

THEM. pron. The objective case 01 
they. pron. themselves. 

THEME. 5. A subject on which one 
speaks or writes. 

THEN. One of the adverbs. 

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THE— TH1 

THENCE, adv. From that place; 
from that time. adv. thenceforth, 
thenceforward. 

THEOCRACY, s. Government im- 
mediately superintended by God. 
pi. theocracies. 

THEOD'OLITE. s. A mathematical 
instrument, for measuring heights 
and distances. 

THEOG'ON Y. s. The generation of 
the gods. 

THEOL'OGY. s. Divinity, s. theolo- 
gian: adj. theological: adv. theolo- 
gically. 

THE'OREM. s. A position laid down 
as an acknowledged truth ; a posi- 
tion proposed to be demonstrated. 

THE'ORY. s. Speculation; not prac- 
tice, pi. theories : adj. theoretical: 
adv. theoretically: s. theorist. 

THERAPEUTIC, adj. Curative 
teaching the cure of diseases. 

THERE, adv. In that place, adv 
thereabouts, thereafter, thereat,, 
thereby, therefore, therefrom, there- 
in, thereof, thereon, thereout, there- 
to, thereunto, thereupon, therewith. 

THER'MAL. adj. Relating to warm 
baths. 

THERMOM'ETER. 5. An instru- 
ment for measuring degrees of 
heat. adj. thermometrical. 

THESE, pron. The plural of this. 

THE'SIS. s. A position ; a subject 
something laid down, affirmatively 
or negatively, pi. theses. 

THEY, pron/ The plural of he, she, 
and it. 

THICK, adj. Dense; not rare; gross ; 
muddy ; great in circumference, 
&c. adv. thickly : s. thickness : v. 
thicken ; pr. par. thickening ; past, 
thickened. 

THICK'ET. 5. A close knot or tuft 
of trees ; n close wood or copse. 

THICK'SKULLED. adj. Dull, stu pid. 

THICKSET, adj. Closely planted. 

THIEF, s. One who steals, pi. thieves. 

THIEVE, v. To steal; to practise 
theft, pr. par. thieving; past, thiev- 
ed: adj. thievish: adv. thievishly 
s. tnievinhntss. 



THI-~ THO 

THIGH, s. A limb of the body, in 

eluding all between the groin and 

the knee. 
THILL, s. The shafts of a wagon or 

cart. 
THIM'BLE. s. A metal cover for the 

finger, used when sewing. 
THIN. adj. Not thick ; rare ; not 

dense ; not close, &,c. comp. thin* 

ner: sup. thinnest: v. thin; pr. 

par. thinning; past, thinned : ad/. 

thinly.- s. thinness. 
THINK, v. To have ideas ; to reason ; 

to cogitate, pr. par. thinking; past, 

thought. 
THIRD, adj. The first after the sec- 
ond, s. third: adv. thirdly. 
THIRST, s. The pain suffered for 

want of drink ; vehement desire. 

adj. thirsty: s. thirstiness : v. thirst: 

pr. par. thirsting; past, thirsted. 
THIRTEEN, adj. Ten and three; 

ordinal adj. thirteenth. 
THIRTY, adj. Thrice ten. ordinal 

adj. thirtieth. 
THIS. pron. That which is present ; 

what is now mentioned, pi. these. 
THISTLE, s. A kind of prickly 

plant, adj. thistly. 
THITH'ER. adv. To that place: it 

is opposed to hither : to that end ; 

to that point, adv. thitherto, thith- 

ervjard. 
THONG, s. A strap or string of 

leather. 
THO'RAL. adj. Relating to the bed 
THO'RAX. s. The breast; the chest 

adj. thoracic. 
THORN, s. A species of prickly tree. 

adj. thorny. 
THOR'OUGH. adj. Complete; full; 

perfect ; passing through, adv. * 

thoroughly. 
THOR'OUGHFARE. s. A passage 

through ; a passage without any 

stop or let. 
THOR'OUGHPACED. adj. Perfect , 

complete. 
THOSE, pron. The plural of that. 
THOU. pron. The second pronoun 

personal, pi. ye, or you. 

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THO— THR 

THOUGH, conj. Notwithstanding 
that ; although. 

THOUGHT. Fret, and past par. of 
the v. to think. 

THOUGHT, s. The operation of 
the mind; the act of thinking; 
idea; solicitude; concern, adj. 
thoughtful, thoughtless: adv 
thoughtfully: s. thoughtfulness. 

THOU'SAND. s. The number often 
hundred, ordinal adj. thousandth. 

THRALDOM, s. Slavery; servi 
tude. 

THRAP'PLE, THROTTLE, s. The 
windpipe of anv animal. 

THRASH, THRESH, v. To beat 
corn, to free it from the chaff; to 
beat ; to drub. pr. par. thrashing 
past, thrashed: s. thrasher. 

THREAD, s. A small line; the ru- 
diment of cloth, v. thread; pr. par. 
threading; past, threaded. 

THREAD'BARE. adj. Deprived of 
the nap ; worn out. 

THREAP, v. To argue; to contend, 
pr. par. threaping ; past, threaped. 

THREATEN, v. To menace; to 
denounce evil. pr. par. threatening., 
past, threatened: s. threat, threat- 
ener : adv. threateningly. 

THREE, adj. Two and one. adj. 
threefold. 

THRESH, v. See Thrash. 

THRESHOLD, s. The ground or 
step under a door; entrance. 

THREW. Pret. of the v. to throw. 

THRICE, adv. Three times. 

THRIFT, s. Profit ; state of pros- 
perity; frugalitv. adv. thriftily: 
s. thriftiness: adj. thrifty. 

THRILL, v. To pierce; to feel a 
sharp, tingling sensation, pr. par. 
thrilling; past, thrilled: s. thrill. 

THRIVE, v. To prosper; to grow 

rich ; to grow up. pr. par. thriv- 

♦ ing; past, thriven: adv. thrivingly. 

THROAT, s. The passages of nu- 
triment and breath. 

THROB, v. To heave; to beat ; to 
palpitate, pr. par. throbbing; past, 
Ihrobbed. 



THR— THW 

THROE, s. The pain of travail, anv 
extreme agony. 

THRONE, s. A royal seat ; the seat 
of a bishop, adj. throned. 

THRONG, s. A crowd; a multitude 
pressing against each other, v. 
throng; pr. par. thronging; past, 
thronged. 

THROSTLE. 5. The thrush ; a ma 
chine for spinning cotton twist. 

THROTTLE, s. The windpipe, v 
throttle; to choke; to suffocate 
pr. par. throttling ; past, throttled 

THROUGH. One of the preposi- 
tions, adv. through: prep, through- 
out. 

THROVE. Pret. of the v. to thrive. 

THROW, v. To fling; to cast; to 
toss, &c. pr. par. throwing; past, 
thrown: s. throw, thrower. 

THRUM, s. The ends of weavers' 
threads. 

THRUM, v. To grate ; to play 
coarsely, pr. par. thrumming; past, 
thrummed. 

THRUSH, s. A species of singing 
bird ; a disease appearing in small, 
round ulcerations, pi. thrushes. 

THRUST, v. To push ; to stab; to 
compress; to intrude, pr. par. 
thrusting; past, thrust: s. thrust. 

THUMB. 5. The short, strong fin- 
ger, v. thumb ; pr. par. thumbing, 
pa«t, thumbed. 

THUMB'STALL. s. A sheath of 
leather, to put on the thumb. 

THUMP, s. A hard, heavy, dead 
blow. v. thump ; pr. par. thump- 
ing ; past, thumped: s. thumper. 

THUNDER. 5. The noise made by 
the explosion of electric matter 
in the clouds, v. thunder ; pr. par. 
thundering; past, thundered: s. 
thunderer, thunderbolt. 

THURSDAY, s. The- fifth day of 
the week. 

THUS. adv. In this manner; to this 
* degree. 

THWACK, v. To strike with some- 
thing blunt and heavv: to bang 
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THVV— TIG 

pr. par. thwacking ; past, thwack- 
ed: s. thwack. 

THWART. adj. Transverse; cross, 
in relation to something else ; per- 
verse, v. thwart; pr. par. thwart- 
i n gt' past, thwarted. 

THY. pron. The possessive adj. of 
thou: pron. thyself. 

THYME. 5. A kind of odoriferous 
plant. 

TIA'RA. 5. A dress for the head; 
a diadem. 

TICK. s. Score; trust; a kind of 
small insect ; the case which holds 
the stuffing of a bed. 

1 ICK. v. To note by regular vibra- 
tion, as a watch or clock, pr. par. 
ticking-; past, ticked: s. tick. 

TICK'EN, TICK'ING. s. Cloth used 
to make a bed-tick. 

T/CK'ET. s. A written token of any 
right or debt. v. ticket; pr. par. 
ticketing; past, ticketed. 

TICK'LE. v. To affect with a pru- 
rient sensation, by slight touches, 
pr. par. tickling ; past, tickled: s. 
tickler: adj. ticklish: s. ticklishness. 

TIDE. s. Alternate ebb and flow of 
the sea; stream; season, v. tide; 
pr. par. tiding ; past, tided. 

TIDE'WAITER. 5. An officer who 
watches the landing of goods, at 
the custom-house. 

Tf DINGS. 5. News; incidents re- 
lated. 

TI'DY. adj. Neat. adv. tidily : $; ti- 
diness . 

TIE, TYE. v. To bind ; to fasten 
with a knot. pr. par. tying; past, 
tied: s. tie, lye. 

TIER. s. A row; a rank, pronounc- 
ed teer. 

TIERCE. 5. A vessel that holds the 
third part '»f a pipe. 

TIF'FANY. s. Very thin silk. pi. 
tiffanies. i 

TIG. 5. A play in which children 
trv to touch each other last. 

1 I'GER. s. A fierce beast, of the 
leonine kind. fern, tigress, pi. 
tigresses. 

TIGHT, adj. Tense; close; neat. 



TIL— TIN 

v. tighten; pr. par. tightening, pabt, 

tightened: adv. lightly: s. tightness. 
TILE. s. A thin plate of baked clay, 

used to cover houses, and corn 

kilns, v.tile; pr. par. tiling; past, 

tiled: s. tiler. 
TILL. s. A money-box in a shop. 
TiLL. adv. To the time of; to ; until. 
TILL. v. To cultivate; to plough. 

pr.par. tilling; past, tilled: s. MUr $ 

tillage : adj. tillable. ' 

TILLER. 5. The beam by which a 

helm is moved. 
TILT. s. A tent ; any support of cov- 

ering over head ; a kind of military 

sport ; a thrust ; inclination lor » 

ward. v. tilt; pr. par. tilting; past, 

tilted : s titter. 
TILTH, s. Culture ; tillage ; tilled 

ground. 
TIM'BER. s. Wood fit for building ; 

the main beams of a fabric, v. Urn- 

her; pr.par. timbering; past, tim 

bered. 
TIM'BREL. s. A kind of musical in 

strument, played by pulsation. 
TIME. 5. The measure of duration; 

interval ; season ; age, &c. v. time; 

pr. par. timing; past, timed: adj, 

and adv. timely. 
TIMEKEEPER, TIMETIECE. s. 

A watch or clock that keeps good 

time; a chronometer. 
TIME'SERVER. s. One who meanly 

complies with present power, par 

adj. and s. timeserving. 
TIMID, adj. Fearful, timorous, s. 

timidity. 
TIM'OROUS. adj. Fearful ; full of 

fear and scruple, adv. timorously. 
TIN. 5. One of the primitive metals; 

thin plates of iron, covered with 

tin. v. tin ; pr. par. tinning; past, 

tinned: s. tinman, tinner. 
TINCTURE, s. Colour or taste su 

peradded by something; extract 

of some drug, made in spirits, v. 

tincture ; pr. par. tincturing ; past, - 

tinctured. 
TIN'DER. 5. Any thing highly in * 

flammable, placed to catch lire. 
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TIN- TIT 

. TINE. s. The tooth of a harrow ; the 

spike of a fork. 
„ TINGE, v. To impregnate or imbue 

with a colour or taste, pr. par. 

tinging;' past, tinged: s. tinge. 
TIN'GLE. v. To feel a sound, or the 

continuance of a sound, in the 

ears ; to feel a sharp, quick pain, 

with a sensation of motion, pr. 

par. tingling; past, tingled. 

• TINK'ER. s. A mender of old vessels 

of metal. 
% TIN'KLE. v. To make a sharp, quick 

noise ; to clink, pr. par. tinkling ; 

past, tinkled ; s. tinkle. 
. TIN'SEL. s. A kind of shining cloth ; 

any thing shining with false lustre. 

v. tinsel ; pr. par. tinseling ; past, 

tinseled. 
TINT. s. A dye ; a colour. 

* TINY. adj. Little, small, puny. 
TIP. s. The top ; the end ; the point. 

v. tip ; pr. par. tipping; past, tipped. 
TIPPET- s. Something worn about 

the neck 
TIPPLE, v. To drink luxuriously ; 

to drink habitually to excess, pr. 

par. tippling; past, tippkd : s. tip- 
ple, tippler. 
TIPSTAFF. 5. One of the officers 

of a court of juctice. pi. tipstaves. 

TIPSY, adj. Slightly drunk. 

TIPTOE, s. The end of the toe. 

„ TIPTOP, s. The very top. 

TIRA'DE- s. An invective, delivered 

in a long train of words. 
TIRE. v. To fatigue ; to harass ; to 

fail with weariness, pr. par. tiring ; 

past, tired: s. tirednesi . adj. tire- 
some 
TIRE'WOMAN. s. A w»>man who 

makes dresses for her mistress's 

head. pi. tirewomen. 
TIS'SUE. s. Cloch interwoven with 

gold, &c. 
TIT. s. A small norse : generally in 

contempt : a titmouse, or tomtit. 
> TITBIT. 5. A nice bit. 
TITHE. 5. The tenth part ; the part 

assigned for the maintenance of 

the clergv. v. tithe; pr. par. tithing; 

past, tithed : adj. tithable ; s. tither. 



TIT— TOL 

TITHING, s. According to the m 
stitution of Alfred, the number or 
company of ten men, with their 
families. 

TITILLA'TION. s. The act of tick 
ling; the state of being tickled. 

TITLE, s. A general head, compri3 
ing particulars • an appellation of 
honour, a name: a claim of right, 
adj. titled: s. titlepage. 

TITTER, v. To laugh with restraint, 
pr. par. tittering; past, tittered: s. 
titter. 

TITTLE, s. A sr^ill. particle; a 
point. 

TIT'ULAR. adj. Nominal ; having or 
conferring only the title, adj. titu- 
lary. 

TO. One of the prepositions. 

TOAD. s. An animal resembling a 
frog. 

TOAD'EATER. 5. A fawning para- 
site ; a servile sycophant. 

TOAST, v. To scorch at the fire ; to 
name when a health is drunk, 
pr. par. toasting; past, toasted: s. 
toast, toaster. 

TOB AC'CO. s. A species of aromauc 
plant, s. tobacconist. 

TOCSIN, s. An alarm-bell. 

TOD'DY. 5. In low language, a Kind 
of punch, or mixture of spirits 
sugar, and water- 

TOE. s. One of the divided extrenn 
ties of the foot. 

TOGETH'ER. adv. In company: in 
the same place; in concert; in con 
tinuity. 

TOIL. v. To labour ; to fatigue one's 
self. pr. par. toiling; past, toiled 
s. toil, toilsomeness : adj. toilsome. 

TOIL'ET. 5. A dressing-table. 

TOKAY', s. A kind of Hungarian 
wine. 

TO'KEN. s. A sign ; a mark ; a me- 
morial ; an evidence. 

TOLD. Pret. and past oar of the v. 
to tell. 

TOLE'DO. s. A sword of the finest 
Toledo temper, pi. toledoes. 

TOL'ER ATE. v. To allow, so as not 
to hinder ; to suffer ; to pass un« 
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TOL— TOP 

censured, pr. par. tolerating; past, 
tolerated: s. tolerance, toleration: 
adj. tolerable, tolerant. 

TOLL. 5. An excise of goods; a 
part taken as an impost ; the sound 
of a bell. v. toll ; pr. par. tolling: 
past, tolled: s. toller. 

TOLL BOOTH. 5. In Scotland, a 
prison, properly a custom-house, 
where toll is received. 

TOMB. s. A monument in which 
the dead are enclosed. 

TOM'BOY. s. A hoyden; a romp- 
ing girl. 

TOMTIT', s. A titmouse ; a small 
bird. 

TON. s. A weight consisting of twen- 
ty cwt. avoirdupois; a measure 
containing two pipes, s. tonnage. 

TONE. 5. Sound, note, accent. 

TONGS. 5. An instrument by which 
hold is taken of any thing. 

TONGUE, s. The instrument of 
speech, in human beings ; the or- 
gan by which animals lick; speech; 
a language, v. tongue; pr. par. 
tongving ; past, tongued. 

TONGUE'TIED. adj. Having the 
tongue fastened underneath by 
themuscle, soastoimpede speech. 

TON'IC. adj. In medicine, bracing, 
strengthening. 

TON'SURE. s. .The act of clipping 
the hair ; the state of being shorn 

TOO. adv. Over and above; over- 
much; also. 

TOOK. Pret. of the v. to take. 

TOOL. s. An instrument. 

TOOT. v. To sound; to make a 
noise, pr. par. tooting; past, toot- 
ed: s. tooter. 

TOOTH. 5. One of the small bones 
used in mastication and articula- 
tion, &c. pi- teeth: adj. toothed, 
toothless: s. toothache, toothpick. 

TOP. s. The highest part; the sur- 
face ; the highest place or degree; 
an inverted conoid, used by chil- 
dren as a plaything, v. top; pr. par. 
topping; past, topped. 

TOP'ARCH. s. The principal mar 
in a place, s. toparchy. 



TOP TOR 

TO'PAZ. s. A yellow gem. 

TOPE. v. To drink to excess, pr. 
par. toping; past, toped: s. toper 

TOPFUL'. adj. Full to the top. 

TOPGAL'LANT. s. One of the high- 
est sails. 

TOPIC. 5. A general head ; things, 
as generally applied to some par- 
ticular part ; principle of persua- 
sion, adj. topical: adv. topically. 

TOPKNOT, s. A knot worn on the 
top of the head. 

TOPMOST, adj. Uppermost, high- '. 
est. 

TOPOGRAPHY, s. Description of 
particular places, pi. topograph' 
ies: s. topographer: adj. topo- 
graphic, topographical. 

TOP'SAIL. s. One of the highest 

TOPS YTUR'VY. adv. With the bot ^ 

torn upwards. 
TORCH, s. A large wax candle, f 

flambeau, pi. torches. 
TOR'MENT. s. Excessive pain ; tor 

ture. v. torment' ; pr. par. torment 

ing; past, tormented : s. tormenier. 
TORN. Past par. of the v. to tear. 
TORNA'DO. 5. A whirlwind, a hur * 

ricane. pi. tornadoes. 
TORPEDO, s. A species of electric 

fish. pi. torpedoes. 
TORPES'CENT. adj. Becoming t or- * 

pid. 
TORTID. adj. Numbed, motionless, - 

sluggish, s. torpidity, torpitude, 

torpor. • 

TORREFY, v. To dry or scorch by 

the fire. pr. par. torrefying; past, 

torrefied: s. torrefaction. 
TOR'RENT. 5. An impetuous stream 
TOR'RID. adj. Scorched, parched, 

violently hot. 
TORT. s. A wrong, injury, adj. tor 

tious : adv. tortiously. 
TORTOISE. 5. A species of animal , 

covered with a hard shell. 
TORTUOUS, adj. Twisted, wreath- d 

od, winding, s. tortuosity. 
TORTURE, s. Torments judicially 

inflicted; anguish; pang. v. tor 
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TOR— TOW 

tare; pr. par. torturing,- paj-». Tor- 
tured: s. torturer. 

TO'RY. 5. A robber ; one of the po- 
litical party, opposed to the whigs; 
• one who advocates high-handed 
monarchy, pi. tories: s. toryi&m. 

TOSS. v. To throw up into the air; 
to throw with violence ; to agitate. 
pr. par. tossing; past, tossed: s. 
toss, pi. tosses, tosser. 

TOTAL, adj. Whole, complete- s. 
totality: adv. totally. 

TOTTER, v. To shake, so as to 
threaten a fall ; to stagger, pr. par. 
tottering; past, tottered. 

TOUCH, y. To perceive by the sense 
of feeling; to come slightly in con- 
tact with, &c. pr. par. touching; 
p~st, touched: s. touch, touchiness: 
adv. touchingly : adj. touchy. 

TOUCH' HOLE, s. The hole through 
which the fire is conveyed to the 
powder in a gun. 

TOUCH'STONE. s. Stone by which 
metals are examined ; any test or 
criterion. 

TOUCH'WOOD. s. Decayed wood, 
used to catch the fire struck from 
a flint. 

TOUGH, adj. Yielding to flexure or 
extension, without fracture; not 
brittle; stiff; clammy; tenacious. 
v. toughen; pr. par. toughening; 
past, toughened: s. toughness. 

TOUPEE , TOUPET'. s. A kind of 
foretop ; natural or artificial hair, 
dressed particularly on the fore- 
head. 

TOUR. s. Ramble ; roving journey, 
s. tourist. 

TOUR'N AMENT 5. Tilt, joust, mil- 
itary sport. 

TOURNIQUET, s. Abandage which 
can be straitened or relaxed by 
turning a handle, to prevent the 
blood from issuing. 

TOW. 5. The coarse part of flax or 
hemp. 

TOW. v. To draw by a rope, through 
the water, pr. par. towing; past, 
towed. 

TOWARD, adj. Ready to do or 
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TOW-TRA 

learn ; not fro ward. adv. towardly 
s. towardliness, towardness. 

TOWARDS, adv. In a direction to. 

TOWEL. 5. A cloth with which the 
hands, &c. are wiped. 

TOW 7 'ER. s. A high building ; a for- 
tress ;. high flight, v. tower; pr. par. 
tcvjering; past, towered. 

TOW T N. 5. A collection of houses, 
larger than a \ Ullage, s. township* 
townsman, pi. townsmen. 

TOY. s. A petty commodity; a trifle; 
a plaything, v. toy ; pr. par. toying, 
past, toyed: adj. toyish: s. toyish- 

TRACE, s. Mark left by any thing 
passing; track ; path ; that part of 
the harness by which the draught 
is given, v. trace ; pr. pai tracing, 
past, traced: s. trace: iidj. trace- 
able. 

TRA'CERY. 5. Ornamental stone- 
work. 

TRACK, s. Mark left; a road; a 
beaten path.- v. track; pr. pa . 
tracking; past, tracked: adj. track* 
less. 

TRACT, s. A region; a quantity of 
land; continuity; a treatise; a 
small book. 

TRACTABLE, adj. Manageable; 
docile, s. tractability : adv. tract- 
ably. 

TRACTILE, adj. Ductile', s. trac* 
tility. 

TRACTION, s. Act of drawing, 
state of being drawn. 

TRADE, s. Traffic; commerce; oc- 
cupation, v. trade; pr. par. trad- 
ing; past, traded: s. trader, trades- 
man, pi. tradesmen. 

TRADE'- WIND. s. The monsoon, 
the periodical wind between the 
tropics. 

TRADITION, s. The act or prac 
tice of delivering accounts, from 
mouth to mouth, without written 
memorials, adj. traditional, tradi* 
tionarif : adv. traditionally. 

TRADUCE, v. To calumniate; to 
censure, pr. par. traducing; past, 
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TRA -TRA 

traduced • s. traducement, traducer, 
adj. traducible. 

TRADUCTION, s. Derivation from 
one of the same kind; propagation ; 
tradition ; transmission, adj. tra- 
ductive. 

TRAF'FIC. s. Commerce; exchange 
of commodities, v. traffic; pr. par. 
trafficking; past, trafficked.' s. 
trafficker. 

TRA'GEDY. s. A dramatic repre- 
sentation of a serious action ; any 
mournful or dreadful event, pi. 
tragedies : s. tragedian : adv. trag- 
ically. 

TRAGICOM'EDY. s. A drama, com- 
posed of merry and serious events, 
pi . tragicomedies: adj . tragicomical. 

• TRAIL, v. To draw along the ground; 

to drag. pr. par. trailing; past, 
trailed: s. trail. 

TRAIN, v. To draw by artifice or 
stratagem; to educate; to exercise, 
pr. par. training, past, trained. 

TRAIN, s. The part of a gown that 
falls behind upon the ground; a 
series; a consecution; process;: 
retinue ; a procession ; a line of 
powder leading to a mine. s. 
trainer. 

TRAIN'-OIL. s. Oil drawn by boil- 
ing, from the fat of a whale. 
, TRAIT, s. A stroke; a touch; a 
peculiarity, pronounced tray, or 
» trate 

TRAITOR, s. One who, being trust 
ed, betrays.* adj. traitorous: adv. 
traitorously. 

• TRAIT'RESS. s. A woman who be- 

trays, pi. traitresses. 
. TRAJECT'. v. To cast through ; to 
throw across, pr. par. trajecting ; 
past, trajected: s. traject, trajec- 
tion. 

• TRAM MEL. s. A net in which ani- 

malsare caught; a kindof shackles, 
in which horses are taught to pace. 
♦ v. trammel; pr. par. trameling; 
past, trameled. 
TRAMP, v. To tread heavily, pr. 
par. tramping; past, tramped: s. 
trampjr. 



TRA— TRA 

TRAMTLE. v. To tread under foot, • 
with pride or contempt ; to tread 
quick and loudly, pr. par. tramp- 
ling; past, trampled: s. trampler. 

TRANCE. 5. An ecstacy ; a state in 
which the soul is rapt into visions * 
of distant or future things. 

TRAN'QUI^. adj. Quiet; undisturt- - 
ed. s. tranquility: v. tranquilizer 
pr. par. tranquilizing ; past, tran- 
quilized : s. tranquilizer. 

TRANSACT', v. To negotiate ; to 
perform; to do; to carry on. pn 
par. transacting ; past, transacted: « 
s. transaction, transactor. 

TRANSALPINE, adj. Situated be- 
yond the Alps. 

TRANSCEND', v. To pass : to over- . 
pass ; to surpass, pr. par. trans- 
cending ; past, transcended ; s< 
transcendence: adj. transcendent. 

TRANSCENDENTAL, adj. Gene 
ral ; pervading many particulai * ; 
supereminent. 

TRANSCRI'BE. v. To copy ; to wrfte * 
from an exemplar, pr. par. tran- 
scribing ; past, transcribed : s. 
transcriber, transcript, transcrip- 
tion. 

TRAN'SEPT. s. A cross aisle. 

TRANSFER', v. To convey; to as- 
sign from one to another ; to re- 
move, pr. par. transferring ; past, 
transferred : s. transfer, transfer- 
rer : adj. transferable. 

TRANSFIG'URE. v. To transform, 
pr. par. transfiguring; past, trans- 
figured : s. transfiguration. 

TRANSFIX', v. To pierce through, • 
and fasten to something at the 
other side. pr. par. transfixing; 
past, transfixed. 

TRANSFORM", v. To metamor • 
phose ; to change with regard to 
external form. pr. par. transform- f 
ing ; past, transformed : s. trans- 
formation. 

TRANSFUSE', v. To pour out of one . 
thing into another, pr. par. trans- 
fusing ; past, transfused: s. trans- 
fusion: adj. transfusible. 

TRANSGRESS', v. To pass beyond ; 
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TRA— TRA 

to violate, pr. par. transgressing ; 
past, transgressed : s. transgres- 
sion, transgressor. 

TRANSIENT, adj. Passing; soon 
passed ; momentary ; not durable, 
adv. transiently. 

TRANSIL'IENCE. s. Leap from one 
thing to another. 

TRAiVSIT. s. In astronomy, the 
passing of any planet just by or 
under a fixed star. 

TRANSITION, s. Removal; passage 
from one state or thing to another ; 
change, adj. transitive. 

TRAN'SITORY. adj. Continuing 
only a short time. adv. transitorily. \ 

TRANSLATE', v. To transport; to 
lemove; to change; to interpret 
to another language, pr. par. trans- 
lating ; past, translated: s. trans- 
lation, translator. 

TRANSLOCATION, s. Reciprocal 
removal. 

TRANSLUCENT, TRANSLU'CID. 
adj. Transparent ; giving a passage 
to the liffht. s. translucency. 

TRANSMARINE, adj. Lying on the 
other side of the sea; found beyond 
sea. 

TRANSMIGRATION, s. Passage 
from one state or place into an- 
other. 

TRANSMIT', v. To send from one 
person or place to another, s. trans- 
mission: adj. transmittible, trans- 
missive. 

TRANSMUTE, v. To change from 
one nature or substance into an- 
other, pr. par. transmuting; past, 
transmuted: adj. transmutable : s. 
transmutation, transmuter. 

1 RANSPA'RENT. adj. Pervious to 
the light; clear, not opaque, s. 
transparency, pi. transparencies. 

TRANSPIERCE', v. To pierce 
through, pr. par. transpiercing ; 
past, transpierced. 

TRANSPI'RE. v. To emit in vapour ; 
to escape from secrecy to notice. 
pr. par. transpiring; past, trans- 
pired. 

TRANSPLANT', v. To remove and 



TRA— TRA 

plant in a new place, pr. par. trans 
planting ; past, transplanted : s. 
transplantation. 

TRANSPORT, v. To carry from one 
place to another ; to carry into 
banishment, as a felon ; to hurry 
by violence of passion ; to put into 
ecstacy. pr. par. transporting ; 
past, transported : s. trans' port, 
transportation. 

TRANSPO'SE. v. To put each into 
the place of another ; to remove, 
pr. par. transposing ; past, trans- 
posed : s. transposal, transposition, 

TRANSUBSTANTIATION. s. A 
miraculous operation, believed in 
the Roman church, in which the 
elements of the eucharist are sup- 
posed to be changed into the real 
body and blood of Christ. 

TRANSU'DE. v. To pass through in 
sweat or vapour, pr. par. trans- 
uding; past, transuded: s. trans- 
udation. 

TRANSVERSE', adj. Being ■ in a 
cross direction, adv. transversely. 

TRAP. s. A kind of snare ; a strata* 
gem to betray or catch unawares; 
a kind of game. pr. par. trapping 
past, trapped. 

TRAPDOOR', s. A door that opens 
vertically. 

TRAPPINGS. 5. Ornaments append- 
ant to a saddle ; embellishments- 
superficial and trifling decorations 

TRASH, s. Any thing worthless. 

TRAVAIL, v. To labour; to toil ; 
to be in labour, pr. par. travailing, 
past, travailed .- s. travail. 

TRAVEL, v. To make journeys; to 
pass; to move. pr. par. traveling , 
past, traveled: s. travel, traveller. 

TRAVERSE', v. To cross ; to lay 
athwart; to thwart with obstacles; 
to oppose; to wander over. pr. par 
traversing; past, traversed: adj. 
traverse': s.tra! verse: adj. travers- 
able. 

TRAVESTY, s. A burlesque per- 
formance; a literary work turned 
into ridicule. d1. travesties : v. trav 
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TRA— TRE 

tsty ; pr par. travestying ; past, 
travestied. 

TRAY. 5. A shallow wooden vessel ; 
a salver. 

TREACH'ERY. s. Perfidy; breach of 
faith, pi. treacheries: adj. treach- 
erous : adv. treacherously. 

TREA'CLE. s. Molasses. 

TREAD, v. To set the foot ; to tram 
pie ; to walk with form or state, 
&c. pr. par. treading; past, trodden: 
s. tread. 

TREAD'LE. 5. A part of an engine 
on which the feet act, to put it in 
motion. 

TREA'SON. s. An offence committed 
against the safety of a national 
government, adj. treasonable: adv. 
treasonably. 

TREAS'URE. s. Wealth hoarded, v. 
treasure; pr. par. treasuring; past, 
treasured : s. treasurer, treasury, 
pi. treasuries. 

TREAT, v. To negotiate ; to settle; 
to discourse on ; to use in any man 
ner, good or bad ; to make a gratu- 
itous entertainment, Slc. s. treat, 
treaty, pi. treaties, treatment. 

TREATISE, s. A written discourse 

TRE'BLE. adj. Threefold; triple 
v. treble ; pr. par. trebling ; past, 
trebled : adv. trebly. 

1'RE'BLE. s. The highest or acutest 
part in music ; a sharp sound. 

TREE. s. A large vegetable, rising 
with one woody stem, to a consid- 
erable height. 

TRE'FOIL. s. A kind of plant. 

TREM'BLE. v. To shake as with fear 
or cold ; to totter, pr. par. trem- 
bling; past, trembled: s. trembler , 
adv. tremblingly. 

TREMEN'DOUS.atf/. Dreadful; hor 
rible; astonishingly terrible, adv 
tremendously. 

TREM'OUR, TREM'OR. s. The state 
of trembling; quivering or vibra- 
torv motion. 

TREM'ULOUS.acT/.Trembling; fear- 
ful ; vibrating, adv. tremulously. 

TRENCH, v. To cut ; to cut or dig 
into pits or ditches ; to encroach. 



TRE— TRl 

pr. par. trenching; past, trenched 
s. trench. 

TRENCH'ANT. adj. Cutting, sharz> 

TRENCH'ER. s. A wooden platter. 

TREPAN', s. An instrument by 
which surgeons cut out round 
pieces of the skull ; a snare, v 
trepan ; pr. par. trepanning ; past, 
trepanned. 

TREPIDATION. 5. State of trem 
bling or quivering; state of terror 

TRES'PASS. v. To transgress ; to 
offend; to enter unlawfully upon 
another's ground, pr. par. trespass* 
ing; past, trespassed: s. trespass, 
pi. trespasses, trespasser. 

TRESS, s. A lock or curl of hair 
ol tresses. 

TRES'TLE. s. The frame of a ta- 
ble ; a movable form by which any 
thing is supported; a three-legged 
stool. 

TRET. s. An allowance made by 
merchants to retailers. 

TREV'ET. s. Any small thing that 
stands on three 'egs. 

TREY. s. A three at cards. 

TRI'ANGLE. s. A figure of three 
angles, adj. triangular. 

TRIBE, s. A distinct body of the 
people, as divided by family or na- 
tion. 

TRiBULA'TION. s. Persecution; 
distress; vexation. 

TRIBU'NAL. s. The Beat of a judge, 
a court of justice. 

TRIB'UNE. s. An officer of Rome, 
chosen by the people; the com- 
mander of a Roman legion. 

TRIB'UTE. s. Payment made in ac 
knowledgment of subjection, adj. 
tributary. 

TRICE, s. A short time ; an instant 

TRICK, s. A sly fraud-, a dextrous 
artifice ; a vicious practice ; a 
habit ; a number of cards, laid reg- 
ularly up, at play. v. trick; pr. par. 
tricking; past, tricked: adv. trick* 
ish. 

TRFCK'LE. v. To -fall in drops; to 
rill in a slender stream, pr. par 
trickling; past, trickled. 

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TRI— TR[ 

TRFDEXT. 5. The three-forked 
sceptre of Neptune. 

TkID'UAN. adj. Lasting three days; 
happening every third day. 

TRIEN'NIAL. adj. Lasting three 
years; happening every third year. 

TRI'FLE. v. To act or talk without, 
weight or dignity; to indulge in 
light amusement; to idle. pr. par. 
trifling; past, trifled: s. trifle, 
trijler : adv. triflingly. 

TRIFOLIATE, adj. Having three 
leaves. 

TRl'FORM. adj. Having a triple 
shape. 

TRIG. 5. The mark at which a per- 
son stands or stops, before leap- 
ing for amusement. 

TRIG'GER. s. The catch, that, be- 
ing pulled, looses the cock of a gun. 

TRIG'ONAL. adj. Triangular ; hav- 
ing three corners. 

TRIGONOMETRY, s. The art of 
measuring triangles. 

TRILL, s. A quaver, v. trill; pr. 
par. trilling ; past, trilled. 

TRIM. adj. Nice, snug, dressed up. 

TRIM. s. Dress; ornaments; a word 
of slight contempt. 

TRIM. v. To dress; to decorate; 
to shave ; to clip; to adjust; to 
balance a vessel ; to fluctuate be- 
tween two parties, pr. par. trim- 
ming; past, trimmed : adv. trimly: 
•j. trimmer, trimness. 

TRINITY. 5. The incomprehensible 
union of three persons in the God- 
head, s. and adj. trinitarian. 

TRINK'ET. s. A toy ; an ornament 
of dress. 

TRl'O. s. A piece of music, consist- 
ing of three harmonic parts ; three 
persons, in derision. 

TRIP. v. To throw by striking the 
feet from the ground ; to fail ; to 
err; to move lightly; to take a 
short journey or voyage, pr. par. 
tripping ; past, tripped : s. trip : 
adv. trippingly. 

TRIPARTITE, adj. Divided into 
three parts ; consisting of three 
parts. 

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TRIPE, s. The intc-tiues 

TRIP'EDAL. adj. Having three feet 

TRIPER'SONAL. adj. Consisting 
of three persons. 

TRIPET'ALOLS. adj. Having a 
flower consisting of three leaves 

TRIPHTHONG, s. A coalition of 
three vowels to form one sound 

TRIFLE, adj. Threefold; treble; 
three times repeated. 

TRIPLET, s. Three verses rhym- 
ing together. 

TRIPLICATE, adj. Thrice as much: 
trebled, s. triplication. 

TRI' POD. s. A seat with three feet. 

TRIPTOTE. s. A noun used only 
in three cases. 

TRI'REME. s. A galley with three 
benches of oars on each side. 

TRISEC'TION. s. Division into three 
equal parts. 

TRIS'YLLABLE. s. A word con- 
sisting of three syllables, adj. trt- 
syllabical. 

TRITE, adj. Worn out ; stale ; com- 
mon, adv. tritely: s. triteness. 

TRITTRATE. v. To reduce to 
powder, pr. par. triturating; past. 
triturated: s. trituration. 

TRl'UMPH. s. The pomp with 
which a victory is celebrated; state 
of being victorious; victory. ♦. 
triumph; pr. par. triumphing; past, 
triumphed: adj. triumphal, tri- 
umphant: adv. triumphantly. 

TRIUM'VIRATE, TRICM'ViRI. s. 
A coalition or concurrence of 
three men. 

TRIU'NE. adj. At once three and 
one. s. triunity. 

TRIVET, s. Something supported 
bv three feet. 

TRIVIAL, adj. Trifling, unimpor- 
tant, adv. trivially: s. trivialness. 

TROD, TROD'DEN. Past par. of 
the v. to tread. 

TROL'LOP. s. A slattern. 

TROOP, s. A company ; a body of 
soldiers; a small body of cavalry, 
v. troop; pr. par. trooping; past, 
trooped: s. trooper. 

TROPE, s. A metannor. s. tmpisL 
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TRO— TRU 

TRO'PHY s. Something shown or 
preserved, in token of victory, pi. 
trophies: adj. trophied. 

TROPIC, s. One of the lines dis- 
tant 23z degrees from the equator, 
adj. tropical, situated within, or 
belonging to the tropics. 

TROT. v. To move with a high, 
jolting pace. pr. par. trotting; past, 
trotted: s. trot, trotter. 

TROTH. 5. Belief, faith, verity. 

TROU BADOUR. s. An early poet 
of Provence. 

TROU'BLE. v. To disturb, to per- 
plex, to afflict, to grieve, to teaze. 
pr. par. troubling; past, troubled: 
s. trouble, troubler : adj. trouble- 
some. 

TROUGH, s. Any thing hollowed, 
and open longitudinally on the up- 
per side. 

TROUNCE, v. To punish severely, 
pr. par. trouncing; past, trounced. 

TROU'SERS, TROWSERS.5. Long, 
wide breeches. 

TROUT, s. A kind of fresh-water 
fish. 

TRO'VER. s. An action instituted 
for the delivery or value of goods, 
found by a person who refuses to 
deliver them, on demand. 

TROWEL, s. An instrument used 
chiefly by masons, to lift the mor- 
tar. 

TROY, TROY'-WEIGHT. s. A 
kind of weight, having twelve 
ounces in a pound. 

TRU'ANT. 5. An idler; one who 
wanders idly about, neglecting his 
duty or employment, adj. truant: 
adv. truantly. 

TRUCE, s. A temporary peace ; a 
cessation of hostilities. 

TRUCK, v. To traffic by exchange;, 
to give in exchange, pr. pnr. truck- 
ing; past, trucked: s. truck. 

TRUCK, s. Wooden wheels for car- 
riage of cannon; a kind of car- 
riage, with low wheels, for heavy 
weights. 

TRUCKLE, v. To be in a state of 
subjection or inferiority ; to yield;, 



TRU— TRY 

to creep, pr. par. truckling; pasl, 
truckled. 

TRUCK'LEBED, TRUN'DLEBED 
s. A bed that runs on wheels, un- 
der a higher bed. 

TRUDGE, v. To travel laboriously, 
to march heavily on. pr. par. trudg- 
ing ; past, trudged. 

TRUEad/. Agreeing with fact, or with 
the nature of things ; veracious; 
genuine; real; faithful ; exact; con- 
formable to a rule. s. truism, truth; 
adv. truly: adj. truehearted. 

TRUF'FLE. s. A subterraneous 
mushroom. 

TRULL, s. A vagrant strumpet. 

TRUMP, s. A trumpet; a card that 
has particular privileges in a game. 

TRUMP, v. To win with a trump 
card ; to obtrude ; to trump up, to 
invent, pr. par. trumping; past, 
trumped. 

TRUPvlP'ERY. s. Something falla- 
ciously splendid; falsehood ; some- 
thing of no value, pi. trumperies. 

TRUMP'ET. s. An instrument of 
martial music ; one who praises, 
pr. par. trumpeting ; past, trum~ 
peted : s. trumpeter. 

TRUNCATE, v. To cut short; to 
maim. pr. par. truncating ; past, 
truncated: s. truncation. 

TRUNCH'EON. s. A short staff; a 
staff of command. 

TRUND'LE. v. To roll; to bowl 
along, pr. par. trundling; past, 
trundled: s. trundle, any round, 
rolling thing. 

TRUNK, s. The body without the 
limbs; a chest for clothes; the 
proboscis of an elephant, &c. 

TRUN'NIONS. s. The knobs or 
bunchings of a gun, that bear it 
on the cheeks of a carriage. 

TRUSS, s. A bandage for ruptures; 
a bundle, pi. trusses: v. truss; pn, 
par. trussing; past, trussed. 

TRUST, s. Confidence, reliance, 
credit, deposit, v. trust ; pr. par. 
trusting; past, trusted: s. trustee, 
trustiness: adv. trustily: ad), trusty. 

TRY. v. To examine; to make ex.. 
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TUB— TUN 

periment of; to endeavour ; to ex- 
amine ; to inquire into the guilt 
or innocence of. adj. triable : s. 
trial, trier. 

TUB. 5. A large open vessel of wood. 

TUBE. s. A pipe; along, hollow 
body. adj. tubular. 

TU'BERCLE. s. A pimple. 

TUBULATED, TU'BEROUS. adj. 
Having prominent knots or excres- 
cences. 

TUCK. s. A kind of fold. v. tuck; pr. 
par. tucking; past, tucked: s. tucker. 

TUES'DAY. s. The third day of the 
week. 

TUFT. s. A number of threads or 
ribbons, or any small bodies, joined 
together; a cluster, adj. tufted. 

TUG. v. To pi'll with strength, long 
continued; to struggle; to pluck. 
pr. par. tugging ; past, tugged : s. 
tug, tugger. 

TUI'TION. s. Guardianship; super- 
intendent care. 

TU'LIF. s. A kind of flower. 

TUM'BLE v. To fall ; to roll about, 
pr. par. tumbling; past, tumbled: 
s. tumble, tumbler. 

TUM'BREL. s. A kind of cart. 

TU'MEFY. v. To swell; to make to 
swell, pr. par. tumefying; past, 
tumefied: s. tumefaction. 

TU'MOUR. s. A morbid swelling. 

TU'MULOSE. adj. Full of hills, s. 
turn ulosity. 

TU'MULT. s. A promiscuous com- 
motion in a multitude ; an irregu- 
lar violence, adj. tumultuary, tu- 
multuous : adv. tumultuously. 

TUN- s. A large cask ; the measure 
of four hogsheads ; 20 cwt. v. tun ; 
pr. par. tunning; past, tunned : s. 
tunnage 

TU.Y-DfSH. 5. A tunnel, pi. tun- 
dishes. 

TUNE. s. A diversity of notes put 
together ; harmony ; concert of 
parts ; fit temoer. v. tune; pr. par. 
tuning; past, tuned: adj. tuneful, 
tuneless : s. tuner. 

TUNIC. 5. Part of the Roman dress; 
integument. 



TUN— TUR 

TUN'NEL. s. The shaft of a chim 
ney; a funnel: a pipe by which 
liquor is poured into vessels, v. 
tunnel; pr. par. tunneling; past, 
tunneled. 

TUN'NY. s. A kind of sea-fish. pi. 
tunnies. 

TUP. 5. A ram. 

TUR'BAN. s. The cover worn by the 
Turks, on their heads, adj. tur- 
baned. 

TUR'BARY. s. The right of digging 
turf; the place where turf is dug 

TUR'BID. adj. Muddy; thick, s. tur- 
bidness. 

TUR'BOT. 5. A kind of sea-fish. 

TUR'BULENCE. 5. Tumult; confu- 
sion, adj. turbulent: adv. turbu- 
lently. 

TURF. s. A clod covered with grass ; 
peat. adj. turfy. 

TUR'GENT. adj. Swelling, tumid, 
pompous. 

TURGES'CENCE. s. Act of swell- 
ing; state of being swollen; empty 
magnificence. 

TUR'GID. adj. Swelling; bloated; 
pompous ; vainly magnificent, s. 
turgidity. 

TUR' KEY. s. A large fowl, supposed 
to iiave been first brought from 
Turkev. 

TUR'MERIC. s. An Indian root 
which makes a vellow die. 

TUR'MOIL. s. Trouble, disturbance. 

TURN. v. To put into a circular mo- 
tion ; to revolve : to invert ; to 
change ; to transform, &c. pr. 
par. turning ; past, turned: s. ft/m, 
turner, turnery. 

TURN'COAT. s. One who forsakes 
his party or principles. 

TUR'NIP. s. A kind of esculent root. 

TURN'KEY. 5. One who opens and 
locks the doors of a prison. 

TURN'PIKE. s. A revolving cross, 
fixed to hinder horses from enter- 
ing ; a gate where toll is collected, 
to repair the road. In the United 
States, a turnpike signifies an arti 
ficial road, covered with stones and 
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TUR— TWI 

gravel, v. turnpike; pr. par. turn- 
piking; past, turnpiked. 

TURN'SOL. 5. A kind of plsnt. 

TURN'STILE. s. A kind of turn- 
pike, in a foot-path. 

TUR'PENTINE. s. The gum exuded 
bv the pine. 

TUR'PITUDE. 5. Inherent vileness ; 
badness. 

TUR'RET. 5. A little tower, adj. 
turrcted. 

TURTLE, TURTLEDOVE, s. A 
species of dove : turtle, the sea- 
tortoise. 

TUS'CAN. adj. Relating to one of 
the orders of architecture. 

TUSK. s. The long tooth of a pug- 
nacious animal ; the fang. adj. 

TU'TANAG. s. A kind of mixed 
metal, compounded of lead and 
tin. 

TUTELAGE, s. Guardianship; state 
of being under a guardian, adj. 
tutelar, tutelary. 

TUTOR, s. One who has the care 
of another's learning and morals ; 
a teacher, v. tutor ; pr. par. tutor- 
ing; past, tutored: fern, tutoress, 
pi. tutoresses: s. tutorage. 

TWANG, v. To sound with a quick, 
sTiarp noise ; to speak or sing with 
an affected modulation of the 
voice, pr. par. twanging; past, 
twanged: s. twang. 

TWEAK, v. To pinch; to squeeze 
between the fingers, pr. par. tweak- 
ing; past, tweaked. 

TWEE'DLE. v. To handle lightly : 
used of awkward fiddling, pr. par. 
tweedling; past, tweedled. 

TWEE'ZERS. s. Nippers, or small 
pincers to pluck off hairs. 

TWELVE, adj. Two and ten. or- 
dinal adj. twelfth. 

TWELVE'MONTH. s. A year. 

TWENTY, adj. Twice ten. ordi- 
nal adj. twentieth. 

TWICE, adv. Two times ; doubly. 

TWIG. s. A small shoot of a branch ; 
a switch, v twig; pr. par. twig- 
ging; past 



TW1-TYR 

TWTLIGHT. s. The dubious or 
faint light, before sunrise, and 
after sunset, adj. twilight. 

TWIN. 5. One of two born at the 
same birth ; one born at the same 
birth. 

TWINE, v. To twist two bodies, in 
order to unite them ; to wind, yr 
par. twining; past, twined: s. twine 

TWINGE, v. To torment with sud 
den and short pain ; to tweak, pr. 
par. twinging; past, twinged' s. 
twinge. 

TWINK'LE. v. To shine faintly; 
to open and shut the eyes by turns, 
pr. par. twinkling ; past, twinkled. 

TWIRL, v. To turn round ; to re- 
volve with a quick motion, pr. par. 
twirling; past, twirled: s. twirl. 

TWIST, v. To form by complica- 
tion, or convolution; to contort; 
to writhe, &c. pr. par. twisting, 
past, twisted: s. twist, twister. 

TWIT. v. To sneer, to flout, to re- 
proach, pr. par. twitting ; past, 
twitted; adv. twitiingly. 

TWITCH, v. To pull with a quick 
motion ; to snatch, pr. par. twitch- 
ing : past, twitched: s. twitch. 

TWITTER, v. To make a sharp, 
tremulous, intermitted noise ; to 
simper, pr. par. twittering; past, 
twittered: s. twitter. 

TWO. adj. One and one. adj. two- 
edged, two-fold, two-handed. 

TYE. v. See Tie. 

TY'GER. s. See Tiger. 

TYMPAN'UM. s. A drum; a par. 
of the ear, so called from its re 
semblance to a drum. 

TYPE. 5. Emblem ; mark ; that by 
which something future is pre 
figured; a printing letter, adj. 
typical: adv. typically. 

TYPIFY, v. To figure; to snow in 
emblem, pr. par. typifying; past, 
typified. 

TYPOGRAPHY. 5. Emblematical, 
figurative, or hieroglyphical repre- 
sentation ; the art of printing, adj. 
typographical-adv . typographically 

TY'RANT. 5. An absolute monarch, 
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governing imperiously; a cruel and 
despotic master, adj. tyrannical: 
adv. tyrannically: s. tyranny , pi. 
tyrannies. 
TYR'ANxNISE. v. To act as a ty- 



TYR— TYT 

rant. pr. par. tyrannizing; past, 

tyrannized. 
TY'RO. s. One not yet master 3f his 

art ; one in his rudiments. 
TYTHE. s. See Tithe. 



UBI— UNA 



V 



UNA— UNA 



UBI'QT ITY. s. Omnipresence; ex- 
istence at the same time, in all 
places. 

UD'DER. s. The dugs of a cow. 

UG'LY. adj. Deformed; offensive 
to the sight, s. ugliness. 

UL'CER. s. An inveterate sore. v. 
ulcerate ; pr. par. ulcerating ; past, 
ulcerated: s. ulceration: adj. ul- 
cerous. 

UL'LAGE. 5. The quantity which a 
cask wants of being full. 

ULTE'RIOR. adj. Lying on the fur- 
ther side. 

ULTIMATE, adj. Intended as the 
last resort ; being the last in the 
train of consequences, adv. ulti- 
mately: s. ultimatum. 

ULTRAMARI'NE. adj. Beyond the 
sea ; foreign. 

ULTRAMONTANE, adj. Beyond 
the mountains. 

UM'BER. s. A yellow colour ; a fish. 

UM'BRAGE. s. Shade, shadow; re- 
sentment. 

UMBRA'GEOUS. adj. Shady; ob- 
scure. 

UMBRELLA, s. A screen from the 
sun or rain. 

UMBROS'ITY. 5. Shadiness. 

UM'PIRE. s. An arbitrator; one who, 
as a common friend, decides dis- 
putes, s. umpirage 

UNABASH'ED. adj. Not ashamed; 
not confused bv modestv. 

UNABATED, adj. Undiminished. 

UNA'BLE. adj. Not having ability; 
weak. 

UNACCENTED, adj. Having no ac- 
cent. 

UNACCOM'PANIED. adj. Not at- 
tended. 



UNACCOMPLISHED, adj. Not ac- 
complished. 

UN ACCOUNT' ABLE. adj. Not ex- 
plicable ; not to be solved by rea* 
son; not subject, adv. unaccount- 
ably. 

UNACCUSTOMED, adj. Not ac- 
customed. 

UNACKNOWLEDGED, adj. Not 
owned. 

UNACQUAINTED, adj. Not ac- 
quainted, s. unacquaintance. 

UNADMI'RED. adj. Not admired. 

UNADORN'ED. adj. Not adorned. 

UNADULTERATED, at//. Genuine, 
not spoiled by spurious mixtures. 

UN ADVTSED. adj. Imprudent; done 
without thought, s. unadvisedness . 
adv. unadvisedly. 

UNAFFECTED, adj. Real; free 
from affectation; candid; not la- 
boured ; not moved, adv. unaf- 
fectedly. 

UNAFFECTING. adj. Not pathetic. 

UNAID'ED. adj. Not assisted. 

UNALIENABLE, adj. Not to be 
transferred. 

UNALTERABLE, adj. Unchange- 
able; immutable, s. unalterableness: 
adv. unalterably : adj. unaltered. 

UNAMBITIOUS, adj. Free from 
ambition. 

UNAMIABLE. adj. Not amiable. 

UNANIMOUS, adj. Being of one 
mind ; agreeing in design or opin- 
ion, s. unanimity : adv. unani- 
mously. 

UNANSWERABLE, adj. Not to be 
refuted, adv. unanswerably: adj. 
unanswered. 

UNAPPAL'LED. adj. Not impressed 
by fear. 

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UNA-UNB 

UN APPEASED, adj. Not pacified. 

UJSAIPRIZ'ED. adj. Not informed. 

UNAPPROPRIATED, adj. Having 
no particular application. 

UNAPPROVED, adj. Not approved 

UNAPT', adj. Dull; not ready; un- 
lit ; improper, s. unaptness : adv. 
unaptly. 

UN ARR A Y'ED. adj. Not dressed. 

UNASK'ED. adj. Not courted by 
solicitation ; not sought by en- 
treaty or care. 

LWASPI'RING adj. Not ambitious. 

UNASSAILABLE, adj. Not to be 
assaulted, adj. unassailed. 

UNASSISTED, adj. Not helped, 
adj. unassisting. 

UNASSU'MING. adj. Not arrogant ; 
modest 

UNATTAINABLE, adj. Not to be 
attained. 

UNATTEMPTED. adj. Untried. 

UNATTENDED, adj. Having no 
retinue; unaccompanied. 

UNAUTHORIZED, adj. Not sup- 
ported bv authority. 

UNAVAILABLE, adj. Useless; vain 
with respect to any purpose, adj. 
unavailing. 

UNAVENG'ED. adj. Not avenged. 

UNAVOIDABLE, adj. Inevitable; 
not to be shunned, adv. unavoida- 
bly. 

UNAWARE, UNAWARES, adv. 
Without thought; unexpectedlv. 

UNAW'ED. adj. Unrestrained by 
fear or reve/ence. 

UNBAR', v. To open, by removing 
the bars ; to unbolt, pr. par. un- 
barring ; past, unbarred. 

UNBECOMING, adj. Indecent ; un- 
suitable; indecorous, s. unbecom- 
ingly ss : adv. unbecomingly. 

UNBEFRIEND'ED. adj. Wanting 
friends; without friends. 

UNBELIEVER. 5. An infidel; one 
who does not entertain the same 
belief as another. 

UNBEND', v. To free from flexure ; 
to relax, pr. par. unbending ; past, 
unbent. 

UNBE^EEMTNG. adi. Unbecoming. 



UNB— UNC 

UNBIAS. y. To free from bias, pr 
par. unbiasing; past, unbiased. 

UNBID'DEN. adj. Uninvited; un- 
commanded. 

UNBIND', v. To loose; to untie, pr. 
par. unbinding ; past, unbound. 

UNBLEMISHED, adj. Free from 
blemish. 

UNBLEND'ED. adj. Not mingled. 

UNBLEST'. adj. Wretched; ac 
cursed. 

UNBLUSHTNG. adj. Not having the 
sense of shame. 

UNBOLT', v. To unbar, pr. par. un 
bolting; past, unbolted. 

UNBORN', adj. Not yet brought into 
life. 

UNBO'SOM. v. To reveal in confi- 
dence ; to open. pr. par. unbosom- 
ing; past, unbosomed. 

UNBOUND', adj. Loose; wanting 
a cover : used of books. 

UNBOUND'ED. adj. Infinite; inter- 
minable, adv. unboundedly. 

UNBRACE, v. To loose ; to relax, 
pr. par. unbracing; past, un- 
braced. 

UNBRI'DLED. adj. Not bridled, li- 
centious ; not restrained. 

UNBRO'KEN. adj. Unsubdued ; not 
violated. 

UNBUCK'LE. v. To loose from 
buckles, pr. par. unbuckling; past, 
unbuckled. 

UNBUILT', adj. Not vet erected. 

UNBUPv'IED. adj. Not interred. 

UNBUR'THEN. v. To rid of a load. 
pr. par. unburthening ; past, un- 
burthened. 

UNBUTTON, v. To loose anv thing 
buttoned, pr. par. unbuttoning; 
oast, unbuttoned. 

UNCAL'LED. adj. Not summoned. 

UNCAN'DID. adj. Void of candour. 

UNCA'SE. v. To disengage from any 
covering, pr. par. uncasing; past, 
uncased. 

UNCEASING, adj. Continual. 

UNCEREMONIOUS, adj. Not at- 
tended with ceremony. 

UNCERTAIN, adj. Doubtful; un 
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UNC -UNC 

settled, s. uncertainty, pi. uncer- 
tainties : adv. uncertainly. 
UNCHAIN', v. To free from chains. 

pr. par. unchaining; past, un- 

ch ained. 
UNCHANGED, adj. Not altered. 

adj. unchangeable, unchanging: 

adv. unchangeably. 
UNCHARITABLE, adj. Not chari- 
table, s. uncharitableness : adv. 

uncharitably. 
UNCHASTE', adj. Not chaste. 
UNCHRISTIAN, adj. Contrary to 

the laws of Christianity. 
UNCIR'CUMCISED. adj. Not cir 

cumciscd. 
UNCIR'CUMSCRIBED. adj. Un 

bounded. 
UNCIR'CUMSPECT. adj. Not cau 

tious. 
UNCIVIL adj. Unpolite; rude. adv. 

uncivilly. 
UNCIVILIZED, adj. Not reclaimed 

from barbaritv. 
UNCLAIM'ED.Wj. Not claimed. 
UNCLASP, v. To open what is shut 

with clasps, pr. par. unclasping ; 

past, unclasped. 
UNCLAS'SIC,UNCLAS'SICAL.a4/ 

UNCLE, s. The brother of one's 
father or mother. ' 

UNCLEAN', adj. Foul: dirty, s.un- 
cleanness: adv. uncleanly: s. un 
cleanliness. 

UNCLOTHE', v. To strip : to make 
naked, pr. par. unclothing; past, 
unclothed. 

UNCOM FORTABLE. adj. Afford- 
ing no comfort ; dismal, s. uncom- 
fortableness: adv. uncomfortably. 

UNCOM'MON. adj. Not frequent 
rare. s. uncommonness : adv. un- 
commonly. 

UNCOMMU'NICATED. adj. Not 
communicated, adj. uncommuni- 

UNCOMPLATSANT. adj. Not civil 
UNCOMPLYING, adj. Not comply- 
ing. 
UNCOM POUND'ED. adj. Simple 
not mixed, s. uncompoundedness. 



UNC— UNC 

! UNCONDITIONAL, adj. Not lim 
ited bv terms. 

UNCONFI'NED. adj. Free from re- 
straint, adv. unconjinedly. 

UNCONFIRMED, adj. Not confirm 
ed. J 

UNCONFORMABLE, adj. Incon 
si stent, s. unconformity. 

UNCONNECTED, adj. Not cohe- 
rent ; loose. 

UNCONQ'UERABLE. adj. Not to 
be subdued, adj. unconquered. 

UNCONSCIONABLE, adj. Forming 
unreasonable expectations, adv. 
unconscionably. 

UNCONSCIOUS, adj. Having no 
mental perception; unknowing. 

UNCONSTRAINED, adj. Free from 
constraint, s. un constraint : adv 
u neons tra inedly. 

UNCONSU'MED. adj. Not wasted 

UNCONTRADICTED, adj. Not cm 
tradicted. 

UNCONTROLLABLE, adj. Resist- 
less, adv. uncontrollably : adj. vn~ 
controlled. 

UNCONTROVERT'ED. adj. Pot 
disputed; not contradicted. 

UNCONVERTED, adj. Not con 
verted. 

UNCONVIN'CED. adj. Not convinc- 
ed. J 

UNCORD', v. To loose a thingbound 
with cords, pr. par. uncording; 
I past, uncorded. 

UNCORRUPT'. adj. Honest; not 
tainted by wickedness, adj. uncor- 
j rupted, uncorruptible. 

UNCOU'PLE. v. To loose from cou- 
i pies; to disjoin, pr. par. uncoup- 
i ling: past, uncoupled. 

UNCOURTEOUS. adj. Uncivil, adv. 
I uncourteously. 

UNCOURT'LY. adj. Inelegant of 
manners; uncivil, s. uncourtliness. 

UNCOUTH', adj. Strange : unusual ■ 
awkward, s. uncouthness: adv. un- 
covthly. 

UNCOVER, v. To divest of cover 
uncovering; past, 



mg. pr. par. 
uncovered. 



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UNC— UND 

UNCREATED, adj. Ncvt yet created-, 
not. produced by creation. 

UNCTION. 5. The act of anoint- 
ing ; ointment. 

UNCTUOUS, adj. Fat ; clammy, s. 
unctuosity. 

UNCULTIVATED, adj. Not culti- 
vated ; not instructed. 

UNCURL', v. To loose from ring- 
lets or convolutions, p*-. par. un- 
curling; past, uncurled. 

UNCUR'RENT. adj. Not current; 
out of credit. 

UNDAUNTED, adj. Unsubdued by 
fear. adv. undauntedly: adj. un- 
daunted. 

UNDECEIVE', v. To set free from 
the influence of fallacy, pr. par. 
undeceiving ; past, undeceived. 

UNDECIDED, adj. Not decided. 

UNDEFA'CED. adj. Not disfigured. 

UNDEFI'LED. adj. Not polluted. 

UNDEFFNABLE. adj. Not to be 
defined, adj. undefined. 

UNDENTABLE. adj. Not to be de- 
nied, adv. undeniably. 

UN'DER. One of the prepositions. 

UNDERGO', v. To suffer ; to sus- 
tain, pr. par. undergoing; past, 
undergone. 

UN'DERHAND. adj. Secretly; clan- 
destinelv. 

UNDERLINE, v. To mark with 
lines below the words, pr. par. 
underlining; past, underlined. 

UN'DERLING. s. An inferior agent. 

UNDERMINE, v. To dig cavities 
under any thing; to injure by 
clandestine means, pr. par. under- 
mining ; past, undermined: s. un 
derminer. 

UNTERMOST. adj. Lowest in place 

UNDERNEATH'. prep. Under; be 
low. 

UN'DERPART. s. Subordinate or 
unessential part. 

UN'DER PLOT. 5. The secondary 
plot; a clandestine scheme. 

UNDERRATE, v. To undervalue, 
pr. par. underrating; past, un- 
derrated. 

UNDERSELL', v. To sell cheaper. 



UND— UND 

pr. par. underselling; past, un> 
dersold. 
UNDERSTAND', v. To compre- 
hend ; to know the meaning of. 
pr. par. understanding ; past, un- 
derstood: s. understanding. 

UN'DERSTRAPPER. s. An inferior 
agent. 

UNDERTA'KE. v. To attempt ; to 
engage in. pr. par. undertaking, 
past, undertaken: pret. undertook. 

UNDERTAKER, s. One who un 
dertakes; one who provides ne- 
cessaries for a funeral. 

UNDERVALUE, v. To rate too 
low ; to esteem lightly, pr. par. 
undervaluing; past, undervalued. 

UNDERWENT'. Pret. of the v. un- 
dergo, i 

UN'DERWOOD. s. The low trees 
that grow among timber. 

UNDERWRITE, v. To write undrr; 
to subscribe to a policy of im Q- 
rance. pr. par. underwriting ; pait, 
underwritten: s. underwriter. 

UNDESCRIB'ED. adj. Not descriK d. 

UNDESERVED, adj. Not merited, 
adv. undeservedly. 

UNDESIGNTNG. adj. Not acting 
with any set purpose; sincere. 
a d j . u n designed. 

UNDETER'MINED. adj. Unsettled, 
undecided. 

UNDEV'IATING. adj. Regular; not 
crooked. 

UNDIGESTED, adj. Not concocted 
crude; not digested. 

UNDIMINISHED, adj. Not lessened, 
entire. 

UNDISCIPLINED, adj. Not disci- 
plined. 

UNDISGUISED, adj. Open, artless. 

UNDISMAY'ED. adj. Not discour- 
aged. 

UNDISSEM'BLING. adj. Not dis- 
sembling, adj. undissembled. 

UNDISTURB'ED. adj. Calm ; tran 
quil. 

UNDO', v. To ruin; to loose; to 
unravel, pr. par. undoing; pawl, 
undone: pret. undid. 

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DNE-UNF 



UNDOUBTED, adj. Indubitable:" UNEXHAUSTED spe* 

indisputable, adv. undoubtedly. UNEXPECTED, adj. Not expected. 
AWN*, adj. Not drawn. adv. unexpectedly. 

UNDRESS.' v. To strip; to divest UNEXPLORED, adj. Not search jo 

of ornaments, pr. par- undressing-. ;\ out. 

..undressed: s. undress, pi. un- UNEXPOSED, adj. Not exposed. 

dresses. UNEXT1NG UISHABLE. ad 
UNDUE', adj. Not right ; illegal : cuenchable. adj. untxting-uished. 

not agreeable to : UNFA'DING. adj. Not withering 
UN DULATE. p. To roll as waves. adj. unfaded. 

pr. par. undulating,- past, uniu- UNFA'IR. adj. Not fair : dishonest, 

lated : s. undulation: adj. undu- s. unfairness: adv. unfairly. 

lary, undulatory. UNFAlTH'FUL. adj. Perfidious.; 
UNDUTIFUL. adj. Not obedient; treacherous, s. unfaithfulness: adv. 

not reverent, s. undutifulness : unfaithfully. 

adv. undub fully : adj. unduteous. UNFASHIONABLE, adj. Not fash- 
UNEARTHED. a<f/. Driven from a ionable. adv. unfashicmably. 

den in the ground. UNFAST'EN. v. to loose; to un 



UNEARTH LY. adj. Not terrestrial. 
UNEASY, adj. Painful ; distu- 

not at ease. s. uneasiness: adv. im- 

cayi7y. 
UNEATEN, adj. Not eaten. 
UNEDUCATED, adj. Not having 

received education. 
UNEL'IGIBLE. adj. Not proper to 

be chosen. 
UNEMPLOYED, adj. Not bus 

UNENLIGHTENED, a#. Not i 

minated. UNFEIGNED. inter 

UNENTERTAIN'ING. adj. Giving feRed; real. adv. unfdgnedly. 

no delight. ~ UNFELT'. adj. Not felt. 

UN KIN' VIED. adj. Exempt from envy; UNFETTER. i\ To unchain, pr. pi.i 
UNE'QUAL. adj. Not equal; disf 

portioned, adv. unequally: adj. un- UNFINISHED, adj. Incomplete. 

equ UNFIT', adj. Improper; unsuitable 

UNEQUIVOCAL, adj. Not equivo- v. unfit; pr. par. unfitting: past, 

cal. unfitted: s. unfitness: adv. unfitly. 

UNERRING, adj. Committing no UNFIX'. i\ To loosen; to unfasten. 

mstake. adv. unerringly. par. unfixing; past, ttnfixt 

DNESSATED. adj. Unattempted. UNFLEDG'ED. adj. Not completely 



fix. pr. par. unfastening : past, vn- 

fasic 
UNFATH'OMABLE. adj. Not to be 

sounded bv a line. adj. unfaihomed. 
UNFAVOURABLE, adj. Not fa- 

vourable. adv. unfavourably. 
UNFEASIBLE, adj. Impraeticab e. 
UNFED 7 , adj. Not supplied win 

food. 
UNFEELING, adj. Void of sensi- 
bility. 3. unfti. ,\ un* 

feel tgi 



UNESSENTIAL, adj. Not import- 
ant: not constituting essence. 
UNE'YEN. adj. Not even ; not level. 

5 

UNEXAMINED, adj. Not examined. 
UNEXAMPLED, adj. Not known 

bv anv precedent. 
UNEXCEPTIONABLE adj. Not 

liable to anv obiection. 
UNEXECUTED. Vi/. Not executed. 
2K 



feathered : v< 

UNFOLEK. r. To expand: to spread : 
to discover, pr. par. unfolding; 
past. t/ 

UNFORESEEN', adj. Not foreseen. 

UNFORGIVING, adj. Relentless. 

UNFORTIFIED, adj. Not fortified. 

UNFORTUNATE, adj. Not suc- 
cessful; unprosperous adv. un- 
fortunately. 

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UNF— UNG 

UN FOUGHT', adj. Not fought. 

UNFOUND'ED. adj. Void of found- 
ation. 

UNFREQUENTED, adj. Rarely 
visited. 

UNFRE'QUENTLY. adv. Not com- 
mon 1 v. 

UNFRiEND'LY. adj. Not benevo- 
lent ; not kind. s. unfriendliness. 

UNFRUITFUL, adj. Not fruitful, 
s. unjrm (fulness. 

UNFURL', v. To expand; to unfold, 
pr. par. unfurling; past, unfurled. 

UNGAIN'LY. adj. Awkward; un- 
couth. 

UNGAIN'FUL. adj. Unprofitable. 

UNGAR'RISONED. adj. Without a 
garrison. 

UNGEN'EROUS. adj. Niggardly, 
mean, not liberal, adv. ungene- 
rously. 

UNGE'NIAL. adj. Not congenial. 

UNGENTEEL'. adj. Not genteel. 

UNGEN'TLEMANLIKE. adj. Un- 
like a gentleman, adj. ungentle 
manly. 

UNGIRD'. v. To loose any thing 
bound with a girdle, pr. par. un- 
girding,' past, ungirded: adj. un- 
girt. 

UNGOD'LY. adj. Wicked ; negligent 
of God. s. ungodliness: adv. un- 
godlilu. 

UNGOVERNABLE, adj. Not to be 
ruled; not to be restrained, adv. 
ungovernably. 

UNGOV'ERNED. adj. Without gov- 
ernment ; unbridled. 

UNGRACE'FUL. adj. Wanting ele- 
gance, s. ungracefulness. 

UNGRA'CIOUS. adj. Wicked, odi 
ous, offensive, unpleasing. adv. 
ungraciously. 

UNGRAMMATICAL. adj. Not ac 
cording to grammar, adv. ungram 
matically. 

UNGRAT E'FUL. adj. Not grateful. 
s ungratefulness: adv. ungrate 
fully. 

UNGRAT'IFIED. adj. Not gratified. 

UNGROUNDED, adj. Having no 
foundation 



UNG- UNI 

UNGUARD'ED. adj. Undefended * 
careless; imprudent, adv. un- 
guardedly. 

UNG'UENT. 5. Ointment. 

UNGUID'ED. adj. Not directed. 

UNHAL'LOWED. adj. Unholy 
profane. 

UNHAND'SOME. adj. Ungraceful 
illiberal, s. unhandsomeness : adv 
unhandsomely. 

UNHANDY, adj. Awkward. 

UNHANG', v. To divest of hang- 
ings; to take down from a hook 
pr. par. unhanging,- past, unhung. 

UNHANG'ED. adj. Not put to death 
bv the gallows. 

UNHAPPY, adj. Wretched; mis 
erable; unfortunate, s. unhappi 
ness: adv . unhappily. 

UNHARM'ED. adj. Unhurt. 

UNHARMCWIOUS. adj. Unmusi 
cal, harsh, discordant. 

UNHAR'NESS. v. To loose from ih< 
traces ; to disarm, pr. par. unhar- 
nessing ; past, unharnessed. 

UNHEALTH'Y. adj. Sickly, s. vn 
healthiness. 

UNHEARD', adj. Not perceived b) 
the ear; not vouchsafed an audi- 
ence. 

UNHEED'ED. adj. Disregarded. 

UNHEED'FUL.ac//. Incautious, adj 
unheeding. 

UNHEWN', adj. Not hewn. 

UNHINGE', v. To throw from the 
hinges ; to disorder, pr. par. un 
hinging ; past, unhinged. 

UNHO'LY. adj. Profane ; impious 
s. unholiness. 

UNHON'OURED. adj. Not vene. 
rated ; not celebrated. 

UNHORSE', v. To throw from the 
saddle, pr. par. unhorsing; pap 
unhorsed. 

UNHURT, adj. Free from harm 
adj. unhurtful. 

U'NICORN. s. A beast that has only 
one horn. 

U'NIFORM. adj. Similar to itself 
conforming to one rule. s. uni- 
formity : adv. uniformly. 

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UNr— UNJ 

UNIMPAIRED. ad/.Not diminished; 
not injured. 

UNIMPAS'SIONED. adj. Not en- 
dowed with passions; not pathetic. 

QNIMPEACH'ABLE. adj. Not ac- 
cusable. adj. uniinpeached. 

UNIMPORTANT, adj. Not mo- 
mentous. 

UNINTLUENCED. adj. Not influ- 
enced. 

UNINFORM'ED. adj. Ignorant. 

UNINSURED, adj. Unhurt. 

UN1N5TRUCTED. adj. Not taught. 

UNIXSTRUC'TIVE. adj. Not con 
ferring any improvement. 

UNINTELLIGIBLE, adj. That can 
not be understood, s. unintelligi- 
bility : adv. unintelligibly. 

UNINTENTIONAL, adj. Not de- 
signed, adv. unintentionally. 

UNINTERESTING, adj. Exciting 
no interest. 

UNINTERMIT'TING. adj. Contin 
uinor. p ar . a jj. unintermitted. 

UNINTERRUPTED, adj. Not inter- 
rupted, adv. uninterruptedly. 

UNINVITED, adj. Not asked. 

U'NION. s. The act of joining in one 
concord: federation. 

UNTP'AROUS. adj. Bringing one at 
a birth. 

UNIQUE', adj. Sole; without an 
equal. 

U NISON. adj. Sounding alone, s. uni- 
son, an exact agreement of sound 

U'NIT. s. One; the least number. 

UNITA'RIAN. 5. One of a sect which 
believes in the unity of God. 

UNITE, v. To join in one; to make 
agree or adhere, pr. par. uniting; 
past, united: s. uniter, unity, pi. 
unifies: adv. unitedly. 

UNIVERSAL, adj. General; total, 
s. univ ersality : adv. universally. 

U'NI VERSE. 5. The general system 
of thino-^. 

UNIVERSITY, s. A school where 
all the arts are taught, pi. univer- 
sities. 

UNJUST, adj. Iniquitous; contrary 
to justice, adv. unjustly. 

UNJUSTIFIABLE, adj. xNot to be 



UNK— UNM 

iustified. adv. unjustifiably: o/lj 

unjustified. 
UNKEN'NEL. v. To drive from his 

hole; to rouse from his retieat. 

pr. par. unkenneling- ; ^zst, unken- 
neled. 
IJSKIXU. adj. Not favourable ; not 

kind. s. unkindness, unkindlinesa . 

adv. unkindly. 
UNKNOWINGLY, adv. Ignorantly 
UNKNOWN', adj. Not known. 
UNLA'CE. v. To loose any thing 

fastened with a lace. pr. par. un 

lacing ; past, unlaced. 
UNLA'DE. v. To remove from that 

which carries, pr. par. unlading, 

past, unladed. 
UNLAMENTED. adj. Not deplored. 
UNLATCH', v. To 'open by lifting 

up the latch, pr. par. unlatching ; 

past, unlatched. 
UNLAWFUL, adj. Contrary to law. 

s. unlawfulness: adv. unlawfully. 
UNLEARN', v. To forget or disuse 

what has been learned, pr. par. 

unlearning ; past, unlearned. 
UNLEAV'ENED.orf/. Not fermented. 
UNLESS', conj. Except ; if not. 
UNLETTERED, adj. Unlearned. 
UNLICENSED, adj. Having no per 

mission. 
UNLI'KE. adj. Dissimilar; improb 

able. adv. unlikely: s. unlikeness t 

unlikelihood, unlikeliness. 
i UNLIMITED, adj. Having no lim- 
i its. adv. unlimitedly . 
[UNLOAD', v. To disburthen. pr. par. 

unloading ; past, unloaded. 
UNLOCK', v. To open a lock. pr. 

par. unlocking: past, unlocked. 
UNLOOKED, UNLOOK'ED FOR 

adj. Unexpected. 
UNLOOSE', v. To loose, pr. par. 

unloosing ; past, unloosed. 
UNLUCK'Y. adj. Unfortunate; un- 

happy; inauspicious, s. unlucki- 

ness: adv. unluckily. 
UNMAN*, v. To make irresolute 

to deject, pr. par. unmanning t 

past, unmanned. 
UNMANAGEABLE, adj. Not mar 

ageable. 

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UNM— UNO 

UJNMAN'AGED. adj. Not tutored 
not educated. 

UNMAN'LY. adj. Unsuitable to a 
man ; effeminate. 

UNMAN'NERED. a#. Ill-bred; rude 
adv. unmannerly: s. unmannerli- 
ness. 

UNMAR'RIED, adj. Not married. 

UNMASK', v. To strip of a disguise. 
pr. par. unmasking; past, un- 
masked. 

UNMATCH'ED. adj. Matchless; 
having no equal. 

UNMEANING, adj. Having no 
meaning. 

UNMEANT', adj. Not intended. 

UNMEDITATED, adj. Not pre- 
viously thought of. 

UNMERCHANTABLE, adj. Un- 
saleable. 

UNMERCIFUL, adj. Cruel; se- 
vere, s. unmercif ulness : adv. un- 
mercifully. 

UNMERITED, adj. Not deserved, 
s. unmentedness. 

UNMIND'ED. adj. Not heeded. 

UNMINDFUL, adj. Negligent, s. 
unmindfulness : adv. unmindfully. 

UNMOLESTED, adj. Undisturbed. 

UNMO'VED. adj. Not moved; not 
pfected. 

UNNA'MED. adj. Not named; not 
mentioned. 

IMNAT'URAL. adj. Contrary to na 
ture; forced, adv. unnaturally. 

UNNECESSARY. acj/.Needless. adv 
unnecessarily. 

UNNEjGPI'BOURLY. adj. Unkind. 

UNNERVE', v. To enfeeble, pr. par. 
unnerving ; past, unnerved. 

UNNOTED adj. Not observed. 

UNNUM'BEREb: adj. Not counted. 

UNOBJECTIONABLE, adj. Not to 
be objected to. 

UNOBSERVANT, adj. Not atten- 
tive. 

UNOBSERVED, adj. Not regarded; 
unseen, adv. unobservedly : adj. 
unob serving. 

UNOBSTRUCTED, adj. Not hin- 
dered. 

UNOBTRU'SIVE. adj. Not obtrusive. 



UNO— UNP 

UNOCCUPIED, adj. I npossessea. 

UNORGANIZED, adj. Not organ- 
ized. 

UNPA'CIFIED. adj. Not composed. 

UNPACK', v. To open things pack- 
ed up. pr. par. unpacking: past, 
unpacked. 

' r NPAID\ adj. Not paid. 

JNPAL'ATABLE. adj. Nauseous; 
disagreeable. 

UNPARALLELED, adj. Not to be 
equalled. 

UNPARDONABLE, adj. Not to be 
forgiven, adv. unpardonably : adj. 
unpardoned. 

UNPARLIAMENTARY. aa 7 ;7 Con- 
trary to the usage or constitution 
of parliament. 

UNPATRONIZED. adj. Having no 
patron. 

UNPEOPLE, v. To depopulate, pr. 
par. unpeopling ,• past, unpeopled. 

UN PERCEIVED, adj. Not observed. 

UNPERFORM'ED. adj. Undone. 

UNPIN', v. To open any thing 
fastened with a pin. pr. par. un 
pinning ; past, unpinned. 

UNPITYING. adj. Without pity. 
adj. unpitied: adv. unpitifvlly. 

UNPLEAS'ANT. adj. Not pleasant; 
uneasy, s. unpleasantness: adv. tm 
pleasantly. 

UNPLEAS'ING. adj. Offensive, s 
unpleasingness. 

UNPOl/ISHED. adj. Not smoothed; 
not refined. 

UNPOLITE. adj. Not elegant; not 
civil, s. impoliteness* 

UNPOLLUTED, adj. Not corrupted. 

UNPOPULAR, adj. Not popular; 

disliked, s. unpopularity. 
UNPORTIONED. adj. Not endowed 
with a fortune. 

UNPRACTISED, adj. Not habitua- 
ted : not skilful. 
UNPRECEDENTED, adj. Without 
an example. 

UNPREJUDICED, adj. Free from 

prejudice. 
UNPREMEDITATED, adj. Not pre- 
meditated. 

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UNP-UNR 

UNPREPA'RED. adj. Not prepared 
a. unpreparedness. 

UN PRETENDING, adj. Not claim- 
ing anv distinction. 

UNPREVENT'ED.a#. Not hindered 

UNPRINCIPLED, adj. Without set 
tied Drinciples; nefarious. 

UNPR1NTED. adj. Not printed. 

UNPRODUCTIVE, adj. Not effi- 
cient ; barren. 

UNPROFITABLE, adj. Not profit- 
able, adv. unprofitably. 

UNPROLIFIC. adj. Barren. 

UNPROM'ISING. adj. Giving no 
promise of excellence. 

UNPROPI'TIOUS. adj. Inauspicious. 

UNPROTECTED, adj. Not pro- 
tected. 

UNPROVIDED, adj. Not provided. 

UNPROVOK'ING. adj. Giving no 
offence, adj. unprovoked. 

UNPUB'LISHED. adj. Not publish- 
ed : secret; unknown. 

UJNPUNTSHED. adj. Not punished. 

UNQUALIFY, v. To disqualify; to 
divest of qualification, pr. par. un- 
qualifying; past, unqualified. 

UNQUESTIONABLE, adj. Indubi- 
table, adv. unquestionably: adj. 
unquestioned. 

UNQUI'ET. adj. Not calm ; not dis- 
turbed. 

UNRAVEL, v. To disentangle; to 
extricate, pr. par. unraveling 
past, unraveled. 

UNREAD, adj. Not read. 

UNREAD'Y. adj. Not prepared ; not 
prompt, s. unreadiness. 

UNRFAL. adj. Unsubstantial. 

UNREASONABLE, adj. Not agree- 
able to reason; exorbitant, s. un 
reasonableness : adv. unreasonably 

UNRECLAIM'ED. adj. Not tamed: 

not reformed. 
UNREFI'NED. adj. Not refined. 

UNRELENTING.' adj. Cruel ; re 

lentless. 
UNREMITTING, adj. Not abating; 
persevering. 

UNREPEALED, adj. Not revoked. 

UNRESISTING, adj. Not opposing, 
adj. unresisted. 

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UNR—UNS 

UNREST, s. Disquiet. 

UNRESTRAIN'ED. adj. Not con- 
fined; unlimited. 

UNRE VEAL'E D.adj. Not discoverer 

UNREVENG'ED. adj. Not revenged. 

UNREWARD'ED.a^. Not rewarded. 

UNRID'DLE. v. To solve an enigma, 
pr. par. unriddling; past, unrid- 
dled: s. unriddler. 

UNRlGHTEOUS.a<iy. Unjust; wick- 
ed. s. unrighteousness: adv. un- 
righteously. 

UNRI'im. adj. Immature, s. unripe- 
ness. 

UNRl'VALED. adj. Having no rival; 
unequaled. 

UNRO'BE. v. To undress-pr. par 
unrobing; past, unrobed:. 

UNROLL', y. To open any thing 
rolled, pr. par. unrolling; past, 
unrolled. 

UNROOF', v. To strip off the roof, 
pr. par. unroofing; past, unroofed 

UNRUFFLE. v. To cease from agi- 
tation, pr. par. unruffling ; past, 
unruffled. 

UNRU'LY. adj. Turbulent ; ungov- 
ernable, s. unruliness. 

UNSAD'DLE. v. To take off the sad- 
dle, pr. par. unsaddling; past, un- 
saddled. 

UNS ATE. adj. Not secure; dan 
gerous. adv. unsafely. 

UNSALEABLE, adj. Not merchant 
able. 

UNSANC'TIFIED. adj. Unholy. 

UNSATISFACTORY, adj. Not giv 
ing satisfaction. 

UNSATISFIED, ac?/. Not contented 

UNSAVOURY, adj. Tasteless; un 
pleasing, s. unsavouriness : ad\ 
unsavourily. 

UNSAY', v. To retract; to recant 
pr. par. unsaying; past, unsaid. 

UNSCREW', v. To loosen a screw 
pr. par. unscrewing; past, un 

UNSCRIP'TURAL. adj. Not deten 

sible by Scripture. 
UNSEARCHABLE, adj. Inscruta- 

ble. 
UNSEASONABLE, adj. Ill-timed, 
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UNS— UNS 

unfit, s. i.nseasonableness : adv. un- 
seasonably. 

UNSEEM'LY. adj. Indecent; unbe- 
coming, s. unseemliness. 

UNSEEN', adj. Not seen ; invisible. 

UNSERVICEABLE, adj. Useless. 

UNSETTLE, v. To make uncertain; 
to overthrow, pr. par. unsettling; 
past, unsettled: s. unsettledness. 

UNSHA'KEN. adj. Unmoved. 

UNSHEATH'. v. To draw from the 
scabbard, pr. par. unsheathing; 
past, unsheathed. 

UNSHIP', v. To take out of a ship. 
pr. par. unshipping ; past, unship- 
ped. 

UNSHOD', adj. Having no shoes. 

UNSHORN', adj. Not clipped. 

UNSIGHTLY, adj. Disagreeable to 
the sight, s. unsightliness. 

UNSKILFUL, adj. Wanting skill, 
s. unskilf ulness : adv. unskilfully : 
adj. unskilled. 

UWSCCIABLE. adj. Not sociable, 
adv. unsociably. 

t NSO'CIAL. adj. Not social. 

UNSOLD', adj. Not sold. 

INSOLDIERLIKE, UNSOL'DIER- 
LY. adj. Unbecoming a soldier. 

UNSOLICITED, adj. Not solicited. 

UNSOPHISTICATED, adj. Not 
adulterated; not counterfeit. 

UNSORT'ED. adj. Not separated ; 
not suitable. 

UNSOUGHT', adj. Not sought for. 

UNSOUND', adj. Not sound, s. un- 
soundness. 

UNSOWN', adj. Not sown. 

UNSPEAK'ABLE. adj. Unutterable, 
adv. unspeakably. 

UNSPE'CIFIED. adj. Not specified. 

UNSPOTTED, adj. Unstained ; im- 
maculate. 

UNSTA'BLE. adj. Not fixed; in- 
constant. 

UNST AID', adj. Not cool; not steady. 
s. unitaidness. 

UNSTEAD'Y. adj. Inconstant ; ins- 
table, s. unsteadiness: adv. un- 
steadily. 

UNSTUb'IFP. adj. Unpremeditated. 

UNSUBSTANTIAL, adj. Not solid. 



UNS— UNT 

UNSUCCESSFUL, adj. Not buc 

cessful. s. unsuccessfulness : adv. 

unsuccessfully. 
UNSUITABLE, adj. Not suitable. 

s. unsuiiableness. 
UNSUL'LIED. adj. Not disgraced, 

pure. 
UNSUNG', adj. Not celebrated in 

verse. 
UNSUPPORTED, adj. Not support- 

ed. 
UNSU'RE. adj. Not fixed; not certain. 
UNSURMOUNTABLE. adj. Insu- 
perable. 
UNSUSCEPTIBLE, adj. Not liable 

to admit impression. 
UNSUSPECTING, adj. Not imagin- 

iug that any ill is designed, adj. 

unsuspected. 
UNSUSITCIOUS. adj. Having no 

suspicion. 
UNSWORN', adj. Not bound by en 

oath. 
UNTA'MEABLE. adj. Not to be 

tamed, adj. untamed. 
UNTAUGHT, adj. Uninstructed. 
UNTENABLE, adj. Not to be held 

in possession; not maintainable. 
UNTENANTED, adj. Having no 

tenant. 
UNTEND'ED. adj. Not having any 

attendance. 
UNTHANK'FUL. adj. Ungrateful. 

s. unthankf ulness : adv. unthank- 

fully. 
UNTHTNK'ING. adj. Thoughtless. 
UNTHRIFTY, adj. Prodigal : waste 

fill; not improving, s. unthrifti 

ness : adv. unthriftily. 
UNTI'DY. adj. Not tidy ; slovenly. 
UNTIE', v. To unbind ; to unfasten. 

pr. par. untying; past, untied. 
UNTIL', adv. and prep. To the time 

that. 
UNTIME'LY. adj. Happening before 

the natural time; illtimed. 
UNTO. One of the prepositions. 
UNTOLD', adj. Not told; not re- 
vealed. 
UNTOWARD, adj. Froward; awfc 

ward; vexatious, adv . untowardly . 

s. untowardness. 

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UNT— UNW 

UNTRAIN'ED. adj. Not educated; 

not disciplined. 
UNTRAV'ELED. adj. Never trodden 

by passengers ; never having seen 

foreign countries. 
UNTRi'ED. adj. Not yet attempted; 

not having passed trial. 
UNTROD'DEN. adj. Not marked by 

the foot. 
UNTROUB'LED. adj. Not disturbed 

bv c;\re ; transparent. 
UNTRUE 7 , adj. False, s. untruth: 

adv. untruly. 
UNTUTORED, adj. Uninstructed. 1 ! 



UNW— UPS 

UNVVI'SE. adj. Defective in wisdom, 
injudicious, adv. unwisely. 

UNWISH'ED. adj. Not sought; not 
desired. 

UNWITNESSED, adj. Wanting tes- 
timony. 

UNWITTINGLY, adv. Without 
knowledge. 

UNWOM'ANLY. adj. Unbecoming 
a woman. 

UNWONTED, adj. Uncommon; un- 
used. 

UNWORTHY, adj. Not worthy, s. 
unworthiness : adv. unworthily. 



UNTWI'NE. v. To open what is;! UNWRITTEN, adj. Not written; 

wrapped on itself; to separate that ! j oral; traditional. 

which clasps round anv thing. ■! UN WROUGHT, adj. Not laboured. 
UNUSED, adj. Not put to use; not :j UN YIELDING, adj. Not giving 

accustomed. I place ; obstinate. 

UNU'SUAL. adj. Uncommon; rare.; UNYO'KE. v. To loose from the yoke. 



s. unusvalness : adv. unusually. 

UNUTTERABLE, adj. Inexpressi- 
ble. 

UNVAL'UED. adj. Not prized ; ines- 
timable. 

UNVARNISHED, adj. Not var- 
nished. 

UNVA'RYING. adj. Unchanging, 
adj. unvaried. 

UNVERS'ED. adj. Unacquainted. 

UNVIS'ITED. adj. Not resorted to ; 
never vet visited. 

I ^WARRANTABLE, adj. Not de- 
fensible; not allowed, adv. unwar- 
rantably. 

UNWARRANTED, adj. Not cer- 
tain : not ascertained. 



pr. par. unyoking ; past, unyoked. 

UP. One of the prepositions, adv. 
up. 

UPBRAID\ v. To charge contempt- 
uously with any thing disgraceful, 
to reproach, pr. par. upbraiding . 
past, upbraided: s.upbraider. adv. 
upbraidingly. 

UPHEAVE', v. To heave up. pr. par. 
upheaving; past, upheaved. 

UPHILL', adj. Difficult; laborious. 

UPHOLD', v. To lift on high : to sup- 
port ; to continue, pr. par. uphold- 
ins:: past, upheld ; s. upholder. 

UPHOLSTERER, s. One who fur- 
nishes houses with beds, curtains, 
<fcc. s. upholstery. 



UNWA'RY. adj. Imprudent: unex- UPLAND. & High ground, adj. up 

land. 
UPLIFT, v. To raise aloft, pr. par 

uplifting; past, uplifted. 
UPON', prep. Not under, not with- 



pected. s. unwariness : adv. un- 

warily. 
UNWELCOME, aaj Not pleasing; 

not well received. 
UNWELL', adj. Not well ; slightly] in: on. 

indiso^sed. ^tJP'PER. adj. Sunerior in pluce; 

UNWEPT, adj. Not lamented. | higher, sup. uppermost. 

UNWHOLE'SOME. adj. Insalubri-;! UPRIGHT. ' adj. Perpendicularly 

ous : corrupt, s. umiholesomeness. \ erect: honest, s. uprightness : adv 
UNWIEL'DY. adj. Unmanageable ; ' uprightly. 

bulkv. adv. unwieUUy. jUP'RO^R. s. Tumult ; disturbance. 

UNWII/LING. adj. Not inclined: ; UPSET, v. To overturn. -pr. par up 

not complving bv inclination, s. ' setting: pn?t, upset. 

unwillingness 7 adv. unwillingly. | UPSHOT, s. Cof.cln*fon ; final event 

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UPS-USH 

UPSTART, s. One suddenh raised 
to wealth, power, or honour, adj. 
upstart. 

UPTURN', v. To throw up; to fur- 
row, pr. par. upturning ; past, up- 
turned. 

UPWARD, adv. Directed to a higher 
part. adv. upwards. 

URBA'NE. adj. Civil ; courteous, s 
urbanity. 

URCHIN, s. A hedge-hog. 

URGE. v. To incite; to push; to 
provoke, pr. par. urging; past, 
urged: s. urger, urgency : adj. ur 
gent: adv. urgently. 

U'RINE. s. Animal water, adj. uri 
nary. 

URN. s. A vessel used for the ashes 
of the dead, &c. 

UR'SULINE. adj. Denoting an order 
of nuns. 

US. pron. The objective case of we. 

U'SAGE. s. Treatment ; custom. 

U'SANCE. s. A term used by mer- 
chants. 

USE. s. Usage; custom; habit; con- 
venience, v. use; pr. par. using, 
past, used: adj. useful, useless: s. 
user, usefulness, uselessness: adv. 
usefully, uselessly. 

USH'ER. s. An introducer ; an under- 



L'SQ-UXO 

teacher, v. usher , pr. par. usJier* 
ing; past, ushered. 

USQUEBAUGH', s. A compounded 
distilled spirit. 

U'SUAL. adj. Common, customary, 
frequent, adv. usually. 

U'SUFRUCT. s. The temporary use. 
adj. usufructuary. 

USURP', v. To seize without right, 
pr. par. usurping; past, usurped: 
s. usurpation, usurper: adv. usurp- 
ingly. 

USURY, s. Money paid for the use 
of money; interest; illegal inter- 
est, s. usurer: adj. usurious : adv. 
usuriously. 

UTENSIL, s. An instrument for use. 

UTERINE, adj. Belonging to the 
womb. 

UTIL'IT Y. s. Usefulness ; profit. 

UT'MOST. adj. Extreme; in the 
highest degree, s. utmost. 

UTO'PIAN. adj. Ideal; not real. 

UT'TER. adj. Situated on the out- 
side; extreme; excessive, sup. ut- 
termost: s. uttermost: adv. utterly. 

UT'TER. v. To speak ; to pronounce; 
to publish, pr. par. uttering; past, 
uttered : s. utter er. 

UXO'RIOUS. adj. Submissively fond 
of a wife. s. uxoriousness : adv. 
uxorwusly. 



VAC— VAC 

VA'CANT. adj. Empty; unfilled; 
unoccupied, v. vacate; pr. par. 
vacating; past, vacated: s. vaca- 
tion, vacancy, pi. vacancies. 

VACCINATE, v. To inoculate with 
vaccine matter, or. par. vaccinat- 
ing; past, vaccinated : s. vaccina- 
tion, vaccinator. 

VACCINE, adj. Of or belonging to 
a cow. 

VA'CILLATE. v. Towav-r; to be 
inconstant, pr. par. vacillating; 
past, vacillated : s. vacillation. 

VACUITY, s. Emptiness, pi. vacu- 
ities. 



VAC— VAI 

VACUUM, s. Space unoccupied by 

matter. 
VAG'ABOND. adj. Wandering; va 

grant, s. vagabond. 
VAGA'RY. s. A wandering; acapri 

cions freak, pi. vagaries. 
VA'GRANT. adj. Wandering; un- 
settled, s. vagrant, vagi-ancy. 
VAGUE, adj. Unmeaning, undetei 

mined. 
VAIL. 5. A curtain; a cover; monev 

given to servants, v. vail; pr. pai 

vailing; past, vailed. 
JVAIN. adj. Fruitless ; unreal; mean 
I ly proud ; showy, adv. vainly. 
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VAL— VAN 

VALE. 5. A wide, open space, be- 
tween hills. 

VALEDICTION, s. A farewell, adj. 
valedictory. ' 

VAL'ENTINE. s. A sweetheart, cho- 
sen on Valentine's day; a letter 
sent on Valentine's dav. 

VALE'RIAN. s. A kind of plant. 

VALET', s. A waiting servant. 

VALETUDINA'RIAN, VALETU'- 
DINARY. adj. Weakly; sickly. 
s. valetudinarian. 

VALTANT. adj. Stout; brave, adv. 
valiantly. 

VALID, adj. Efficacious, weighty, 
conclusive, s. validity. 

VAL'LEY. s. A low ground or a hol- 
low between two hills, pi. valleys. 

YALLI'SE. s. A portmanteau. 

YAL'OUR. s. Persona] bravery; 
strength, adj.ua/oroi/5: adv. val- 
or ously. 

VAL'UE.s. Price; worth; high rate, v 
value; pr.par. valuing; past, valued: 
r.valuaiion,valuator: adj. valuable. 

VALVE, s. A folding door ; anything 
That opens over the mouth of a 
vessel. 

V\MP. v. To mend old things; to 
piece, pr. par. vamping ; past, 
Vamped : s. vamper. 

VAMP. s. The upper leather of a 
shoe ; a sock. 

V AM'PIRE. s. A pretended demon; 
ri kind of bat. 

VAX. s. The front of an army or 
fleet : the first line. ^ vanguard. 

VANDAL'IC. adj. Barbarous; re- 
sembling the character of the Van-, 
dais. s. vandalism. 

VANE. s. A plate turned with the 
wind. 

VANISH, v. To lose perceptible ex- 
istence ; to disappear, pr. par. van- 
ishing ; past, vanished. 

VANITY, s. Emptiness; uncertain- 
ty ; idle show : ostentation ; petty 
pride, pi. vanities. 

VAN'QUISH. v. To conquer ; to 
overcome, pr. par. vanquishing: 
past, vanquished : s. vanquisher : 
adj. vanquishable. 



VAP— VAU 

VAPID, adj. Dead ; spiritless, s 
vapid ness. 

VA'POUR. s. Anything exhalable, 
fume ; steam ; vain imagination 
in the plural, hypochondriacal mal 
adies. adj. vapor ous. 

VA'POUR. i\To emit fumes; to bully 
pr. par. vapouring ; past, vapoured 
s. vapourer : adv. vapouringly. 

VA'RIABLE. adj. Changeable; in- 
constant, s. variableness : adv. va- 
riably : s. variation. 

iVA'RIANCE. s. Disagreement ; dis- 

! cord. 

VA'RIEGATE. v. To diversify; to 
stain with different colours, pr. 
par. variegating; past, variegated . 
s. variegation. 

VARl'ETY. s. Change; succession 
of one thing to another, pi. varieties. 

VARf OLOID. s. A modification of 
the smallpox. 

VARI'OLOUS. adj. Relating to the 
disease called the smallpox. 

VA'RIOUS. adj. Different; several; 
changeable, adv. variously. 

VAR'LET. s. A servant or attendant , 
a term of reproach. 

YAR'NISH. s. A shining liquid sub- 
stance, v. varnish; pr. par. varnish- 
ing ; past, varnished: s.vamisher. 

VA'RY. v. To change ; to diversify, 
pr. par. varying; past, varied. 

VAS'CULAR. adj. Consisting of ves- 
sels, s. vascularity. 

VASE. s. A vessel ; generally rather 
for show than use. 

VAS'SAL. s. One who holds of a su- 
perior lord; a subject; a servant. 
s. vassalage. 

VAST. adj. Very large ; immensely 
great, s. vastness : adv. vastly. 

VAT. s. A large tub, used by brew- 
ers, &c. 

VAUDE'VILLE. s. A ballad ; a mu- 
sical drama. 

VAULT. 5. A continued arch; a cellar, 
a cave, adyvaulted. pronounced vaut. 

VAULT, v. To leap; to jump, pro- 
nounced vaut. pr. par. vaulting 
past, vaulted: s. vaulter. 

VAUNT, v. To boast ; to brag, pr 
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VEA— VEN 
par. vaunting; past, vaunted: s 
vivunter: adv. vaunlingly. 

VEAL. f. The flesh of a calf. 

VEER. v. To turn about ; to change 
pr. par. veering ; past, veered. 

VEGETABLE, s. Any thing that 
has growth without sensation, at 
plants, adj. vegetable: v. vegetate 
pr. par. vegetating,' past, vegetated 
s. vegetation: adj. vegetative. 

VE'HEMENT. a#. Violent ; ardent 
s. vehemence : adv. vehemently. 

VE'HICLE. s. That in which any 
thing is carried, adj. vehicular. 

VEIL. s. A cover to conceal the face 
a disguise, v. veil ; pr. par. veiling; 
past, veiled. 

VEIN. s. A blood-vessel ; course of 
metal in a mine ; tendency or turn 
of the mind or genius, adj. veined, 
veiny. 

VEL'LUM. s. A fine kind of parch 
merit. 

VELO'CITY. s. Speed ; swiftness 
pi. velocities. 

VEL'VET. s. Silk with a short fur or 
pile. adj. velvet. 

VELVETEEN', s. A kind of stuff 
made in imitation of velvet. 

VE'NAL. adj. Mercenary ; prostitute, 
s. venality. 

VENAT'IC, VENAT'ICAL. adj. 
Used in hunting. 

VEND. v. To sell. pr. par. vending ; 
past, vended: s. vender, vendor, 
vendee: adj. vendible. 

VEN'DUE. s. Auction. 

VENEER', v. To cover with thin 
wood,&,c. pr. par. veneering ; past, 
veneered: s. veneering. 

VEN'ERATE. v. To reverence; to 
regard with awe. pr. par. venerat- 
ing; past, venerated : s. veneration, 
venerator : adj. venerable: adv. ven- 
erably. 

VENE'REAL. adj. Relating to love, 
or rather lust. 

VENESECTION. 5. Blood-letting, 
bv cutting a vein. 

VEN'GEANCE. s. Punishment, 
aiengement. adj. vengeable, venge- 
ful. 



\ EN— VER 

VE'NIAL. adj. Pardonable. 

VEN'ISON. s. The flesh of deer, pro 
nou need ven'-zon. 

VEN'OM. s. Poison, adj. venomous. 
adv. venomously. 

VENT. s. A small aperture ; a pas 
sage at which any thing is let out 
emission, v. vent; pr. par. venting 
past, vented. 

VENTIDUCT, s. A passage for the' 
wind. 

VENTILATE, v. To cool or purify, 
by the admission of wind, pr.par. 
ventilating; past, ventilated: s.ven 
tilation, ventilator. 

VENTRAL, adj. Belonging to the 
bellv. 

VENTRICLE, s. Any small cavity 
in an animal body, particularly 
those of the heart; the stomach. 

VENTRIL'OQUISM. s. The act of 
speaking inwardly, so that the 
sound seems to issue from the bel- 
ly; and so modifying the tones, as 
to induce a belief, that the sound 
issues from any place to which the 
attention of the auditors is direct- 
ed, s. ventriloquist. 

VENTURE, s. A hazard; an under- 
taking of chance and danger, v. 
venture; pr. par. venturing ; past, 
ventured: s. venturer: adj. ven- 
turous : adv. venturously. 

VERA'CITY. 5. Moral truth ; hon- 
esty of report, adj. veracious. 

VERAN'DA. 5. A kind of open por- 
tico. 

VERB. A part of speech, defined 
as signifying "to be, to do, or to 
suffer. " 

VERB A L. adj. spoken : not written ; 
oral ; consisting of mere words ; 
having word corresponding to 
word. adv. verbally. 

VERBATIM, adv. Word for word. 

VER'BERATE. v. To beat ; to strike, 
pr. par. verberating ; past, verber- 
ated: s. verberation. 

VER'BIAGE. s. Verbosity; bom- 
bast. 

VERBO'SE. a#. Exuberant in words 
prolix, s. verbosity. 

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VEK— VER 

VERDANT, adj. Green, s. verdancy. 

VER'DERER. s. An officer in the 
forest. 

VERDICT. s. The determination of 
a jurv ; decision. 

VER'DiGRIS. s. The green rust of 
copper. 

VER'DITER. s. Chalk made green. 

VERGE. s. A rod, or something re- 
sembling it, carried as an emblem 
of authority; the mace of a dean ; 
the brink ; the edge. 

VERGE, v. To bend downwards; 
to tend. pr. par. verging; past, 
verged. 

VER'GER. s. He that carries the 
mace before a dean. 

VERIFY, v. To justify against a 
charge of falsehood ; to confirm, 
pr. par. verifying ; past, verified ; 
s. verification, verifier: adj. veri- 
fiable. 

VERTLY. adv. In truth ; certainlv. 

VERISIMILITUDE, s. Probability, 
adj. verisimilar. 

VERITY, s. Truth, adj. veritable. 

VER'JUICE. s. Acid liquor express- 
ed from crab-apples. 

VERMICEL'LI. 5. A pnste rolled and 
broken in the form of worms, pro- 
nounced ver-me-chet-e. 

VERMICULAR, adj. Acting like a 
worm : soiral. 

VER'MICULE. s. A little grub or 
worm. 

VERMIFORM, adj. Having the 
shape of a worn. / 

VERMIFUGE, s. A medicine that 
destroys worms. 

VERMIL'ION. s. A beautiful red 
colour. 

VER'MIN. s. Any noxious animal: 
used commonly for small crea- 
tures. 

VERMIP'AROUS. adj. Producing 
worms. 

VERNACULAR, adj. Of one's own 
country. 

VER'NAL. adj. Belonging to the 
spring. 

VERSATILE, adj Changeable va- 



VER— VES 

riable. s. versatility, pi. versaiili* 
ties. 

VERSE, s. Language restrained to 

! harmonic sounds, or to a regular 

! number of syllables; a line of 
J verse ; a portion of Scripture, con- 

1 tained in one numerical division. 
"VERSED, adj. Skilled in; acquaint- 
ed with. 

VER'SIFY. v. To make verses; to 
turn into verse, pr. par. versify- 
ing ; past, versified: s. versifier, 
versification. 

VER'SION. s. Change ; transforma- 
tion : translation. 

VERST. s. \A Russian measure, 
equal to about three quarters of 
an English mile. 

VERTEBRE. 5. A joint of the back 
adj. vertebral. 

VERTEX, s. The point over head 
the top. pi. vertices, vertexes. 

VERTICAL, adj. Placed in the ze 
nith ; perpendicular to the hori- 
zon, adv. vertically. 

VERTI'GINOUS. adj. Rotatory 
giddy. 

VERTIGO, s. A giddiness. 

VER'Y. adv. True : in a great de 
gree ; in an eminent degree. 

VESICLE, s. A small cuticle in 
fjated; a blister. 

VES'PERS. s. The evening servic 
of the Roman church. 

VES'SEL. 5. Any thing in which 
liquids or other things are put ; a 
ship. 

VEST. 5. An outer garment; a kind 
of coat. s. vestn«mt, vesture. 

VEST. v. To dress; to make pos- 
sessor of. pr. par. vesting ; past, 



.VESTAL, s. A virgin consecrated 
j to Vesta ; a pure v : rgin. adj. vestal. 
: VESTIBULE. 5. ^he porch or first 
I entrance of a house. 
VESTIGE. 5. Mark left behind in 
i passing. 

VESTRY, s. A room appendant to 
j a church, in which the sacerdoia. 
j garments, &,c. are kept; a parochial 
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VET— VIC 

assembly, commonly convened in 
the vestry, pi. vestries. 

VETCH, s. A kind of pea. pi. 
vetches. 

VETERAN, s. An old soldier: one 
long practised in any thing, adj. 
veteran. 

VETERINARY, adj. Pertaining to 
science in the diseases of cattle. 

VEX. v. To plague, to disquiet, to 
torment, pr. par. vexing; past, 
vexed: s. vexation: adj. vexatious: 
adv. vexatiously. 

VFAL. s. A small bottle. 

VI' AND. s. Food ; moat dressed. 

VIATICUM, s. Provision for a jour- 
ney ; the last rite of the Roman 
church. 

VI'BRATE. v. To move to and fro. 
pr. par. vibrating; past, vibrated: 
s. vibration: adj. vibrative, vibra- 
tory. 

VICAR, s. A substitute ; a clergy- 
man of the episcopal church, next 
in degree below a rector, adj. vica- 
rial, vicarious: s. vicarage: adv. 
vicariously. 

VICE. s. Depravity; wickedness; 
a kind of small iron press, with 
screws. 

VICEAD'MIRAL. s. The second 
commander of a fleet. 

VICECHAN'CELLOR. s. The sec- 
ond magistrate of the universities. 

VTCE'ROY. 5. He who governs in 
place of the king. s. viceroyalty, 
pi. viceroyalties. 

Vl'CINAGE. s. Neighbourhood. 

VICINITY, s. Nearness; neighbour- 
hood, pi. vicinities. 

VTCIOUS. adj. Corrupt; devoted to 
vice. s. viciousness : adv. viciously. 

VICIS'SITUDE. s. Change, revolu- 
tion. 

VICTIM. 5. A sacrifice, something 
destroyed. 

VICTOR, s. A conqueror, adj. vic- 
torious: adv. victoriously: s. vic- 
tory. 

VICTUALS, s. Provision of food : 
sustenance, pronounced vit'-als. v. 



V1D— VIN 

victual; pr. par. victualing ; past, 
victualed : s. victualler. 

VIDEL'ICET. adv. To wit , tnat is 
generally written viz. 

VID'UAL. adj. Belonging to the 
state of a widow, s. viduity. 

VIE. v. To contest ; to strive for 
superiority, pr. par. vying; past, 
vied. 

VIEW. v. To survey ; to see. pr. 
par. viewing; past, viewed: s. view 
viewer. 

VI'GIL. s. "Watch ; devotions per 
formed in the customary hours ot 
rest. 

VIGILANT, adj. Watchful; cir- 
cumspect, s. vigilance: adv. vigi- 
lantly. 

VIGNETTE', s. An ornamental as- 
semblage of leaves and flowers, 
pronounced vin-yet. 

VIG'OUR, VIGOR.*. Foroe,strengtU 
energy, adj. vigorous: adv. vigor- 
ously. 

VILE. adj. Base; worthless; sordid. 
s. vileness: adv. vilely. 

VILIFY, v. To debase; to mais 
vile ; to defame, pr. par. vilifying ; 
past, vilified: s. vilification, vilifier. 

VIL'LA. s. A country-seat. 

VIL'LAGE. s. A small collection of 
houses, less than a town. s. Vil- 
lager. 

VIL'LAIN. s. One who held by a 
base tenure : a wicked wretch, s. 
villanage, villany. 

VIMIN'EOUS. adj. Made of twigs. 

VINDE'MIAL. adj. Belonging to a 
vintage. 

VINDICATE, v. To justify; to re- 
venge ; to clear, pr. par. vindi- 
cating ; past, vindicated : s. vin- 
dication, vindicator: adj. vindica- 
tive, vindicatory. 

VINDICTIVE, adj. Revengeful, s. 
vindictiveness : adv. vindictively. 

VINE. s. The plant that bears the 
grape, s. vineyard. 

VIN'EGAR. s. W r ine, &c. grown 
sour. 

VI'NOUS. adj. Having the qualities 
of wine. s. vinosity. 

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V1N— VIS 

VINTAGE. 5. The produce of the 1 
vine for a year : the time in which 
grapes are gathered, s. vintager. 

VINT'NER. s. One who sells wine. 

VI'OL. s. A stringed instrument of 
music. 

VIOLATE, v. To injure ; to hurt ; 
to infringe, pr. par. violating; 
past, violated . s. violation, violator: 
adv. violable. 

VI'OLENCE. s. Force ; unjust force ; 
outrage; eagerness, adj. violent: 
adv. violently. 

VrOL^ET. s. A kind of flower. 

VI'OLIN. s. A fiddle. 
, VIOLINCEL'LO. 5. A bass violin. 

VITER. s. A serpent, of that species 
which brings fcnh its young alive, 
adj. viperine, viperous. 

VIRAGO 5. An impudent, turbu- 
lent woman. 

VIR'GIN. 5. A maid. adj. virgin, 
virginal: s. virginity. 

VIR'GO. s. The sixth sign of the 
Zodiac. 

VIRIDITY, s. Greenness. 

VIR'ILE. adj. Belonging to man. 
virility. 

VIRTUAL, adj. Having the efficacy, 
without the material part, adv, 
virtually. 

VIRTUE, s. Moral goodness; effi- 
cacy, adj. virtuous: adv. virtu- 
ously. 

VIRTUOSO, s. A man skilled in 
antique or natural curiosities. 

VTR'ULENT. adj. Poisonous, ven 
omous, bitter, s. virulence: adv. 
virulently, 

VIS-A-VIS', s. A carriage which 
holds only two persons, who sit 
face to face, pronounced ve-za-ve'. 

VIS'AGE. 5. Face, look. 

VIS'CID. adj. Glutinous, s. viscidity. 

VIS'COUNT. 5. A degree of no- 
bility next to an earl, pronounced 
vi'count. fern, viscountess, pi. vis- 
countesses. 

VIS'COUS. adj. Glutinous, s. vis- 
cosity. 

VISIBLE, adj. Perceptible to the 
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VIS— VOC 

eve ; apparent, s. visibility : , acft 
visibly. 

VISION. 5. Sight; the faculty of 
seeing ; a dream. 

VISIONARY, adj. Affected by phan- 
toms; imaginary, s. visionary. 

VISIT, v. To go to see. (In Scrip- 
tural language,) to send good or 
evil judicially, pr. par. visiting , 
past, visited: s. visit, visitant, visita- 
tion, visiter, visitor. 

VIS'OR. 5. A mask ; part of a hel- 
met, adj. visored. 

VISTA, s. View ; prospect through 
an avenue. 

VIS'UAL. adj. Used in sight; in- 
strumental to sight. 

VITAL, adj. Contributing to life 
necessary to life. s. vitality: pi 
vitals : adv. vitally. 

VITIATE, v. To deprave ; to spoil 
pr. par. vitiating; past, vitiated. 

VITRIFY, v. To change into glass. 
pr. par. vitrifying; past, vitrified: 
s. vitrification: adj. vitreous. 

VITRIOL, s. A kind of mineral 
salt. See the Etymological Die 
tionary. 

VITULINE. adj. Belonging to a 
calf, or to veal. 

VITU'PERATE. v. To blame ; to 
censure, pr. par. vituperating; 
past, vituperated: s. vituperation 
adj. vituperative. 

VIVA'CIOUS. adj. Long-lived ; 
sprightly ; gay. s. vivacity. 

VIV'ID. adj. Lively; quick; strik- 
ing, s. vividness: adv. vividly. 

VIVIFY, v. To animate, pr. par. 
vivifying; past, vivified : s. vivifi- 
cation. 

VIVIPAROUS, adj. Bringing forth 
the young alive. 

VIX'EN. s. A scolding woman ; a 
shrew. 

VIZ'ARD. s. A mask used for dis- 
guise. 

VIZ'IER. $. The prime-ministei of 
the Turkish empire- 

VOCAB'ULARY. 5. A dictionary ; 
a book of words, pi. vocabularies. 

VO'CAL. adj. Having a voice; ut 
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voc— V01, 

tered or modulated by the voice, 
adv. vocally. 

VOCATION. s. Calling by the will 
of God ; employment ; trade. 

VOCATIVE, s. The grammatical 
case used in calling or speaking to. 

VOCIFERATE, v. To clamour ; to 
make an outcry, pr. par. vocife- 
rating; past, vociferated: s. vo- 
ciferation: adj. vociferous. 

VOGUE, s. Fashion; popular re- 
ception. 

VOICE, s. Sound emitted by the 
mouth ; vote ; suffrage. 

VOID. adj. Empty ; vacant ; vain ; 
ineffectual, v. void; pr. par. void- 
ing i past, voided: s. void, void- 
ance, voider, voidness. 

VOITU'RE. s. A sort of carriage. 

VOL'ATILE. adj. Flying; having 
the power to pass off by sponta- 
neous evaporation ; lively, fickle, 
s. volatility. 

VOLCA'NO. 's. A burning moun- 
tain, pi. volcanoes. 

VOLITION, s. The act of willing; 
power of choice exerted. 

VOL LEY. s. A flight of shot ; an 
emission of many at once. pi. 
vollies. 

VOL'UBLE. adj. Rolling; moving 
quickly; active or fluent, (applied 
to the tongue, or speech.) adv. 
volubly: s. volubility. 

VOL'UME. 5. Something rolled, or 
convolved ; a book ; circumfer- 
ence, adj. voluminous. 

VOL'UNTARY. adj. Acting with- 
out compulsion ; willing, adv 
voluntarily. 

\ OLUNTEE'R. s. One who enters 
into any service, of his own ac- 
cord, v. volunteer ; pr. par. volun- 
teering , past, volunteered. 

VOtUP'TUOUS. adj. Given to ex- 
cess o r pleasure ; luxurious, s. 
voluptuousness: adv. voluptuously. 
s. voluptuary, pi. voluptuaries. 



VOM-VUL 

VOMIT, v. To throw up from th* 
stomach; to throw up with vio 
lence from any hollow, pr. par. 
vomiting; past, vomited : a. vomit 

VORA'CIOUS. adj. Greedy; raven 
ous ; rapacious, s. voracity: adv 
voramously. 

VORTEX, s. Any thing whirled 
round. Latin pi. vortices ; English, 
vortexes: adj. vortical. 

VOTARY, s. One devoted to anj 
particular service, &c. pi. vota- 
ries ; fern, votaress, pi. votaresses. 

VOTE. 5. Suffrage ; wish expressed 
in favour of any person or thing. 
v. vote; pr. par. voting; past, 
voted: s. voter. 

VOTIVE, adj. Given by vow. 

VOUCH, v. To call to witness ; to 
attest ; to warrant, pr. par. vouch- 
ing; past, vouched: s. voucher 

VOUCHSAFE, v. To deign; to 
condescend, pr. par. vouchsafing ; 
past, vouchsafed : s. vouchsafe- 
ment. 

VOW. s. A solemn and religious 
promise, v. vow; pr. pur. vowing : 
past, vowed. 

VOWEL, s. A letter utterable by 
itself. 

VOY'AGE. s. A travel by sea. v 
voyage; pr. par. voyaging; pa it, 
voyaged: s. voyager. 

VUL'GAR. adj. Plebeian; practised 
amongst the common people ; (in 
relation to a -language,) national: 
also, mean, unfashionable, s. vul- 
gar, vulgarism, vulgarity: adv. 
vulgarly. 

VUL'GATE. s. An ancient Latin 
translation of the Bible. 

VULNERABLE, adj. Susceptible of 
wounds. 

VUL'NERARY. adj. Useful in the 
cure of wounds. 

VUL'PINE. adj. Belonging or re- 
lating to a fox. 

VULTURE. 5. A large bird of prey 
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w 



WAI— WAR 



WAB'BLE. v. To move from sidel WAIVE, y. To put off, to quit jr. 



to side. pr. par. wabbling,' past, 
wobbled. 

WAD. s. A bundle of straw or other 
loose matter, thrust close together, 
s. wadding. 

WAD'DLE. v. To shake, in walk- 
ing, from side to side. pr. par. 
waddling ; past, waddled. 

WADE. v. To walk through water, 
pr. par. wading; past, waded. 

WATER, s. A thin cake; paste 
made to close letters. 

WAFT. v. To carry through the 
air, or on the water, pr. par. waft- 
ing ; past, wafted. 

YikG.v. To move lightly; to shake 
slightly, pr. par. wagging; past, 
wagged. 

WAG. s. Any one ludicrously mis- 
chievous, s. waggery, pi. wagge- 
ries, waggishness : adj. waggish: 
adv. waggishly. 

WAGE. v. To lay a wager ; to carry 
on. pr. par. waging ; past, waged: 
p. wage. 

WA'GER. s. A bet. v. wager ; pr. 
par. wagering; past, wagered, s. 
wager er. 

WA'GES. s. Hire, pay. 

VVAG'GLE. v. To waddle, pr. par. 
waggling; past, waggled. 

WAG'ON, WAG'GON. 5. A heavy 
carriage, for burthens, s. wagon- 
age, wagoner. 

WAGTAIL. 5. A kind of bird. 

WAIL. v. To moan, to lament, pr. 
par. vmiling ; past, wailed: s. wail. 

WAIN. s. A carriage. 

WAIN'SCOT. 5. The inner wooden 
covering of a wall. v. wainscot; 
pr. par. wains cotting ; past, wain- 
scotted. 

WAIST, s. The smallest part of 
the body. s. waistband, waistcoat. 

WAIT. v. To expect, to stay for. pr. 
par. waiting; past, waited: s. wait, 
waiter. 



par. waiving; past, waived. 

WAKE. v. To watch; not to sleep, 
to be roused, pr. par. waking, 
past, waked: 3. wake, wakefulness, 
wakener: adj. wakeful. 

WA'KEN. v. To wake; to rouse 
from sleep, pr. par. wakening, 
past, wakened. 

WALK, v. To move by leisurely 
steps ; to travel on foot. pr. par. 
walking; past, walked: s. walk, 
walker. 

WALL. 5. A partition of brick or 
stone, v. wail; pr. par. walling, 
past, walled: s. wallflower, wall- 
fruit. 

WAL'LET. 5. A small bag; aknap- 

WALL'EYED. adj. Having white 
eyes. 

WAL'LOP. v. To move violently; 
to strike, pr. par. walloping; past, 
walloped. 

W T AL'LOW. v. To roll in mire, &c. 
pr. par. wallowing; past, wallowed. 
s. wallower. 

WAL'NUT. s. A kind of fruit. 

WAN. adj. Pale, as with sickness, 
s. wanness. 

WAND. s. A long rod; a charming 
rod. 

WAN'DER. v. To rove, to deviate 
pr. par. wandering; past, wan- 
dered: s. wanderer. 

WANE. v. To grow less; to de- 
crease, pr. par. waning; past, 
waned: s. wane. 

WANT. v. To be without ; to need; 
to fail. pr. par. wanting; past, 
wanted: s. want. 

WAN'TON. adj. Lascivious, licen- 
tious, gay v. wanton ; pr. par. 
wantoning, past, wantoned' adv. 
wantonly: s. wanton, wantonness. 

WAR. s. Hostility, fighting, com- 
bat, v. war; pr. par. ivarring . 
past, warred: adj. warlike, uv/r« 
worn ' s. warfare, war^or. 

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WAR'BLE. v. To quaver; to utter! 
musically, pr. par. vnirbling ; past,' 
warbled: s. warble, warbler. 

WARD. v. To guard, to watch, to 
defend, pr. par. warding; past, 
warded: s. ward, warden, warder. 

WARES, s Merchandise. 

WAREHOUSE, s. A storehouse for 
merchandise. 

WARM. adj. Heated to a small de- 
gree ; zealous ; ardent, v. warm ; 
pr. par -wanning ; past, warmed : 
adv. warmly : s. warmth. 

WARN. v. To caution ; to admon- 
ish, pr. par. warning ; p&sl, warn- 
ed : s. warner, warning. 

WARP. s. The thread that lies par- 
allel to the selvage, v. warp ; pr. 
par. warping; past, warped. 

WARP. v. To turn, to contract, to 
shrivel, pr. par. warping; past, 
warped. 

WARRANT, v. To support or 
maintain; to attest; to justify. 
pr. par. warranting; past, war- 
ranted : s. warrant, warranty, pi. 
war?-anties: adj. warrantable. 

W'AR'REN. s. A kind of park for 
rabbits. 

WART. 5. A corneous excrescence 
on the flesh. 

WA'RY. adj. Cautious, scrupulous. 
adv. warily : s. wariness. 

WAS. Pret. of the v. to be. 

WASH. v. To cleanse by ablution, 
pr. par. washing; past, washed, 
s. wash, pi. washes, washer: adj 
washy. 

WASH'BALL. s. Ball made of soap. 

WASP. s. A stinging insect, adj. 
waspish: adv. waspishly : s. wasp- 
ishness. 

WASTE, v. To diminish, to squan- 
der, to destroy, pr. par. wasting; 
past, wasted: s. waste, wasteful- 
ness, waster: adj. waste, wasteful: 
adv. wastefully. 

W r ATCH. s. Forbearance of sleep ; 
attention; guard; a period of the 
night; a pocket clock, v. ivatch; 
pr. par. watching; past, watched: 
8. watcher, watchfulness: adj. 



WAT— WE 

watchful: adv. watchfully: s. 

watchhouse, watchman, pi. watck 

men, watchtower. 
WATCH'WORD. s. The word given 

to sentinels, in order to know their 

friends. 
WATER, s. A transparent colour- 
less fluid, v. water ; pr. par. water- 

ing; past, watered: adj. watery: 

s. watercress, pi. watercresses y 

waterfall, watering-place, water 

melon. 
WATEROOL'OURS. s. Coloura 

made into a soft consistence with 

water. 
WATERLOGGED, adj. Heavy and 

unmanageable, from the weight of 

water. 
WATERMAN, s. A ferryman; a 

boatman, pi. watermen. 
WATERMARK. 5. The utmost 

limit of the rise of the flood. 
WATERMILL. s. A mill turned by 

water. 
WATERTIGHT, adj That wiL 

not admit or discharge water. 
WATERWORK. 5. Play of foun 

tains\any hydraulic performance. 
WATTLE, v. To bind or make 

firm with twigs, pr. par. wattling 

past, wattled. 
W T AVE. s. A billow; an inequality. 

y.ivave; pr. par. waving; past, 

waved: adj. wavy. 
W r A'VER. v. To play to and fro ; 

to be unsettled, pr. pa*, wavering 

past, wavered: s. waverer. 
W 7 AX. 5. A thick matter gathered 

by the bee. v. wax ; pr. par. wax* 

ing; past, wax ed. adj. waxen,waxy 
WAX. v. To grow, to increase, pr 

par. waxing; past, waxed. 
WAY. s. A road, a course, a method. 
W r AY'FARER. 5. A passenger, a 

traveller, adj. wayfaring. 
WAY'LAY. v. To beset by ambush. 

pr. par. waylaying ; past, waylaid: 

s. waylaye.r. 
WAY'WARD. adj. Fro ward, peev- 
ish. a.dv.waywa?-dly: s. wayward 

ness. 
WE. A pronoun ; pi. of 7". 

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WEE— WET 



WEAK. adj. Feeble, not strong, in-jjWEEP. v. To shed tears, pr. par. 
lirm. v. weaken; pr. par. weaken- \\ weeping; past, wept: s. weeper. 
ing; past, -weakened: s. weakener, ||WEE'V1L. s. A grub. 



weakness: adv. and adj. weakly 

WEAL. s. Happiness, prosperity; 
republic. 

WEALTH, s. Riches, adv. wealthily.] 
s. wealthimss : adj. wealthy. 

WEAN. v. To put from the breast; 
to withdraw from any habit or de- 
sire, pr. par. weaning ; past, wean- 
ed. 

WEAPON, s. An instrument of of- 
fence, adj. weaponed, weaponless. 

WEAR. v. To waste; to consume 
tediously, pr. par. wearing; past, 
worn: s. wear, wearer. 

WEA'RY. adj. Subdued by fatigue; 
tired, v. weary ; pr. par. wearying, 
past, wearied: s. weariness: adj. 
wearisome. 

WEA'SEL. s. A small quadruped. 

WEATH'ER. s. State of the air ; a 
storm, v. weather; pr. par. weath- 
ering; past, we'ithered : adyiveath- 
erbeaten, wea therp roof. 

rVEATH'ERCOCK. 5. A cock, set 
on the top of a spire, to show the 
point from which the wind blows. 

WEATH'ERGL ASS. s. A barometer, 
a thermometor. pi. weatherglasses. 

WEAVE, v. To form by texture : 
to unite by intermixture, pr. par. 
weaving; past, woven: s. weaver. 

WEB. s. Texture ; anv thing woven. 

WEB'FOOTED. adj. Having films 
between the toes. 

WED. v. To marrv; to unite for 
ever. pr. par. wedding ; past, wed- 
ded: s. wedding, wedlock. 

WEDGE. 5. A body with a sharp 
edge. v. wedge; pr. par. wedging; 
past, wedged. 

WEDNESDAY, s. The fourth day 
of the week. 

WEED. 5. A noxious or useless 
herb ; a mourning garment, v. 
weed; pr. par. weeding; past, wed: 
8. weeder : adj. weedy. 

WEEK. s. The *p;ice of seven days, 
adv. and adj. weekly. 

WEEK'DAY. 5. X nv dav not Sunday. 
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|(WEFT. 5. The woof of cloth. 

WEIGH, v. To ascertain the weight 
of. pr. par. iveighing; past, weigh- 
ed : s. weigher. 

WEIGHT. 5. Quantity measured by 
the balance ; ponderous mass, 
gravity, pressure, adv. weightily. 
s. weightiness : adj. weighty. 

WEL'COME. adj. Received with 
gladness; admitted willingly, v. 
welcome; pr. par. welcoming; past, 
welcomed: s. welcome. 

WT^LD. s. A plant which dies yel- 
low. 

WELD. v. To beat one mass of iron 
into another, pr. par. welding; past, 
welded. 

WEL'FARE. 5. Happiness, success, 
prosperity. 

WELL. s. Afountaii, i Jeen i.ai-cw 
pit of water. 

WELL. adj. Not s'":% .n .^dhr>, 
happy; advantage ?d l.j/. «/t<« 
adj. wellborn, weliitriu, h.c.ry^-n- 
n-ered, wellmcaning, wellspeyit, well- 
spoken: s. wellmeaner, wellwisher. 

WELLFA'YOl'RED. adj. Comely 

WELSH, adj. Relating to the peo- 
ple or country of Wales. 

W 7 ELT. 5. A border; an edging; a 
raised stripe, v. welt ; pr. par. welt- 
ing ; past, welted. 

WEL'TER. v. To roll in blood, mire, 
&c. pr. par. weltering; past, wel- 
tered. 

WEN. s. A fleshy protuberance. 

W T ENCH. 5. A young woman; a 
strumpet, pi. wenches r s. wencher. 

WENT. Pret. of the v. to go. 

WEPT. Pret. and past par. of the 
v. to weep. 

WERE. Pret. of the v. to be: second 
person, wert. 

WE'SAND. s. The windpipe. 

WEST. 5. The point or region op~ 
posite to the east. adj. west, vjest- 
erly, western: adv. westward. 

W r ET. s. Water, moisture, adj. wet, 
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v. wet; pr. par. wetting; past, wet, 
wetted: s. wetness. 

WETH'ER. s. A ram castrated. 

WETSHOD'. adj. Wet over the shoes. 

WHACK, v. To strike, pr. par. 
whacking; past, whacked: s. whack. 

WHALE. 5. A large fish. & whale- 
bone 

WHANG. 5. A leather thong. 

WHAP'PER. s. Any thing uncom- 
monly large. 

WHARF, s. A perpendicular bank 
raised for lading or emptying ves- 
sels; a quay. pi. wharves : s. wharf- 
age, wharfinger. 

WHAT. One of the pronouns, adv. 
whatever, whatsoever. 

WHEAT, s. A species of grain, adj. 
wheaten. 

WHEED'LE. v. To entice by soft 
words ; to flatter, pr. par. wheed- 
ling ; past, wheedled: s. wheedler. 

WHEEL, s. A circular body, that 
turns round upon an axis. v. wheel; 
pr. par. wheeling: past, wheeled: 
s. wheeler, wheelbarrow, wheel- 
wright. 

WHEEZE, v. To breathe with noise, 
pr. par. wheezing; past, wheezed. 

WHELP, s. The young of a dog, or 
of any beast of prey. v. whelp ; pr. 
par. whelping; past, whelped. 

WHEN. adv. At the time that, &c. 
adv. whenever, whensoever. 

WHENCE, adv. From what place, 
&c. 

WHERE, adv. At which place or 
places, adv. whereabovt, whereas, 
whereat, whereby, wherefore, where- 
in, whereof, whereon, wheresoever, 
whereunto, wherever, whereupon, 
wherewith, wherewithal. 

WHER'RY. 5. A light boat, gene- 
rally with two masts, pi. wherries. 

WHET. v. To sharpen bv attrition: 
to edge, pr. par. whetting; past, 
whetted: s. whet, whetter. 

WHETHER. One of the adverbs. 

WHETSTONE, s. A sharpening 
stone. 

WHEY. 5. The thin or serous part 
of milk. 



WHI— WHI 

WHICH. One of the pronouns, adv. 

whichsoever. 
WHIFF. 5. A puff of wind. 
WHIG. s. A kind of sour or thin 

milk ; one of the political part> 

opposed to the tories. 
WHILE, s. Time; space of time 

adv. while, whilst. 
WHILE, v. To loiter; to draw out 

pr. par. whiling ; past, whiled. 
WHIM. s. A freak ; a caprice. 
WHIM'PER. v. To cry without any 

loud noise, pr. par whimpering 

past, whimpered. 
WHIMSICAL, adj. Freakish, ca 

pricious. adv. whimsically. 
WHIN. 5. Furze, gorse. 
WHINE, v. To lament in low mur- 
murs, pr. par. whining; past, whin 

ed: s. whine, whiner. 
WHIP. v. To strike with any thing 

tough and flexible; to sew slightly. 

pr. par. whipping; past, whipped. 

s. whip, whipper, whipcord. 
W r HIPH AND.s. Advantage over,&c. 
WHIPS AW. s. A large saw, for two 

persons. 
WHIRL, v. To turn rapidly round. 

pr. par. whirling ; past, whirled: s. 

whirl, whirligig, whirlpool, whirl- 
wind. 
WHISK, s. A small besom, or brush; 

a quick violent motion, v. whisk, 

pr. pa r. whisking ; past, whisked. 
WHIS'KER. s. The hair growing on 

the upper lip or cheek, unshaven ; 

a mustachio. adj. whiskered. 
WHIS'KEY. s. A spirit distilled from 

grain. 
WHISTER. v. To speak with alow 

voice, pr. par. whispering ; past, 

whispered : s. whisker, whisperer. 
WHIST, int. Be still! be silent! 
WHIST. 5. A game at cards. 
WHISTLE, v. To form a kind of 

musical modulation of the breath. 

pronounced whis'-L pr. par. whis- 
tling ; past, whistled : s. whistle, 

whistler. 
WHIT. s. A point, a jot. 
WHITE, adj. Snowy, pale. s. white, 

whitener,ivluteness: v. whiten; pr. 
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WHI— VVID 

pai whitening; past, whitened: adj. 
whitish 

WHITELEAD'. s. Oxide of lead. 

WHITETHORN. 5. A species of 
thorn. 

WHITE' WASH. 5. A kind of liquid 
plaster, with which walls are whi- 
tened, v. whitewash ; pr. par. white- 
washing; past, whitewashed. 

WHITH'ER. ado. To what place, 
adv. whithersoever. 

WHITING, s. A kind of fish ; a soft 

WHITLOW, s. A swelling on the 
finger. 

WHIT'SUNTIDE. s. The feast of 
Pentecost. 

WHIZ. v. To make a loud, humming 
noise, pr. par. whizzing ; past, 
whizzed : s. whiz. 

WHO. One of the pronouns, posses- 
sive case, whose; objective, whom: 
pron. whoever, whosoever. 

WHOLE, adj. All, total, complete, 
s. whole: adv. wholly. 

WHOLE'S ALE. 5. Sale of a large 
quantitv at once. adj. wholesale. 

WHOLESOME, adj. Sound; con- 
tributing to health, adv. whole- 
somely : s. wholesomeness. 

WHOOP, s. A shout of pursuit, v. 
whoop; pr. par. whooping; past, 
whooped. 

WHORTLEBERRY, s. A species of 
fruit, pi. vihortleherries. 

WHY. adv. For what reason. 

WICK. s. The substance round ' 
which is applied the wax or tallow' 
of a torch or candle. 

WICKED, adj. Vicious, criminal, 
flagitious, adv. wickedly : s. wick- 
sdness. 

WICK'ER. 5. Made of small sticks. 

WICK'ET. s. A small gate. 

WIC'LIFFITE. s. One of the fol- 
lowers of the great religious re- 
former, Wicliffe. 

WIDE, adj. Broad, extended far each 
way. adv wide, widely : y.iciden; 
pr. par. widening ; past, widened : 
s. wideness. 

WTD'GEON. s. A kind of water-fowl. 



WID— WIN 

WTD'OW. s. A woman whose hus 
band is dead. s. widowhood. 

WTD'OW r ER. s. One who has lost 
his wife. 

WIDTH, s. Breadth, wideness. 

WIELD, v. To use with full com- 
mand ; to handle, pr. par. wielding * 
past, wielded : adj. wieldy 

WIFE. s. A married woman, pi. 
wives. 

WIG. s. An artificial covering foi 
the head, made of hair. 

WIGHT, s. A person, a being. 

WILD. adj. Not tame ; savage ; prop- 
agated by nature, adv. wildly: s. 
wild, mildness. 

WTL'DER. v. To lose or puzzle in an 
unknown or pathless tract, pr. 
par. wildering; past, wildered. 

WIL'DERNESS. s. A desert, pi. wil- 
dernesses. 

WILD'FIRE. s. A kind of inflamma- 
ble composition. 

WILD'GOOSECHASE. s. A fruitless 
pursuit. 

WILE. s. A deceit, a fraud, a trie'? 
v. wile; pr. par. wiling; past, wiled • 
adv. wilily: s. wiliness : adj. wily. 

WILK. 5. A kind of periwimue. 

WILL. s. That power by whicn we 
desire, and purpose; cnoice ; a 
testament, v. will; pr. par. willing; 
past, willed: adj. wilful: &d\. wil- 
fully : s. wilfulness. 

WTL'LING. adj. Inclined to any 
thing; consenting, adv. willingly : 
s. willingness. 

WIL'LOYV. s. A kind of tree. 

WIN. v. To gain by conquest ; to ob- 
tain ; to gain by play. pr. par. wm- 
ning ; past, won .« s. winner. 

WINCE, v. To shrink from pnin. pr 
par. wincing; past, winced. 

WINCH. 5. A windlass, pi. winches. 

WIND. s. A strong current of air 
s. ivindiness : adj. windy. 

WTND. v. To blow ; to soui.d by in- 
flation ; to turn round; to twist. 
pr. par. winding ; past, ucnind. 

WIND'BOUND. adj. Confined bv 
contrary winds 

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WIN -WIS 

WIND'FALL. s. Fruit blown down 
from the tree. adj. windfallen. 

WIND'GALL. s. A disease of ahorse. 

WIND'INGSHEET. s. A sheet in 
which the dead are wrapped. 

WIND'LASS. s. A handle by which 
a rope is coiled around a cylinder, 
pi. windlasses. 

WIN D'MILL. 5. A mill turned by the 
wind. 

WIN'DOW. s. An aperture in a 
building, by which air and light are 
admitted. 

WIND'PIPE. 5. The passage for the 
breath. 

WIND'WARD. adv. Towards the 
wind. adj. windward. 

WINE. 5. The fermented juice of 
the grape. 

WING. 5. The limb of a bird, by 
which it flies, &c. v. wing; pr. 
par. winging ; past, winged. 

WINK. v. To shut the eyes. pr. par- 
winking.; past, winked: s. wink. 

WIN'NOW. v. To separate by means 
of the wind; to sift. pr. par. win- 
nowing ; past, winnowed : s. win- 
nower. 

WINTER, s. The cold season of the 
year. v. winter ; pr. par. wintering; 
•oust, wintered: adj. winterly, wintry. 

WIPE. v. To cleanse by rubbing 
with something soft. pr. par. wip- 
ing; past, wiped : s. wipe, wiper. 

WIRE. s. Metal drawn into a slen- 
der thread, adj. wiry. 

WIRE'DRAW. v. To spin into wire; 
to draw out into length, pr. par. 
wiredrawing; past, wiredrawn: s. 
wiredrawer. 

WIS'DOM. s. Sapience; the power 
of judging rightly. 

WISE. adj. Sapient; judging rightly; 
judicious- adv. wisely. 

WISE' ACRE. s. A fool, a simpleton. 

WISH. v. To have strong desire; 
to long. pr. par. wishing; past, 
wished: s. wish, pi. wishes, wisher. 

WISP. s. A small bundle of hay or 
straw, v. wisp; pr. par. wisping; 
past, vxsped. 



WTS-WOL 

WISTTUL. adj. Attentive, earnest 

adv. wistfully. 
WIT. s. The powers of the mind; 

quickness of fancy, adj. witless, 

wittcd, witty: s. witticism, witti- 

ness : adv. wittily. 
WITCH, s. A woman accused of 

sorcery, pi. witches: s. witchery \ 

pi. witcheries, witchcraft. 
WITH. One of the prepositions, adv. 

ivithal: prep, and adv. within, with' 

out. 
WITHDRAW, v. To take back ; to 

retire; to bereave, pr. par. with' 

drawing; past, withdrawn. 
WITHE. 5. A willow twig. 
WITH'ER. v. To fade, to grow sap 

less. pr. par. withering; past, with' 

ered: s. witheredness. 
WITHERS, s. The joint which 

unites the neck and shoulders of 

a horse. 
WITHHOLD', v. To restrain, to 

keep back, to hinder, pr. par. with 

holding; past, withheld. 
WITHSTAND', v. To oppose, to re- 
sist. {>r. par. withstanding ; past, 

withstood :' s. withstander. 
WIT'LING. s. A pretender to wit 
WIT'NESS. s. Testimony; evidence, 

one who gives testimony, pi. wit 

nesses : v. witness ; pr. par. wit 

nessing; past, witnessed. 
WITTINGLY, adv. Knowingly, 

not ignorantly. 
WIZARD, s. A male witch. 
WIZ'EN. v. To wither ; to become 

dry. pr. par. wizening; past, wiz 

ened. 
WO, WOE. s. Grief, sorrow, misery. 

adj. woful: adv. wofully : s. wo 

fulness. 
WOAD. s. A species of plant, used 

by dvers. 
WO'BEGONE. adj. Lost in wo; dis- 
tracted in wo. 
WOLD. s. A plain open country; 

downs. 
W T OLF. s. A species of voraciou* 

animal, pi. wolves. 
W r OLF'DOG. s. A dog k^.pt to guar* 

sheep. 

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WOM— WOR 

WOM'AN. s. The female of the hu- 
man race. pi. women: adj. woman- 
ly, womanish: adv. womanly. 

WOMB. s. The place of the fetus. 

WON. Pret. and past par. of the v. 
to win. 

WON'DER. v. To be astonished, 
&,c. pr. par. wondering; past, won- 
dered' s. wonder, wonderer: adj. 
wonderful, wonderous, wondrous: 
adv. wonderfully, wondrously. 

WONT'ED.j9«W. Accustomed, usual. 

W T 00. v. To court; to sue to for love, 
pr. par. wooing; past, wooed: s. 
wooer: adv. wooingly. 

WOOD. s. A large thick collection 
of trees; timber, adj. wooded, wood- 
en, woody. 

WOOD'BINE. 5. Honevsuckle. 

WOOD'COCK. s. A species of bird. 

WOOD'LAND. s. Ground covered 
with woods. 

WOOD'NOTE. s. Wild music. 

WOOD'NYMPH. s. A fabled god- 
dess of the woods. 

WOOD'PECKER. s. A species of 
bird. 

WOOF. s. The weft. 

WOOL. 5. The tleece of sheep, adj. 
woollen, woolly : s. wooliness, wool- 1 
comher. 

WOOL STAPLER, s One who deals 
largely in wool. 

WORD. s. A single part of speech;' 
oral expression, s. wordiness : adj. 
wordy. 

WORE. Pret. of the v. to wear. 

WORK. v. To labour, to ferment, 
pr. par. working; past, worked: 
s. work, worker, workhouse, work- 
man, pi. workmen, workmanship. 

WORLD, s. System of beings; the 
earth, s. worldliness : adj. and adv. 
worldly. 

WORM. s. A kind of insect; any 
thing spiral, v. worm; pr. par. 
worming: past, wormed: adj . wormy, 
wormenien. 

WORM'WOOD. s. A species ^ 
plant. 

WORN. Past par. of the v. to wear. I 

WOR'RY. v. To tear, to mangle, to. 



WOR— WRE 

harass, pr. par. worrying past, 

worried: s. worrier. 
WORSE, adj. The comp. of bad. 

adv. worse: sup. worst: s. worst. 
WORSHIP, s. Dignity, eminence, 

adoration; a term of honour, v. 

worship; pr. par. worshiping; past, 

worshiped: adj. worshipful: adv 

worshipfully : s. worshiper. 
WORST, v. To defeat, to over- 

throw, pr. par. worsting; past, 

WORSTED, s. Woollen yarn. 

WORT. s. A species of herb; beer 
not fermented. 

WORTH, s. Price, value, excel- 
lence, adj. worth, worthless: s 
worthlessness. 

WORTHY, adj. Deserving, valua- 
ble, s. worthy, worthiness : adv. 
worthily. 

WOULD. Pret. of the v. to will. 

WOUND, s. A hurt given b} vio 
lence. pronounced ivcond: v. 
wound; pr. par. wounding, pasl, 
wounded. 

WOUND. Pret. and past par. ofth* 
v. to wind, pronounced as writter.-. 

WOVE. Pret. of the v. to utave. 
past par. woven. 

WRAITH. 5. The fabled apparition 
of a person about to die. 

WRANG'LE. v. To dispute peev- 
ishly; to altercate, rjr. par. lorang 
ling; past, wrangled: s. wrangle^ 
wrangler. 

W 7 RAP. v. To roll together ; to in- 
volve. pr. par. wrapping; past, 
wrapped: s. wrapper. 

WRATH, s. Anger, rage. 

WREAK, v. To revenge; to exe- 
cute, pr. par. wreaking; past, 
wreaked. 

WREATH, s. Any thing curled or 
twisted; a garland, v. ivreath; pr. 
par. wreathing; past, wreathed. 
adj. wreathy. 

WRECK. 5. Desti iction by sea; 
ruin ; the thing wrecked, v. wreck-. 
or. oar. wrecking; past, wrecked. 

WREN. s. A kind of small bird. 

WRENCH, v. To pull by violence 
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WRE— WRI 

to wrest; to sprain, pr. par. wrench- 
ing ; past, wrenched: s. wrench. 

WREST, v. To twist by violence ; 
to extort by force ; to distort, pr. 
par. wresting ; past, wrested. 

WRESTLE, v. To struggle ; to con- 
tend, pr. par. wrestling; past, 
wrestled : s. wrestler. 

WRETCH. 5. A miserable or worth- 
less mortal, pi. wretches : adj. 
wretched: s. wretchedness: adv. 
wretchedly. 

WRIG'GLE. v. To move to and fro 
with short motions, pr. par. wrig- 
gling; past, ivriggled. 

WRING, v. To twist ; to turn round 
with violence, pr. par. wringing; 
past, xorung. 

WRINK'LE. s. A furrow of the skin 
or face ; a rumple of cloth, v. 
wrinkle; pr. par. wrinkling; past, 
wrinkled. 



WRI -WRY 

WRIST, s. The joint by which cne 
hand is joined to the arm. s. wrist' 
band. 

WRIT. s. Something written; a 
legal process. 

WRITE, v. To express by means of 
letters, pr. par. writing ; past, 
written: s. writing •, writer. 

WRITHE, v. To distort ; to deform 
by distortion, pr. par. writhing i 
past, writhed. 

WRONG. 5. An injury; injustice; 
error, v. wrong; pr. par. wrong- 
ing; past, wronged: adj. wrong, 
wrongful: s. wrongness : adv. 
wrongly, vjrongjully. 

WROTK. Pret. of the v. to write. 

WROUGHT. One of the participle ■ 
of the v. to work. 

WRUNG. Pret. and past par. of tha 
v. to wring. 

WRY. adj. Crooked; distorted. 



XEB— YEA 



X Y Z 



YEA— YIE 



XEBEC s. A kind of small three- 
masted vessel. 

YACHT, s. A small ship for carry- 
ing passengers. 

YAM. s. A kind of esculent root. 

YARD. 5. Enclosed ground adjoin- 
ing a house ; a measure of three 
feet ; the support of the sails. 

YARN. s. Thread made of wool, &c. 

YAW. s. The unsteady motion which 
a ship makes in a great swell, v. 
yaw; pr. par. yawing; pa.st,yaived. 

YAWL. 5. A little boat, sharp at 
both ends. 

YAWN. v. To gape. pr. par. yawn- 
ing ; past, yawned : s. yawn. 

YE. pron. One of the nominatives 
plural of thou. 

YEA. adv. Yes. 

YEAR. s. Twelve months, or three 
hundred and sixty five days. adj. 
and adv. yearly. 

YEAR'LING. adj. Being a year old. 
s. yearling. 



YEARN, v. To feel great internal 
uneasiness, pr. par. yearning; past, 
yearned. 

YEAST. 5. Barm. 

YELL. v. To cry out with horror 
and agony, pr. par. yelling; past, 
yelled: s. yell. 

YEL'LOW. adj. One of the primi- 
tive colours, s. yellow: adj. yel- 
lowish. 

YELP. v. To bark as a beagle houn.j 
after his prey pr par. yelping} 
past, yelped. 

YEO'MAN. s. A man of a small es- 
tate in land ; a farmer, pi. yto 
men: s. yeomanry. 

YES. adv. A term of affirmation. 

YESTERDAY', s. The day next be- 
fore to-day. 

YET. One of the conjunctions; one 
of the adverbs. 

YEW. s. A kind of tree. 

YIELD, v. To produce; to afford: 
to concede ; to submit, pr. par. 
yielding ; past, yielded : s. i fielder 
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\0K— ZEB 

TOKE. s. The bandage placed on 
the neck of draught oxen ; a mark 
of servitude; a chain; bond; 
couple, v. yoke ; pr. par. yoking ; 
past, yoked: s. yokefellow. 

YOLK, s. The yellow part of an egg. 

YON. adj. That : used when point- 
ing towards, adv. yonder. 

YORE. adv. Of old time;* long ago. 

VOL 1 . One of the pronouns. 

YOUNG, adj. Being in the first part 
of life ; not old. s. young. 

YOUNGSTER, YOUN'KER. 5. A 
young person : in contempt. 

FOUR. pron. Belonging to you. 
emphatic, ymirsclf. 

YOUTH, s. The part of life suc- 
ceeding childhood ; a young man. 
adj. youthful: adv. youthfully. 

£A'NY. s. A merry-andrew ; a buf- 
foon, pi. zanies. 

VEAL. s. Passionate ardour, adj. 
zealless, zealous: s. zealot; adv. 
zealously. 

£E'BRA. $• An Indian ass. 



ZEN— ZOO 

ZE'NiTH. 5. The point over head^ 
opposite to the nadir. 

ZEPH'YR. s. The west wind-; po- 
etically, any calm, soft wind. 

ZEST. 5. The peel of an orange 
squeezed into wine ; a relish ; a 
taste added. 

ZEUG'MA. s. A figure in grammar. 

ZIG'ZAG. adj. Having sharp and 
quick turns. 

ZINC, s. One of the metals. 

ZODIAC, s. A great circle of the 
sphere, containing the twelve signs. 

ZONE. s. A girdle; a division of 
the earth. 

ZOOG'RAPHY. 5. A description of 
the forms, natures, and properties 
of animals, s. zoographer. 

ZOOL'OGY. 5. A treatise concern- 
ing living creatures, s. zoologist: 
adj. zoological. 

ZO'OPHYTE. s. Certain vegetables 
or substances, which partake of 
the nature both of vegetables and 
animals. 

ZOOT'OMY. s. Dissection of ihe 
bodies of beasts, s. zootomisL 
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